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Burial Vaults & Grave Liners |
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A Burial
Vault or Graveliner is a receptacle that
the casket is placed into prior to
burial underground. Many cemeteries on
the Gulf Coast require the use of a
burial vault or graveliner to be used in
ground burial spaces. Burial vaults are
an accepted means of enclosing the
casketed remains of a loved one within a
grave.
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Riemann Family Funeral Homes recommend burial
vaults built by Doric, one of the leading
manufacturers of concrete burial vaults in the
United States.
Doric Burial Vaults are manufactured of strong
reinforced concrete lined with a variety of
carefully selected plastics and metals to assure
the utmost durability and peace of mind.
Below are renderings of many of the burial
vaults available at our funeral homes…..
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manufactured to fit into three basic categories:
The Doric Olympians
The Doric Olympian® burial vaults are
unmatched in the burial vault industry today.
Designed for families who desire only the best
for their loved one, the Olympians® are known
for their handcrafted beauty, superior strength
and durability. The Olympian® vaults offer a
fourth layer of material to surround the casket.
This outer casing of durable bronze or stainless
steel forms an extra barrier against the
elements occuring naturally in the ground. Each
Doric Olympian® is formed from the high strength
5000psi reinforced concrete, bonded to ribbed
inner liner of fiber-enhanced Doric Fiberlon®.
Bronze or stainless steel is then chemically
bonded to the inner liner for additional
stability. The entire unit is then encased in
hand brushed and clear coated bronze or
stainless steel.
The careful detail of the Doric Olympian® makes
them a new standard in premium burial vaults.
Each Olympian Bronze or Olympian Stainless Steel
forms a lasting tribute to a life well lived.
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Olympian Bronze Vault |
See an Olympian Bronze vault cutaway |
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Olympian Stainless Steel Vault |
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Triple Wall
Doric
triple wall vaults are lined with gleaming
metals – bronze, copper and stainless steel,
bonded to durable plastics that form seamless
linings within the reinforced concrete casing.
The carapace of each vault is fitted with
matching handcrafted metal cover and finished
with decorative handles, emblem and nameplate
with name, of decedent, date of birth and death.
The colors of hand applied finishing details
complement the casket selection.
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The Doric Bronze®
The Lydian®
The Athenian® |
See an Olympian Bronze vault cutaway |
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Double Wall
Doric
double wall burial vaults are crafted of
durable, strong reinforced concrete chemically
bonded to tough Lustra-Tech®, Fiberlon® or
Durapreme® plastic linings featuring Doric's
exclusive strengthening rib design. These ribs
are formed into the plastic to increase the load
bearing quality of the vault. Doric double wall
vaults are excellent values. The Doric
Patrician® features a delicately marbleized
carapace cover to match the vault interior. The
Phoenix® has six attractive exterior lifting
handles. Both have hand applied two-tone
finishes that complement casket selection. The
Tiara® and Titan® also employ the same
reinforced concrete and ribbed linings but vary
in their exterior details. All Doric double wall
vaults offer an exceptional value.
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The Patrician®
The Phoenix®
The Tiara®
The Titan® |
See an Olympian Bronze vault cutaway |
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Burial Vault
Cutaway
To better understand how all the
parts of a burial vault work together, take a
look at a Doric Burial Vault, from the
inside-out…
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How does a Burial Vault work...
The structural design of the
burial vault supports the weight of the earth
above the casket by:
- The weight and design of the vault
- Use of reinforced concrete
- The use of sealing and lining materials
The
weight of the earth above a grave can
exert tremendous pressure. Mechanical
equipment, backhoes and delivery trucks
can exceed 25,000 pounds as they pass
over the grave. Doric burial vaults
weigh between 2,300 and 2,700 pounds.
They are designed to support these
tremendous forces from above.
Some of the most important reinforcement
in burial vaults lies in the vault
cover. The covers of Doric Vaults employ
primary and secondary reinforcement to
help support the loads from above. In
addition, the design of the burial vault
cover and carapace distributes pressure
from above evenly over the vault
surface. Additional reinforcement is
placed in the concrete itself.
The use of lining and sealing materials
places the most efficient resources
available between the outside forces of
weight and water and the casket that has
been placed inside. Linings and butyl
seals merge the cover and base of the
vault into a water-resistant unit. They
work together to keep the effects of
outside elements from damaging the
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Why a Burial Vault?
In most areas of the United States, a
cemetery requires the casket to be enclosed
within a burial vault or grave liner. There are
vast differences in these two products. By
definition a burial vault is a lined and sealed
unit that is specifically engineered to support
the weight of the earth above the grave as well
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The weight of the earth and heavy equipment
used to dig graves far exceeds what an
unprotected casket can withstand. A burial vault
made of specially formulated, reinforced
concrete is designed to support these elements
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Concrete becomes stronger as it
continues to cure after being placed in the
ground; so a vault properly buried years ago
could actually be stronger today.
Doric water-resistant, lined burial vaults are
made to guard against impact and moisture. All
Doric vaults are made to exceed cemetery
requirements for strength and rigidity.
The Burial Process
To understand the need for a burial vault, let's
explain what takes place at a cemetery before,
during and after a graveside service.
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The cemetery workers will open a
loved one's grave using a backhoe or other type
of mechanical equipment. A backhoe can weigh up
to 25,000 pounds. As it passes over the grave,
it not only exerts tremendous dynamic or moving
load, but possibly extreme impact loads while
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The burial vault is delivered to
the grave just prior to the service. The vault
is carefully moved to the gravesite and placed
on a lowering device positioned over the freshly
dug grave. Each Doric Vault includes a nameplate
with the name, birth date and death date of the
deceased. Other personalization such as life or
religious symbols may be placed on the vault
before delivery. |
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Family and friends gather at the
gravesite for final ceremonies and to say
"good-bye." |
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Factory trained personnel
properly seal the casket into the vault while it
is above ground. It is then gently lowered into
the grave. |
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grave, fill it with soil and compact it. Later,
sod is placed on the grave, or it is re-seeded. |
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Personalization
The memory picture of the casket and burial
vault at the cemetery can be a lasting one.
Through the Doric "Our Choice" Carapace
Personalization Program, the burial vault can
make a very personal statement.
Selected Doric Vaults can be completed with
symbols that represent a life well lived, in
addition to the standard nameplate with birth
and death dates.
To see how Doric can personalize a burial vault,
click on the section below:
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Defenders of Democracy Patriotic Personalization |
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Feminine Interests
Masculine Interests
Fraternal Organizations |
Religious Symbols
Professions
Signs of Nature |
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Information and
pictures direct from DORIC |
