{"id": "b7", "tag": "Process", "title": "How Long Does Custom Marble Mantel Fabrication Take?", "slug": "custom-marble-mantel-lead-time", "excerpt": "Realistic mantel timelines for designers and owners — shop drawings, carving, crating, and ocean freight to the US.", "content": "## Short Answer\n\nLimaxin custom marble mantels require approximately 4–8 weeks for hand-carving and finishing at our Quyang workshop, plus 2–4 weeks for professional crating and ocean freight to US ports.\n\n## Timeline Breakdown\n\n- Week 1–2: Design confirmation, stone selection, shop drawings\n- Week 3–6: Hand carving or CNC cutting, polishing, quality inspection\n- Week 7–8: Crating, export documentation, container loading\n- Week 9–12: Ocean freight and domestic delivery coordination\n\n## Factors That Affect Lead Time\n\n- Mantel size and relief complexity\n- Stone type (Statuary White, Travertine, Volokas, etc.)\n- Custom dimensions vs. reference sizing benchmarks\n\n## Start Your Project\n\nEmail info@limaxin.com with room dimensions and reference photos — our project team responds within 8 hours on business days.", "image": "/assets/company/factory/01.jpg", "published": true, "createdAt": "2026-07-03T01:50:16.307463Z", "viewCount": 0}