Marble Slabs Shipping in California to any Statee

Marble is a stone that is popularly known for making sculptures and is known for building material. They come in a variety of colors depending on the locations that its graining took place.  The stones are weighty and fragile, and that's why shipping marble slabs in California requires proper packaging of the shipment to avoid any damages. The best method shippers’ use in California to transport marble slabs is through crating.

Tips on how to properly pack and ship marble

California marble slabs transport ensures that the clients' product gets to arrive in an intact form and without any damage. They consider how fragile the marble is and extend its services in the transportation of handling delicate and bulky items. Crating services are the top priority for most California companies, which allows them to take away the packing hassles of marble items and get to transit it safely. 

• Measured dimensions of the marble slabs getting transport get gathered to custom-build a crate for the piece. The process provides accommodation of Styrofoam padding that involves an added snug fit of at least 2-inches of extra space on the bottom, top, and sides.

• The use of sturdy wood by the shippers to build the crate allows the attachment of screws on all the joints and controls the marble weight.

• The marble slab gets wrapped in three layers of bubble wrap, and a tape gets used further to secure it from falling. The crate's bottom and side get lined with the 2-inch Styrofoam pads, which get cut to fit the size of the container.

• The marble slab is then put inside the crate, and the void spaces get filled with Styrofoam blocks, which as well offer prevention to the marble when in the shipment process. The experts don't use packet material to fill the void because massive marble slabs need optimum cushioning that they can’t provide. 

• After the Styrofoam pad gets put on the top, the crate lid follows and screwed in place. A metal banding may be added to offer extra support around the crate.

Container Equipment of a Marble slab

• GP Containers

The marble slabs get stuffed into containers while keeping in mind about deceleration during transit; hence the direction is fore and aft. Storage of the craters gets stored vertically without the cargo leaning on any surrounding. GP isn't suitable for storing the slabs in A-frames.

• Open Tops

The container allows stuffing in both A-frames of craters, which must contain the base battens that will enable the slings to get lifted, attached, or removed. They get stored vertically without leaning to any of the cargo surroundings, and they evenly distributed on each side panel. The centered isle should get chocked when the process of storing the marble slab gets finished.

When the A-frames get loaded, the base receives substantially provided with the width measurements of the container. They are made of steel, have sufficient strength, welded properly, and stiffened appropriately. Care gets taken when the weight gets transmitted over the container floor while using timber runners in the required directions to allow even distribution of weight.