• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Polchinski Memorials | Honoring Life Since 1883

  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our Facilities
    • TESTIMONIALS
    • Awards
    • Trusted Referrals
  • Products & Services
    • Engraving
    • Flush Markers​ and Footstones
    • Monuments
    • Mausoleums
    • Civic Memorials
    • Bronze Memorials and Sculpture
    • Benches
    • Porcelain Plaques
    • Cleaning & Repairs
  • Featured Memorials
  • Pre-planning
  • FAQs
  • Blog
  • Contact Us
  • Reviews

Proper Techniques for Cemetery Memorial Maintenance

  • Polchinski Blog pic

Although a monument crafted from quality stone will stand the test of time in the cemetery, Mother Nature might pose maintenance challenges down the road.

“Depending on the memorial’s location — whether it’s under a tree or exposed to a lot of sun —it’s probably going to need a cleaning at some point,” said Anthony Minozzi, Vice President of Travis Monuments, which has four locations throughout Orange, Rockland and Putnam counties in New York.

The fourth generation of a family of Italian and American stone carvers, Minozzi said the biggest issue is water. “It all comes back to moisture,” he said, explaining how over time natural staining from moss and lichen growth can impact the legibility of any engraving. “Moisture is not your friend in the granite world.”

Click here to read more

admin

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • Things to Consider When Looking for a Headstone
  • How to Choose the Right Memorial for loved ones
  • Choosing a Personal Font Type for Your Loved One’s Memorial
  • Why Quality Mausoleum Columns Matter | Rock of Ages
  • 3 New Trends in Modern Mausoleum Construction

Recent Comments

    Archives

    • September 2023
    • March 2023
    • January 2023
    • December 2022
    • September 2021
    • June 2021
    • February 2020
    • December 2019
    • November 2019
    • October 2019
    • September 2019

    Categories

    • Cementry Memorial
    • Cemetery
    • Eulogy
    • Funeral Planning
    • Gravestones
    • Grieving Process
    • Headstones
    • Mausoleums
    • Memorial Maintenance
    • Memorials
    • Monuments
    • Rock of Ages
    • Statues
    • Travel
    • Uncategorized
    • Urns
    HOURS OF OPERATION
    MONDAY – FRIDAY: 9:30AM – 5:00PM
    SATURDAY: BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
    SUNDAY: CLOSED
    POLCHINSKI MEMORIALS SERVICES CLIENTS NATIONALLY.

    Copyright © 2025 polchinskimemorials.com