How Do You Clean A Granite Headstone?
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Granite is a frequent choice for headstones. It’s a beautiful stone, is harder than marble and makes for long lasting headstones. Over time headstones accumulate lichens, moss, bird droppings, or a film of calcium deposits from hard water, usually from the cemetery’s lawn watering system, unless they receive regular cleaning. Periodic cleaning is needed to keep the erosive effects of these materials from permanently damaging the stone. Cleaning granite headstones is a fairly straight forward process, however there are some special considerations. Granite may seem like the most durable thing in the world, but improper care from the beginning can cause lasting damage. This article is geared towards cleaning and maintaining new headstones, and is not intended as instructions for the cleaning of historic stones, which may require more specialized care. Determine the composition of the stone, if you’re not sure. This article deals specifically with granite; the same techniques can be used s