Cleaning the marysville cenotaph, July 2023.
HEADSTONE RESTORATION: BUILDING TRUST WITH QUALITY WORK SINCE 2015.
Cleaning the marysville cenotaph, July 2023.
HEADSTONE RESTORATION: BUILDING TRUST WITH QUALITY WORK SINCE 2015.
itinerary:
-September: Saint Andrews Rural Cemetery, dates to be announced
-July 30: Sussex Trinity Cemetery
-July 14 & 15th: We will be working in Bayfield Rural Cemetery, our 4th year in restorations there. If you would like any work done please contact us, or drop by and say hello.
-We are excited to be doing restoration work for the City of Fredericton in the coming weeks after which we will post some before & after pic's.
What do we do?
When visiting any cemetery you will notice headstones in various states of repair; from new to very old. Some headstones are not able to be read due to the growth of mold, mildew, lichen, paint fade, etc. Some headstones may be laying on the ground due to frost pushing up on the base of the stone until it falls, or maybe a stone has not fallen yet but will inevitably fall if it is not looked after. Some marble stones may be leaning or have fallen and others may be broken into two or more pieces. These are the types of common issues that we can help with. We can safely clean and remove biological growths, paint faded lettering, reset most family headstones onto their bases as well as repair many types of broken marble headstones.
Our Story
In 2014 my wife and I were asked by my father if we would take over the care and maintenance of my family cemetery and upon our first visit after many years of absence, we discovered the cemetery was in dire need of maintenance and repair. Within our private cemetery alone there were 17 stones in various degrees of neglect and upwards of 24 more within the adjoining cemetery. From fallen, sunken and leaning stones, to cleaning and re-lettering we knew that we had a monumental task ahead of us. Thus began our journey of collaboration with professionals and research into headstone repair and maintenance. Over the next 5 years, we had custom tools built and gained knowledge of how to properly clean, care for and restore family headstones. In the spring of 2019 we decided to offer our services to others, which began our small husband/wife business of headstone restoration and cleaning. We continue to work full time jobs while fulfilling our customer headstone restorations during our off hours. Fast, efficient, reliable and friendly, we are a reputable and well-known Restoration Service that will cater to each project’s specific needs. We want our customers to be satisfied with our work, which is why we provide open communication channels throughout every step of the way. Browse our site to learn more about the services.
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Who we are: Mike & Cathy hetherington
We are a husband and wife team that have been restoring family monuments since 2015. We both work full time jobs while fulfilling restorations for our customers during our off hours...its a passion!
Please check out our feedback section for what previous customers had to say about our services and check out the blog section to see our detailed origin story.