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Drafting Services
VSM maintains a drafting and project management staff
that is available as part of our service for our dimensional
cut limestone customers. The project manager assigned
to your order would also normally prepare your shop
drawings and the cut list for production of the stone
for the project.
Site Visits
On certain projects, VSM representatives may be required
to visit the site to verify existing conditions, produce
templates, make suggestions on design, or meet with
various contractors and/or the owner to ensure that
the stone we will fabricate is complete in its scope
and meets your expectations.
Please note that the above services generally require
reimbursement of expenses plus a fee.
Templates
Many projects require the use of templates to replicate
the exact contours, sizes and dimensional variation
needed to properly fit certain stone pieces into the
onsite application. Common dimensional stone that
requires a template are radius pool coping pieces,
especially replacement units. It is important to understand
that when templates are used the following procedures
and rules govern their use:
- Templates should always be made from material
that is clean, will hold the shape of the required
piece, is clearly marked with any pertinent notes
as to edge treatments, is free of cluttered notes
and marks unrelated to the templated piece, and
the overall shape of the template replicates the
desired finished piece exactly. When we receive
a template, we rely solely on the template shape
to produce the stone piece. Inaccurate or improperly
cut or labeled templates can lead to pieces that
do not fit in the field. This is a costly process
and we are not liable for the cost if a template
sent to us is inaccurate. An ideal material to use
is 4 mil Mylar, which is available in rolls, can
be easily written on for notes, can be cut to size
and shape easily and accurately, and can be rolled
and placed in a tube to mail to us.
- We will, upon your request and agreement to pay
for this service, send our personnel to the site
to perform the template process for you.
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