Whether it is a simple plaque, headstone or tomb, your loved one's memorial is a place that you want to visit time and time again. But the effects of time work on everything, so you might soon find yourself looking at a memorial that is untidy, faded or simply not looking its best.
Here are some tips to help you to maintain a memorial for a loved one.
Frequent Visits
The best way to make sure your loved one’s memorial is maintained properly is by visiting regularly. This way you can do frequent maintenance if needs be. Leaving it a long time between visits will allow more degradation to occur, which can then be harder to fix.
On your frequent visits, remove any debris that might have gathered around, whether this is dirt, dying flowers or anything else that the wind might’ve blown towards the memorial. If there is any dirt on the memorial, you can simply clean it with water and a lint-free cloth to get it back to the best condition possible.
A groundskeeper will usually maintain the grass around a grave and clear any weeds, but you may want to assist with this yourself if the job isn't done correctly or often enough for your liking.
Headstone Restoration
Headstone restoration is a service that will leave your loved one’s memorial looking as good as new. While you can maintain a memorial yourself, hiring an expert is a great way to restore it to its former glory using professional methods. A complete headstone restoration service will normally consist of a few services.
Headstone cleaning will consist of using proper cleaning supplies to remove any dirt that has built up. Repainting and regilding of lettering will allow the words on the memorial to shine through, including any information about your loved one and the message you decided was appropriate for the memorial.
Gravestone Cleaning Services & Restoration From Stewarton Memorials
If you’re looking to maintain or clean your memorial to a loved one, get in touch with the team at Stewarton Memorials today. We know how important it is to honour the memory of a loved one, so offer a full memorial renovation and gravestone cleaning service to our clients. Our services include headstone restoration and cleaning, re-gilding and repainting lettering, re-erecting unsafe memorials and adding additional inscriptions.
You’ll get these services from a team of headstone restoration specialists who will deliver top-quality service every time. The process is simple, we will visit the cemetery to assess the memorial, allowing us to provide you with an accurate quotation and visualise the work that will need completing. Once pricing and what we will do is agreed upon, we will complete the work on-site without needing to move the memorial.
If this service sounds like something you’d be interested in, give us a call today at 01698 357 493.
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