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Main Tips When Choosing Cemetery Monuments

Opting to buy cemetery monuments is a very effective way to honor deceased family members. These products are bigger and more impressive than conventional tombstones and headstones. More importantly, consumers have more ways to customize these products with embellishments and accessories. Shoppers, however, will generally pay a lot more for these options.

Certain materials that are used in these designs can be extremely attractive to local thieves. This is one of the most important things for shoppers to keep in mind. Bronze, copper and other metals and alloys can be stolen and sold at recycling facilities. Not only is this financially devastating to family members, but it will also result in significant financial loss.

This is why many product manufacturers are currently designing special accessories and even tombstones and markers that have their own built-in security. As an example, if you want to incorporate a copper or bronze flagpole or vase into your purchase, this can be attached securely to the monument with a chain. This will make it more difficult for thieves to remove.

It is often best to have the name of the deceased and the cemetery in which he or she is interred, etched onto the bottom of any marker or accessory that you invest in. Should an item ever be taken by vandals, local authorities will know where to return it. This can also help to tip recycling companies off to the fact that these items have been stolen.

It is vital to speak with cemetery personnel about any regulations and rules that govern the placement of these items and their individual designs. These could place limitations on how large or small these products can be as well as on many different design elements and features. This is information that consumers should always learn in advance, rather than investing in options that will later cause them problems.

One of the most cost-effective ways to decorate a family plot or a family cemetery is by investing in one large monument that is positioned in the center of the different graves in this area. This can be used to honor several generations of family members. These are worthwhile purchases for those who have invested in several plots in a specific location.

While using web-based sellers is definitely an effective strategy for saving money when purchasing cemetery monuments, it is important to take note of the installation and shipping costs also. It can be quite expensive to have memorial items shipped, given their impressive weights. Buyers should also know that there are many local businesses that are not willing to install these products if they have not supplied them.


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