Shipping
G U I D E L I N E S

-Stone Cottage Farm usually handles all shipping
  arrangements for customers. Trucking is billed
  directly to the customer.

-Stone is most economically shipped on full
  flatbed semi trucks (usually 24 tons). The shipping
  cost is usually the same even if the truck isn’t
  fully loaded, so it is most cost effective to ship in
  full loads.

-Small orders/individual pallets (architectural
  details, benches, tables) are shipped common
  freight.

-Stone is always transported on pallets which must
  be loaded and unloaded with a forklift. Pallets of
  stone usually weigh 3,000- 4,200lbs.

-Customers are responsible for unloading pallets of
  stone from the truck. This requires a fork lift.

-The delivery site must be accessible to a typical
  flatbed semi truck. Bridge weight limits and
  roads/driveways with tight or sharp corners can
  prevent the truck from reaching the delivery site.

COVERAGE PER TON
-Full Size stone (8” thick): covers about 20 square
 feet of wall or floor per ton. (A full 24 ton truckload
 will cover 480 square feet)

AVERAGE WEIGHTS OF INDIVIDUAL ITEMS
 Fence Post: (8in x 8in x 6ft) 400lbs
 Lintel: (4ft x 18in x 7in) 500 lbs