Over time, headstones and markers start to grow lichen, moss, mold, and other organic material (like dirt, grass clippings, bird droppings, and tree sap). While some people feel this adds to the beauty of the grave site, it grows into the pores of the stone and can cause permanent damage.  

 

I use a non acidic, safe on flowers and biodegradable biological stone cleaner to kill and remove lichen. Because  I manually clean the stone (no power washing!....

 engraving and any scroll work could be compremised by the force of water "chipping" the edges) with nylon brushes and lots of elbow grease, it can take 2-4 visits per stone.  The cleaning should last at least 4 years - in fact, I've never had to revisit a stone because of new growth! 

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*note: the longer the stone has remained without cleaning, the more likely it is to have permanent coloration from dirt, bird droppings, etc. While we can bring the stone to a beautiful, clean state that will delight you, stones simply can't be restored to a "new" condition.

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After initial thorough cleaning of stone our safe biodegradeable solution continues to work in stone 4-6 months beyond to completely dissolve small remainder residue of pollution on stone.

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Cleaning estimate is contingent on size of stone and degree of algae and dirt.

Call for a quote.

 

Graffeti removal as well.  

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