Best Way To Move Granite In The Way Of Trenching

To help alleviate impact you want to use padding on the granite making the hits a softer blow to the fragile rock in transit.

Best way to move granite in the way of trenching.

Moving blankets or padding. Place a layer or two of. Due to liability concerns granite shops are often unable to load the granite into your vehicle. Dig down around the sides of the rock with a shovel until you reach the bottom of the rock.

Rest the bottom edge on a flat even surface. If possible put down the back seats. Inspect the granite carefully before loading it into your vehicle. Secure the slab with ratchet tie down straps placed horizontally across the surface.

In minivans and suvs one of rear seat may be put down while the remaining seats are used for a support surface. Bubble wrap may work. We do sell both 4 and 6 inch wide models with heavy duty heads and long handles. Trenching produces a square sidewall and trench bottom as well as a usable backfill product saving time and making the site more aesthetically pleasing.

Especially if you are transporting more than one countertop at a time these are a must. Once the counters leave the shop they become the liability of the homeowner. Place the granite with its unpolished edge down and its underside against the frame. If the rock is small enough to lift move it back and forth until it loosens from the ground and lift it.

Trenching with a grub hoe is the same action just replace the word abrades with chops. A power or chain trencher cuts an angled ramp in the soil then constantly abrades it and drags the loose soil up and out.