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Shipping
Information
Select Stone typically handles all shipping
arrangements for customers. Although stone can be shipped to any location, certain types
of shipping and certain quantities of stone can be handled more cost
effectively. Please read the shipping rules-of-thumb below to understand
common stone shipping conditions.
Shipping Rules-of-Thumb
- Stone is most economically shipped on full flatbed semi trucks
(typically 24 tons) or in full shipping containers (typically 20-22
tons). The shipping cost is usually the same if the truck or the
container isn't fully loaded so it is more cost-effective to ship in full units.
Shipments of individual pallets by common freight are generally very
expensive per ton and should be avoided if at all possible.
- Stone is always transported on pallets which must be loaded and unloaded with a
forklift. Pallets of stone usually weigh between 3000 and 4500 lbs. each.
- In most cases, customers are responsible for unloading pallets of stone from the trucks
or shipping containers at the job site. This requires a fork
lift. When unloading shipping containers, a pallet
jack is necessary to move the pallets
to the back of the container for unloading with a fork lift.
- For cost-effective delivery, the delivery site must be accessible to a
typical flatbed semi truck. Roads and driveways with tight corners and
weight-limited bridges can prevent the truck from reaching the delivery
site.
- Most wall stones cover 35-40 square feet of wall per ton of
stone. Therefore a full 24-ton truckload of wall stone will cover 840
- 960 square feet of wall.
- Flagstones commonly cover between 50 and 150 square feet of floor per
ton, depending on the thickness. Therefore a full 24-ton truckload of
flagstone will usually cover 1200 to 3600 square feet of floor.
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