Stonework for your loved one's resting place

A cemetery should not only be the resting place of your loved one, but should also serve as a reminder of the beautiful memory that the person left with you. It is also the place where you are reminded of the history of the life of the loved one. Therefore, it is important that you ensure the physical appearance of the cemetery reflects the love that you have for the departed loved one.

One of the ways of ensuring this is by making sure that you hire a professional in stonework to design and install the headstone, mausoleum, monuments or inscriptions on your loved one's grave. A contractor can only deliver quality services if you are clear, detailed and upfront with your expectations. Because you are the only one who understands what it is you want, you have to go an extra mile to make sure that you work with the contractor.

Find out about their experience

Contractors should provide you with licences, insurance and certificates. Matter of fact, even when you ask for any references, they will provide you with them. However, no business person who has their interests at heart will give you the references who will speak ill of their services. Therefore, seek their portfolio, and if you have the time, visit the headstones that they have worked on before to be sure.  

The expected time of completion

You must always make sure that you have an estimated time when the project will be completed. However, given the importance of the stonework to you and your loved one's memory, it is advisable that you do not give unreasonable deadlines that will impede a high standard of quality to be achieved. Please ask them first, before pitching your deadline, so that you can reach the proper level of detail.

What they expect you to do

Other than providing the details on the type of inscriptions that you would like to be included in the gravestone, such as the name of the loved one, when they were born or when they passed away, and any relations, there are other roles that you need to play. For instance, you may need to select the material or the type of stone, whether lime (sandstone), granite or marble. You also need to know whether you need to hire another expert to design the headstone or monument, or whether they do both the designing and installing. Either way, it is important to work with the contractor so that you may expedite the process.

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