We all know that sooner or later we are all going to exit from this earth. We may not know the exact expiration date, but we know that it will happen to all of us. But even though we know of that fact, it still doesn't make it less painful for the surviving loved ones. When a person dies, their family must make plans for their funeral. Even though they are grieving, they have to organise a lot of things in the funeral service, including the casket selection, which is probably the most expensive piece in a funeral. In Singapore, caskets can go from a thousand dollars and up, depending on its make and type.
Caskets are where the remains of a dead person is held. It is also sometimes interchangeably referred to as coffins because they have a similar function, but they have slight distinctions in physical look. Coffins are hexagonal or sometimes octagonal container that has narrower width at the head and broader at the shoulder. It has tapered length down. Meanwhile, a casket is a rectangular box that has same width and height from top to bottom, and is typically padded and has divided cover for viewing.
The most frequent material used for coffins is wood, while for caskets it's either wood or metal. For wood, there are maple, mahogany, oak, and pine. Metal caskets are usually made from copper or stainless steel. There are even caskets that are made from gold, platinum, or other expensive materials. These caskets normally can be custom-built and bought ahead of time.
The material used to create the casket doesn't matter to many people, though. Many of them only care about how the casket looks. They can choose from the customary casket colours, such as white, black, grey, and in the natural wood polish, or from a non-traditional shade, which usually is the favourite colour of the deceased. As for the appearance of the casket, they can either choose a half-couch or a full-couch. This dictates the external lid of the casket. Full-couch means the full body of the demised can be displayed, while half-couch can expose just the upper body portion.
In Singapore, a lot of memorial homes offer Casket services besides other funeral needs. Caskets aren't refundable after use, naturally, but there are memorial homes that allow casket rental for those who pick cremation since caskets are just required during the memorial service for the viewing. Fitting and delivery are also normally included in many casket services in Singapore if the relatives of the departed decided not to purchase from the funeral home.
Caskets are where the remains of a dead person is held. It is also sometimes interchangeably referred to as coffins because they have a similar function, but they have slight distinctions in physical look. Coffins are hexagonal or sometimes octagonal container that has narrower width at the head and broader at the shoulder. It has tapered length down. Meanwhile, a casket is a rectangular box that has same width and height from top to bottom, and is typically padded and has divided cover for viewing.
The most frequent material used for coffins is wood, while for caskets it's either wood or metal. For wood, there are maple, mahogany, oak, and pine. Metal caskets are usually made from copper or stainless steel. There are even caskets that are made from gold, platinum, or other expensive materials. These caskets normally can be custom-built and bought ahead of time.
The material used to create the casket doesn't matter to many people, though. Many of them only care about how the casket looks. They can choose from the customary casket colours, such as white, black, grey, and in the natural wood polish, or from a non-traditional shade, which usually is the favourite colour of the deceased. As for the appearance of the casket, they can either choose a half-couch or a full-couch. This dictates the external lid of the casket. Full-couch means the full body of the demised can be displayed, while half-couch can expose just the upper body portion.
In Singapore, a lot of memorial homes offer Casket services besides other funeral needs. Caskets aren't refundable after use, naturally, but there are memorial homes that allow casket rental for those who pick cremation since caskets are just required during the memorial service for the viewing. Fitting and delivery are also normally included in many casket services in Singapore if the relatives of the departed decided not to purchase from the funeral home.