Burial Vaults

xoxoxoBruce · 11-02-2010, 02:50 AM

I say this picture at Boston.com, of a soldier being buried in New Jersey. I was surprised there is no concrete vault, just the coffin in the ground. Many places the vault is required by law, is it where you live?

casimendocina · 11-02-2010, 05:32 AM

I've seen coffins buried like this-straight into the ground with no concrete vault around them.

elSicomoro · 11-02-2010, 06:59 AM

They are not required by law in a lot of places, but many cemeteries require them.

My dad is being buried at a national cemetery, and he gets a concrete box for free. The vault is over the top, IMO...we could give a shit less about it having pretty sparkles and shit.

Happy Monkey · 11-02-2010, 10:59 AM

Vault requirement may be partially based on the depth of the local water table.

footfootfoot · 11-02-2010, 11:42 AM

or the local concrete lobby

monster · 11-02-2010, 01:06 PM

I thought the point of burying bodies was for them to rot away. All this pickling and sealing in coffins and vaults 'tain't natural.

Gravdigr · 11-02-2010, 03:13 PM

Required here by local laws.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-03-2010, 12:16 AM

I found out no state requires a vault, but local ordinances may, and almost all cemeteries require a cave-in proofing, like a grave liner or a vault.

Quote:

A grave liner is simply an unpainted concrete box, or a set of unpainted concrete slabs which, when put together, surround the casket in the grave. It is not intended to demonstrate any sealed protection at all to the casket and the remains. It is merely an outer container which will satisfy most cemetery requirements. A burial vault, by definition, is a sealed container which will afford some protection to the casket.

Evidently that NJ cemetery doesn't.

Sundae · 11-03-2010, 04:23 PM

No grave liners here, and vault means something entirely different.
We just stick people in boxes and plant them. Or burn them of course, increasingly popular.

Or and we don't have open coffins either.

Spexxvet · 11-03-2010, 04:30 PM

If there's no vault, how do you keep the undead in the ground?

Sundae · 11-03-2010, 04:35 PM

We don't. Haven't you seen Shaun of the Dead?

monster · 11-04-2010, 10:13 AM

That dirt looks like chocolate ice cream. Maybe I should get some lunch.

Sundae · 11-04-2010, 12:28 PM

I thought about this to day and regretted my earlier post.

After consideration I would like to amend it.
In Shaun of the Dead all the zombies appear recent, in that they have been created by other zombies. Grave liner or not, it does not appear that the dead are literally rising from their graves, only that they are being killed and refusing to stay dead. I offer that in the interests of accuracy.

monster · 11-04-2010, 01:05 PM

I think I'm more confused...

Sundae · 11-04-2010, 01:09 PM

It's okay - you're much safer where you are.
Not only will the buried zombies have a harder time getting out, but you probably have guns somewhere in the neighbourhood too.

Back here, we have neither grave liners nor firearms.
I suspect this is one of the reasons you emigrated.
That and the fact that The Bitch's Maw (Hell's portal) is actually situation in Whitby (see Paul Magrs)

11-02-2010, 02:50 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Burial Vaults I say this picture at Boston.com, of a soldier being buried in New Jersey. I was surprised there is no concrete vault, just the coffin in the ground. Many places the vault is required by law, is it where you live? Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-02-2010, 10:59 AM	#4
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Vault requirement may be partially based on the depth of the local water table. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

11-02-2010, 11:42 AM	#5
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	or the local concrete lobby __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

11-02-2010, 01:06 PM	#6
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I thought the point of burying bodies was for them to rot away. All this pickling and sealing in coffins and vaults 'tain't natural. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-02-2010, 03:13 PM	#7
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Required here by local laws. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

11-02-2010, 05:32 AM	#2
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	I've seen coffins buried like this-straight into the ground with no concrete vault around them.

11-02-2010, 06:59 AM	#3
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	They are not required by law in a lot of places, but many cemeteries require them. My dad is being buried at a national cemetery, and he gets a concrete box for free. The vault is over the top, IMO...we could give a shit less about it having pretty sparkles and shit.

11-03-2010, 04:23 PM	#9
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	No grave liners here, and vault means something entirely different. We just stick people in boxes and plant them. Or burn them of course, increasingly popular. Or and we don't have open coffins either.

11-03-2010, 04:30 PM	#10
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	If there's no vault, how do you keep the undead in the ground? __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

11-03-2010, 04:35 PM	#11
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	We don't. Haven't you seen Shaun of the Dead?

11-04-2010, 10:13 AM	#12
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	That dirt looks like chocolate ice cream. Maybe I should get some lunch. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-04-2010, 12:28 PM	#13
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I thought about this to day and regretted my earlier post. After consideration I would like to amend it. In Shaun of the Dead all the zombies appear recent, in that they have been created by other zombies. Grave liner or not, it does not appear that the dead are literally rising from their graves, only that they are being killed and refusing to stay dead. I offer that in the interests of accuracy.

11-04-2010, 01:05 PM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I think I'm more confused... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-04-2010, 01:09 PM	#15
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	It's okay - you're much safer where you are. Not only will the buried zombies have a harder time getting out, but you probably have guns somewhere in the neighbourhood too. Back here, we have neither grave liners nor firearms. I suspect this is one of the reasons you emigrated. That and the fact that The Bitch's Maw (Hell's portal) is actually situation in Whitby (see Paul Magrs)

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