Sandblasting Your Monument Design

Monument design can be very detailed and personal. If you are designing for pre-need you will be able to see your finished memorial in the cemetery. To work with draftsman and designers ahead of time allows you to fully customize the look and feel of your granite monument. If designing a monument for a loved one, you'll want to personalize both the artwork and the complete monument shape and size to reflect their life.

Part of this design process is transferring the finished artwork onto the granite. This is accomplished by sandblasting through a stencil prepared from the original monument design. Once the design is approved, a stencil is cut to replicate the outlines of the artwork and/or lettering. Once cut, the actual design is weeded out from the stencil, which allows the design to be sandblasted into the granite's surface. Meanwhile, the remaining material helps to protect areas of the monument from damage during the sandblast process.

Once the design has been sandblasted into the granite monument, the stencil is removed and the monument is sent for further manufacturing, such as polishing, cleaning, etching or painting (litho).