They require a foundation but a base is optional.
Make a headstone out of granite.
The engraver uses a high pressure air hose to trace the design from the stencil into the granite headstones.
Typically starting at a couple hundred dollars to a few thousand granite headstones are one of the more expensive costs of a burial.
Granite headstones have been made for centuries and granite continues to be the most popular material used today to make headstones.
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A flat quartzite headstone with laser engraving is the longest lasting headstone.
People began using granite for memorializing their loved ones around the mid 19th century as they found other stones being used such as marble and sandstone were too soft and would weather very quickly.
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The face of the headstone can be flat with personalized etchings and engravings on its surface.
Once the design is carved from the stencil the engravers fill in the crevasses with black or white litho so that the lettering stands out against the natural coloring of the stone.
It can last centuries if the weather is the only factor in degradation.
Spray the letters and numbers with nonstick cooking spray to help them release more easily from the mortar mix.
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Lay out the stamp letters and numbers you want to use.
This type of headstone rests on a granite base or directly on the ground like a wedge broad at the bottom and narrow at the top.
The uncut portion of the stencil is then removed and.
Quartzite is a very hard material that can withstand almost all climates the laser etched engraving will last as long as the headstone does.
You can select from a wide variety of granite colors sizes shapes.