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   coonass | May 23, 2016 10:49pm | #1

   Barsfield,

   It's best to transport upright but if you want to do flat use some thick padding like movers blankets.

   KK

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   barshfield | May 24, 2016 11:41pm | #2

   Thanks.  I just don't want to break anything....

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   DanH | May 24, 2016 11:51pm | #3

   Thick padding is NOT a good idea, as it will create stress when you hit a bump.  Best is to have a solid, flat, stiff surface under the piece, so that when you hit a bump the same acceleration is applied evenly to every part of it.

   And then avoid bumps.

   The slab, before making the cutout for the sink, is pretty much indestructable, but once the cutout is made it becomes quite fragile, and any flexing is likely to lead to failure.  The pros will typically use a sort of strongback on the piece to protect it, even as they manually haul it from the truck into the house.

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   gfretwell | May 25, 2016 03:14pm | #4

   I just brought a 33x40 3cm home from the granite yard and I just had it in the bed of the truck, wedged in a groove in the bed liner and propped up against the side wall. (tied in)

   I brought a bunch home before, laying on OSB in the bed (stacked OSB, granite,OSB granite eic). It is actually pretty tough stuff if it is supported across the face.

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   DanH | May 25, 2016 05:16pm | #5

   I think you may have missed the point that the piece has been cut to accept a sink.  This makes it much more fragile.

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   gfretwell | May 26, 2016 01:00am | #6

   Hence the OSB under it.