Professional Memorial Restoration Services
Time and weather can take their toll on even the finest memorials. Our expert memorial cleaning and renovation services restore headstones and gravestones to their former dignity, ensuring your loved one’s tribute remains a fitting and beautiful memorial for generations to come.
Comprehensive Memorial Restoration
The vast majority of memorials can be cleaned and renovated to a very high standard. Our skilled craftspeople combine traditional techniques with modern methods to breathe new life into weathered or damaged memorials, treating each restoration with the respect and care it deserves.
Inscription and Lettering Restoration
Gilding and Specialist Finishes
• Gold leaf application and restoration
• Enamel inscription renewal
Complete Memorial Renovation
Workshop-Based Restoration
When memorials require extensive work, renovation is undertaken in our specialist workshop facilities. This comprehensive approach may include:
Structural Assessment and Repair
• Professional evaluation of memorial stability
• Re-dowelling of loose or separated sections
• Structural strengthening where necessary
Cemetery Reinstallation
Following workshop renovation, memorials are professionally reinstalled to meet all current health and safety standards:
Foundation Work
• New Granite foundations where required
• Ground anchor system installation
• Compliance with BRAMM standards
• Proper drainage and stability measures
Professional Fixing
• Secure dowelling and anchoring
• Precise alignment and levelling/ Final safety inspection
Memorial Assessment and Planning
Free Inspection Service
Before any work begins, we provide comprehensive memorial assessment:
Condition Survey
• Structural stability evaluation
• Surface condition assessment
• Inscription legibility review
• Safety compliance check
Restoration Options
• Detailed scope of work recommendations
• Cost-effective solution identification
• Timeline and process explanation
Quality Assurance and Warranties
Professional Standards
• Qualified stonemasons and restoration specialists
• Use of appropriate materials and techniques
• Compliance with conservation best practices
• Full insurance and public liability coverage
Work Guarantees
• Quality guarantee for twelve months on all restoration work
• Structural stability all fitted with C.C.A Ground Anchors- Legal requirement
• Ongoing maintenance advice and support
When Restoration May Not Be Possible
While the vast majority of memorials can be successfully restored, in some rare cases renovation may not be feasible due to:
• Extreme structural deterioration beyond safe repair
• Stone quality too poor to accept restoration
• Historic significance requiring specialist conservation
• Cemetery restrictions on major renovation work
In such cases, we provide honest assessments and alternative solutions, including new memorials.
