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Grave Marker Foundation Information


At CR Bronzeworks we manufacture bronze grave markers and plaques. In almost all cases, the bronze grave marker will be mounted to a flat granite or concrete foundation. We are frequently asked about the foundation and how the bronze is mounted to it. On this page we will try to explain this process and use photos so you can better understand. When a customer orders a bronze marker from us, we typically ship the bronze directly to the cemetery where it is mounted to a foundation (granite or concrete) and placed at the grave site for a fee. This fee is different at every cemetery and you will want to check with the cemetery to find out if they provide this service and what the costs are. In many cases you can save money by having this service provided locally by either the cemetery or a monument dealer located in the same town as the cemetery.
 

We can have the appropriate size and color of granite sent directly to the cemetery from the granite quarry in Georgia.
The granite foundation will be custom ordered for your specific marker. It will come to the cemetery or location of your choosing with the correct mounting and vase holes pre-drilled

It is best to first check with your cemetery to see if they provide the granite foundation and what their costs are. Then compare the cemetery cost with ours to see if you are able to save money by buying through us or from your cemetery directly.


Some cemeteries have very specific rules about granite size and color. Some require a 4" border around the bronze marker, but most require a 2" border. Some cemeteries only allow certain colors of granite so be very careful to find out exactly what the rules are in the cemetery you are working with.

Some cemeteries will only accept the bronze marker if it is completely mounted to the granite foundation and sent ready to install in the ground. That is not a problem as we have many sizes and colors of granite in stock and can ship the bronze fully ready for the cemetery to install.
The complete marker is wrapped in cardboard and banded with steel bands and in most cases the package is shipped to it's destination via truck in 3-5 business days. The shipping price is determined based on the size and weight of the package as well as the destination. We will have to get a custom quote for each delivery.

If you are purchasing your own granite or cement foundation locally and installing the marker yourself, you will recieve a bolt pack with the bronze marker. Each package contains four 5" long 3/8" diameter bronze bolts, 4 large washers and 4 nuts to use to fasten the bronze to the foundation.
All of our bronze markers have a pre-drilled lug in each of the four corners on the back side of the marker.

You simply screw the bolts into each of the lugs. Be careful not to overtighten them. You may need to tap the end of the bolts slightly to make them more perpendicular to the marker.


Once all of the bolts have been screwed into the back of the marker, then align them up with the 4 pre-drilled holes in your granite foundation. Typically the holes in the granite are 1" in diameter giving you room to adjust the bronze to make it align nicely with the granite. If you are using a 4" thick granite slab, the bolts will go all the way through the granite so that you can secure the bronze to the granite using the 4 washers and nuts provided.
We hope this page has been helpful to you in gaining a better understanding of a process that most of us do not experience very often. If you still have questions regarding any aspect of the grave marker installation please do not hesitate to ask us. Call for a quote on your custom headstone project.

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