We all know that someday we are all going to expire from this earth. We may not know the exact end date, but we know that it will happen to us all. But even though we know of that fact, it still doesn't make it less distressing for the surviving loved ones. When a person dies, their family must make plans for their funeral. Even though they are mourning, they need to organise a lot of things in the memorial service, including the casket selection, which is perhaps the most expensive piece in a funeral. In Singapore, caskets can cost from a thousand dollars and up, depending on its make and kind.
Caskets are where the body of a deceased person is contained. It is also sometimes interchangeably referred to as coffins because they have a similar function, but they have slight differences in physical look. Coffins are hexagonal or sometimes octagonal container that has smaller width at the head and wider at the shoulder. It has tapered length down. On the other hand, a casket is a rectangular box that has same width and height from top to bottom, and is normally padded and has divided lid for viewing.
Most coffins are created from wood, while caskets are either from wood or metal. The most regular kinds of wood used for caskets are maple, mahogany, oak, and pine. And as for metal, copper and stainless steel are the most commonly used. Of course, caskets can also be made from expensive materials like gold and platinum, though they are usually custom-made and purchased ahead of time.
For many people, though, the type of material used to create the casket isn't important. Instead, they base their choice on the appearance and colour of the casket. The usual shades are white, black, grey, and in the natural wood veneer, though there are people who favour colours in the non-traditional finish. Caskets can also be half-couch or full-couch, which determines the external lid of the casket. Full-couch displays the full body of the deceased, while half-couch allows the exposure of just the upper body portion.
A lot of memorial homes in Singapore offer Casket services along with other funeral needs. And while caskets aren't refundable, there are memorial homes that allow casket rental for those who pick cremation. The caskets are just required during the funeral service for the viewing of the body of the dead so it's a practical choice to just rent. The fitting and the delivery are normally included in most Casket services in Singapore if the relatives of the departed decided not to purchase from the funeral home.
Caskets are where the body of a deceased person is contained. It is also sometimes interchangeably referred to as coffins because they have a similar function, but they have slight differences in physical look. Coffins are hexagonal or sometimes octagonal container that has smaller width at the head and wider at the shoulder. It has tapered length down. On the other hand, a casket is a rectangular box that has same width and height from top to bottom, and is normally padded and has divided lid for viewing.
Most coffins are created from wood, while caskets are either from wood or metal. The most regular kinds of wood used for caskets are maple, mahogany, oak, and pine. And as for metal, copper and stainless steel are the most commonly used. Of course, caskets can also be made from expensive materials like gold and platinum, though they are usually custom-made and purchased ahead of time.
For many people, though, the type of material used to create the casket isn't important. Instead, they base their choice on the appearance and colour of the casket. The usual shades are white, black, grey, and in the natural wood veneer, though there are people who favour colours in the non-traditional finish. Caskets can also be half-couch or full-couch, which determines the external lid of the casket. Full-couch displays the full body of the deceased, while half-couch allows the exposure of just the upper body portion.
A lot of memorial homes in Singapore offer Casket services along with other funeral needs. And while caskets aren't refundable, there are memorial homes that allow casket rental for those who pick cremation. The caskets are just required during the funeral service for the viewing of the body of the dead so it's a practical choice to just rent. The fitting and the delivery are normally included in most Casket services in Singapore if the relatives of the departed decided not to purchase from the funeral home.
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