Guides to Choose and Maintain Gravestone Memorials

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Guides to Choose and Maintain Gravestone Memorials

• Presented By
• Sunshine Granite Memorials Limited in Ireland
• Website www.granitememorials.ie
• Email sgmgranitesireland_at_gmail.com
• Phone No 00353 49 4330400

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Index

• Introduction
• Types of Gravestone
• Gravestone Materials
• Headstone Finishing
• Headstone Design
• Gravestone Inscriptions
• Rules and Regulations
• Gravestone Maintenance and Cleaning

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Introduction

• A Gravestone Memorials give you one final option
  to remember and honor your loved one who has
  passed away from this universe.
• It is a tribute to their life that will stay
  behind for many years, so selecting the right
  Memorial Headstones is essential.
• In this presentation we like to share some
  important feature while choosing the right
  memorial headstones for your loved one.

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Types of Gravestone

• Vertical headstones are the most common. They are
  Thick, tall and rounded with a concrete base.
• Flat or ground level gravestones are rectangular
  in shape are placed in ground level.
• Desk vase tablet or DVT gravestone. They are look
  like mini vertical memorial headstones with
  shorter thicker.

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Gravestone Materials

• Granite is the most long-lasting material it can
  withstand any weather conditions.
• Bronze is durable and simple to maintain but, it
  is more expensive than granite.
• Marble is strong and looks great, its not as
  strong as granite and it is not allowed in
  churchyards.
• Nabresina is the most regularly used forms of
  limestone. Its strong and suitable for most
  churchyards.

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Headstone Finishing

• Polished Headstones are as smooth and shiny as
  glass and are permitted by all council run
  cemetery.
• Honed finishing headstones are smooth,
  non-reflective and allowed by churchyards.
• Pitched finishing are much rougher than the
  others it helps headstones to fit into older
  atmosphere.
• Part polished headstones are only shiny on the
  face and the top of the base. Other surfaces are
  honed or pitched finishing.

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Headstone Design

• Headstone design includes lettering, images and
  colors.
• Special fonts can add character to a headstone.
  The most popular one is a Roman font.
• Images often symbolize the lifestyle or values of
  the dead. Images such as roses, doves or a bible,
  are very common one.
• Headstones are available in a wide range of
  colors, the most common colors black, red, grey
  and white.

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Gravestone Inscriptions

• Inscriptions is one of the most main parts of a
  gravestone. It is the message that represent the
  life of your loved one.
• Gravestone Memorial inscriptions mostly include
  the name, date of birth, date of death and also
  contain anything from bible passages to quotes.

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Rules and Regulations

• There are some certain rules and regulations that
  you should be aware of burials.
• Some Cemetery regulations permit more freedom on
  designing, size, shape, materials, colors and
  inscriptions. Some Cemetery have regulations
  regarding the design, size, shape, etc.

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Gravestone Maintenance and Cleaning

• Gravestones will be often weaken due to
  weathering, there are some Grave maintenance
  service and cleaning techniques that helps to
  increase life time of Headstone.
• Consolidator and Sealer are the most common
  prevention technique for Headstones.

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Gravestone Maintenance and Cleaning

• Limestone and Sandstone - Mix a cup of non-ionic
  soap with distilled water and use a natural
  bristled brush to wipe the surface. Avoid
  household acidic cleaners, metal wire brushes,
  pressure washers.
• Marble - Mix a cup of Ammonium Hydroxideor with
  distilled water and use a natural bristled brush
  to wipe it over the surface.
• When cleaning the granite, Use the same non-ionic
  soap with distilled water and use a non-metallic
  scouring pad to scrub the surface.
• To Clean the bronze gravestones it requires
  waxing in order to bring out the shine. Apply
  small amount of water mix with non-ionic soap and
  use a natural bristled brush to wipe it over the
  surface. After completing this allow headstones
  to dry and start applying the waxing process.

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Sunshine Granite Memorials in Ireland

• Website www.granitememorials.ie
• Email sgmgranitesireland_at_gmail.com
• Phone No 00353 49 4330400