What is a Burial Vault?

Visit a cemetery today and you are apt to see a number of different methods people have used to pay respect to someone loved who has died. The most common form of interment today remains underground burial with a casket. Many cemeteries require the use of an outer burial receptacle designed to receive the casket and capable of withstanding the weight and pressures of the earth above and around it. This requirement is essential for the beautification and continued maintenance of the grave and the cemetery.

The burial vault is a sealed outer burial receptacle which protects against moisture, the weight of the earth, and the elements, in a subsoil situation. WILBERT brand name burial vaults provide complete, hermetically-sealed protection for the casketed body. They are recommended and furnished by leading funeral directors nationwide including the FRANK E. HILL FUNERAL HOME. Inc..

For their unparalleled, enduring protection, WILBERT burial vaults are selected by more families than any other brand.

WILBERT vaults serve several important functions: they receive the casket and protect it from all sides. By completely encasing the casket with hermetically-sealed protection, the WILBERT burial vault gives more assurance than other type vaults.

The burial vault is employed exclusively for underground interments. WILBERT brand name burial vaults provide the very finest in enduring underground protection. They are constructed of durable, high-strength concrete, with a seamless, uniform liner epoxy-bonded to the inner concrete surface of the burial vault through WILBERT's exclusive Unidex System. WILBERT's proven tongue and groove sealing design coupled with a specially-formulated sealing compound merges the cover and the base of each burial vault to form a water-proof, airtight unit.

There are six WILBERT burial vaults: the Wilbert Bronze, the Triune, SST/Triune, Venetian, Continental and Monticello. They are designed with numerous quality feature differences from which each family can make a satisfactory selection. Listed below are our prices for the Wilbert line in the Columbus, Ohio area, complete with a description and picture of each unit.

The Wilbert Bronze $ 8850 Specially formulated high-strength concrete in the base and cover A seamless ABS exterior membrane on the entire base of the unit 32 ounce bronze external overlay on the cover Interior metal liner of 16 ounce solid bronze Patented UNIDEX bonding system used between all laminations-ABS, bronze and concrete-producing a high-strength composite unit Exclusive tongue-in-groove/butyl tape closure and sealing system Sealed with all-weather SUPERSEAL Unit weight in excess of 3000 pounds Solid cast bronze nameplate 4 contempory design die cast electroplated handles

Copper Triune $ 2800 Extra heavy concrete construction in the base and cover Seamless ABS TRILON inner liner in base and cover Interior metal liner of 16 ounce solid copper Patented UNIDEX bonding of both inner liners Solid copper cover carapace with plated wreath and nameplate Superior structural strength with the bonded solid copper inner liner and the copper cover carapace Precision fit tongue-in-groove seal Sealed with all-weather SUPERSEAL 6 distinctive die cast electroplated handles

Stainless Steel (SST) Triune $ 2100 Extra heavy concrete construction in the base and cover Seamless ABS TRILON inner liner in base and cover Interior metal liner of brilliant stainless steel Patented UNIDEX bonding of both inner liners Stainless steel cover carapace with plated wreath and nameplate Superior structural strength with the bonded stainless steel inner liner and the stainless steel cover carapace Precision fit tongue-in-groove seal Sealed with all-weather SUPERSEAL 4 modern design die cast electroplated handles

Venetian $ 1395 Extra heavy concrete construction in the base and cover Seamless ABS MARBELON inner liner in base and cover with the classic look of Venetian marble Patented UNIDEX bonding of inner liner Unique ABS MARBLEON cover carapace with Gothic arch design and special nameplate Precision fit tongue-in-groove seal Sealed with all-weather SUPERSEAL 2 handsomely designed bar type handles

Continental $ 1025 Extra heavy concrete construction in cover Seamless STRENTEX inner liner in base and cover Patented UNIDEX bonding of inner liner Precision fit tongue-in-groove seal Sealed with all-weather SUPERSEAL Nameplate and emblem on the cover 6 color coordinated molded handles

Monticello $ 880 High strength construction Seamless STRENTEX inner liner base and cover Patented UNIDEX bonding of inner liner Precision fit tongue-in-groove seal Sealed with all-weather SUPERSEAL Standard cover design