Trump Trade Agreements and the Financial Impact to the Headstone Industry With the recent Trade agreements being changed by the Trump Administration we will all be hugely impacted from foreign suppliers when importing granite monuments and granite headstones. Most American manufacturers purchase these granite blocks from China. China has exceptional quality and color choices for […]
How to Refresh your Laser Etched Granite Headstone
Care and cleaning of laser photographs and laser art on headstones and monuments is quite easily accomplished with a little elbow grease. The granite marker must first be washed and cleaned using a mild detergent and lots of clean water. Use a soft bristle brush to get out all the mud and dirt that has […]
How to Clean Porcelain Photographs on Headstones
Families often call wanting to know what to do about their loved ones porcelain picture that faded over the years. In most cases the photo did not fade but a nasty buildup of hard water and calcium film has covered both the porcelain photograph and the granite marker. This due to the water that has […]
Flat Headstone Cemetery Requirements in Los Angeles
Los Angeles City has many cemeteries, these cemeteries all have special requirements for marking graves with flat granite markers or sometimes called a flat headstone. Always call your cemetery for headstone size requirements when marking your loved ones final resting place. Granite headstones are the most common and best prices with lasting durability. We at […]
How to Purchase a Headstone from an Outside Vendor
When you purchase a headstone from an outside vendor, someone that is not affiliated with the cemetery. Always ask your cemetery what the setting fees are for placing the monument or flat grave marker on the grave. It is illegal for cemeteries to charge the consumer a different price for setting the marker because they […]
For All Custom Headstones Always Check the Cemetery Specifications
Customers almost always never check what the requirements from the cemetery are for marking their graves. We get numerous requests for custom headstones of all shapes, sizes and material. The cemetery always has the last word when it comes to accepting a gravestone or monument. Customers spend a lot of time and money designing a […]
Farsi Language on a Headstone or Monument
We are constantly asked to write foreign characters or poems on a headstone or monument when memorializing a loved ones headstone. This is something which we are capable of doing if the correct file is created in the native language. Today on the internet there are numerous aids in creating this work with the help […]
How to Properly Clean your Granite Marker or Headstone
Just a quick recap on how to successfully clean your flat granite marker (on grass) or headstone. I have found many different types of polishes, powders and wet polishes that do nothing more than make the job an all day project. Cost of these specialty polishes are high and means toting down to the cemetery […]
Need Dates or Added Words Inscribed on an Existing Headstone
Granite headstones, tombstones or vertical monuments installed at all cemeteries may need inscription, dates or added words of endearment inscribed on the existing headstone. As family members pass on you may want to add on some special words or even a porcelain inlaid photograph to the monument or on a granite bench at the gravesite. […]
New Technology; Color Etched Headstones, Good or Bad
There is a new product out on the market today and customers are asking about the technology, this is adding color to traditional black and white etched designs on headstones. The process involves traditional etching which is a very shallow cut in stone and filling in the etched design with color. This is almost always […]