| The casket you purchase will be the most expensive | | | | metal caskets are called gasketed or sealer caskets. |
| item you pay for in a traditional full-service funeral. | | | | This means that there is a gasket made of rubber |
| Caskets are available in many styles, colors, materials | | | | that is made to help deter water from getting into |
| and with many different options. These are generally | | | | the casket and causing it to rust. The Funeral Rule |
| sold based on the aesthetic appeal they have. Most | | | | states that it is wrong for a funeral home to tell a |
| are made from fiberboard, fiberglass, plastic, metals | | | | consumer that these features will keep the remains |
| or woods. The average casket costs a little more | | | | inside for an extended period of time, because there |
| than $2,000 while there are options such as bronze | | | | are no facts to back up this claim. Metal caskets are |
| and copper caskets that will see prices closer to | | | | made from rolled steel in most cases, and the lower |
| $9,000 and above. | | | | the gauge of steel, the thicker it is. Wood caskets |
| Any time you shop for a casket at a funeral home, | | | | are normally made with no gaskets or seals like metal |
| the Funeral Rule states that the funeral director give | | | | caskets. Wood such as pine is less expensive to |
| you a list to see of all the caskets that their | | | | purchase, and for this reason many funeral homes do |
| company sells along with prices and descriptions | | | | not have them in a showroom. |
| before you enter the showroom. In prior years, | | | | Regardless of the type of casket you choose, it is |
| caskets were only sold by funeral homes, but now | | | | important to remember that the whole purpose of |
| major retail chains are offering them as well at major | | | | having a casket is to give a dignified way of moving |
| price differences. The Funeral Rule also states that a | | | | a body prior to burials or the cremation. No funeral |
| funeral home cannot refuse to use a casket you | | | | home can force you to buy something you do not |
| bought from somewhere else, or charge a fee for | | | | want, so be specific about the choices you make. |
| using that casket. | | | | For more information on the types of caskets visit |
| There are no caskets made that will under any | | | | Funeral Home Resource. |
| circumstances preserve a body indefinitely. Many | | | | |