The cost to move a double wide mobile home runs $7,000–$15,000 for a move that stays inside North Carolina or South Carolina, and climbs to roughly $15,000–$25,000 for a cross-state NC↔SC relocation. The number is roughly double a single-wide's for one structural reason: a double-wide doesn't travel as one home. It splits down the factory marriage line into two 14-foot-wide floor sections, and each half is its own oversize load — its own permit, its own truck, its own escort schedule, and its own set-and-anchor on the far end. Understanding that "two-moves-in-one" math is the difference between reading a quote correctly and falling for a lowball that quietly priced only half the job.
What you're actually paying for
A complete double-wide quote covers six cost centers, and a credible bid names all of them. First, permits: two NCDOT oversize permits plus the county moving permit. Second, transport: hydraulic toters haul both sections, often on two mobilizations if the destination pad can only stage one half at a time. Third, escorts: at 14 feet wide each section legally requires NCDOT-certified front and rear escort vehicles, doubling the escort line. Fourth, the marriage-line bolt-up — the work unique to multi-section homes, where the crew re-joins the two halves along the centerline, lag-bolts the matched walls, re-seals the roof ridge and floor seam, and trues the interior so doors and drywall don't rack. Fifth, blocking and leveling to a quarter-inch tolerance across both sections. Sixth, re-anchoring to the destination's tie-down requirements. Quartz folds all six into one written number for full-service double wide mobile home transport, so nothing surfaces as a surprise on move day.
Why a double-wide costs about twice a single-wide
The clearest way to read the price is to set it next to its smaller sibling. The cost to move a single wide mobile home runs $3,000–$8,000 in-state because a single-wide is one section on one chassis: one permit, one truck, one escort, one setup. A double-wide duplicates nearly every one of those lines and then adds the marriage-line work a single-wide never has. So the jump from roughly $5,500 to roughly $11,500 isn't a markup — it's two of almost everything plus the re-join. Our full how much does it cost to move a mobile home guide breaks the comparison down line by line, and the gap between the two ranges is the single most useful sanity check you can run on any bid you're handed.
The four factors that swing your quote
Within the $7,000–$15,000 band, four variables decide where you land. Distance dominates: every mile from our nearest hub to your home, and from your home to the destination, is billed on two trucks rather than one, so a move that starts and ends within 30 miles of Fairview or Lydia prices near the floor. Cross-state travel stacks a second state's permit and escort rules on top — a haul from the SC Upstate into Western NC costs more than either leg alone. Site access is the quiet budget-killer: a switchback driveway, a soft or unbuilt pad, low overhead utility lines, or a long private drive can add crane time, matting, or hours of hand-work. And unit age and condition close the list — a pre-1976 home, a sagging frame, or a brittle roof that may not survive separation can require reinforcement before it's legal to travel. A section over 16 feet wide also trips NC's tighter 9:00 AM–2:30 PM daylight movement window, stretching the schedule and the escort hours with it.
The permits behind the price — two homes, two filings
Permits are where the double-wide number earns itself, and where bargain movers cut the corner you'll pay for later. Because each section is a separate oversize load, each travels under its own NCDOT oversize/overweight permit issued under the Publication MH-2 mobile and modular home permit rules, which set the approved routing, travel windows, and escort counts. On top of the MH-2 filings, the home needs a county tax-paid moving permit under NCGS Chapter 105, Article 18, confirming taxes on the unit are current before it leaves the parcel. A South Carolina move runs each section under a county moving permit per SC Code § 31-17-360, with the treasurer's tax-paid certificate attached. If a quote names only one permit for a two-section home, it priced half a legal move.
How to bring the number down without cutting corners
There are honest ways to move a double-wide toward the bottom of the range. Shorten the distance where you can — every saved mile is saved on two trucks. Have the destination pad ready: a poured, level, properly compacted footing means no waiting and no improvised piers, which is the difference between a clean set and a billed-by-the-hour scramble. Schedule for a single mobilization so both sections move on one dispatch instead of two. And book a crew that handles transport and mobile home setup end to end, so you're not paying one company to haul and a second to set — the handoff is where homes get dropped, leveling slips, and warranties lapse. Call the hub nearest you — Asheville/Fairview at (828) 888-0327 or Florence/Lydia at (843) 483-8791 — and you'll have a written, line-itemed double-wide quote within 24 business hours.