A Logistics Thriller: How to Deliver and Install a Wide-Format Slab in a Penthouse on the 25th Floor Without Losses

When a designer draws a wall from a solid 3000×1500 mm slab in a penthouse on Mykhaila Drahomanova Street, they rarely think about how that slab will get there. The logistics of large format in the dense development of Kyiv is an art of its own, which the m-STONE team has mastered perfectly.

• Reconnaissance and planning

Before accepting an order, our technologist visits the site to measure the “critical points”:

Lift dimensions: in 90% of cases slabs do not fit into a freight lift.

Stair flights: we calculate turning radii. Sometimes temporary railings have to be removed or openings widened.

Balconies and windows: if bringing it in through the door is impossible, we consider lifting it through the facade.

• Special equipment and tools

For lifting to high floors in the “RiverStone” or “Obolon Residences” complexes we use:

Vacuum lifting beams: suction systems that hold the slab strictly vertically or horizontally, preventing it from bending.

Rigging trolleys: with special pneumatic wheels that do not damage the finished flooring already laid in the lobbies.

Aerial platforms and cranes: if the height allows, lifting is done through a terrace or a panoramic window.

• A mobile workshop on site

Cutting a slab of this format must take place as close as possible to the place of installation to minimise handling. We set up a mobile workshop on site:

Machines 3.5 metres long.

Guide rails for a perfectly straight cut.

Industrial air filtration systems.

Your neighbours in Kyiv’s elite residential complexes will not even hear any noise: we work cleanly and quietly.

• Responsibility and guarantees

The client’s main fear is “the slab will crack during lifting”. At M-STONE this risk is insured by our reputation and by the contract. We take the slab at the warehouse and hand it over to you already on the wall. Any damage during transport and installation is our area of responsibility.

Do not look for adventures with movers from the internet: entrust valuable cargo to professionals.

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