After watching this I have decided not to install my father's headstone myself. It's best left to the professionals. Thank you for posting.
@nathanbrooks892 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@kristinreign80262 жыл бұрын
Gosh I'm installing my mum's headstone tomorrow wish me luck.
@SuperDalite2 жыл бұрын
@@kristinreign8026 good luck…. And have patience. 👍. Sorry about your mom
@territhomas89852 жыл бұрын
I thought about installing my dad's myself because the graveyard is taking forever. Paid them $670.00 for installment they only got a hole dug with wooden markers..been a month and (3) 70 degree dys each wk no rain..they refuse saying they aren't mixing cement just for 1 headstone
@kristinreign80262 жыл бұрын
All is done saved me hundreds of dollars I spent $100 installation of a headstone.
@johnhatley30742 жыл бұрын
I use to work for Brown Memorial in Florence, SC. a long time ago and it’s cool to see installation hasn’t changed in 45 years.
@billl11273 жыл бұрын
My relatives headstone started leaning after 45 years. Had to have the foundation completely redone. It was not cheap. Now I see why. Bigger job then I imagined.
@ocutta51292 жыл бұрын
Yeah plus them having to remove the old foundation around your relatives memorial.
@jamedlock832 жыл бұрын
The actual grave is too far from the headstone. . Why do ya'll do it like that? They don't do that here in Arkansas. . The middle of the headstone is directly in the middle of the 2 graves (husband/wife). If it's just one person, then the head stone is centered. . . . Missouri is dumb
@Goodboy09533 жыл бұрын
All the comments from arm chair monument setters. Great job , hard work, looks terrific. Monumental Designs Paducah
@jamesryanwigley4 жыл бұрын
How do y’all move the stones if you can’t get to them with the truck?
@thememorialman78564 жыл бұрын
A handtruck
@FRISBIEKF10 жыл бұрын
The sell a hand held tamper-compactor at Home Depot it cost about $19.95
@Stargazer693 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. Thank you for sharing.
@ForensicsOnTheScene2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for helping reinforce my decision for cremation. Burial is very antiquated and a complete waste of money.
@brandon18054 Жыл бұрын
You’ll pay almost just as much at the funeral home.
@sonnetlyric798411 жыл бұрын
That is a lot of cement
@chadnicolia77635 жыл бұрын
My neck of the woods they wait until April and just order 10 yd from our local ready mix concrete supplier and do everything from winter.
@brandon18054 Жыл бұрын
The correct way to do it. A yard of concrete literally weighs over a ton, so imagine mixing all that material by hand
@globalline31032 жыл бұрын
You don’t use y12 rio bar in ur wholes ? And f8 trench mesh, and no sand and screenings, just concrete and water, America does it heaps different (also why not use an hand borer, makes the holes nice and around 6 inches big much easier to bore ur holes that way)
@2HHB11 ай бұрын
why do you place pennies underneath? Wouldn't stone to stone contact be best?
@Bullseye12805 жыл бұрын
how deep is the concrete from the surface?
@jonburrows26844 жыл бұрын
Looks 6 feet to me
@missingrighty2 жыл бұрын
Three feet. He said they dig two feet with the shovel and another foot with the post hole digger. Go to 1:00 minute in the video and he talks about it
@smithy15782 жыл бұрын
We do our foundations a spade length deep with post holes that go beneath the frost level
@TomO-if7nh7 жыл бұрын
Is the base connected to all that concrete? And if so, how? I just saw you put the base on top.
@FRISBIEKF7 жыл бұрын
No in this install we just set the monument Base on top of concrete ,you can use sealer if you like
@TomO-if7nh7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the reply. Couldn't the headstone just topple over? Honestly curious since I'm getting one for my cousin.
@Goodboy09533 жыл бұрын
@@TomO-if7nh unless you have someone in the cemetery trying to topple the headstone the answer is NO…… The headstone is attached to the base with a sealer that also acts like a suction. I can assure you from many years experience it is virtually impossible to remove the headstone from the base without the proper equipment.
@diamonddavemusic2 жыл бұрын
@@Goodboy0953 ...He was actually asking about how the base was attached to the concrete foundation. I'm curious about this as well.
@smithy15782 жыл бұрын
@@Goodboy0953 I work for a monument company in Missouri and the man that I work with that taught me what I know uses an old beat up standard head screwdriver and a mallet to undo the suction lol
@mrmayan48273 жыл бұрын
Mixing concrete in a 3foot hole with a wheelbarrow in frame...work smarter not harder.
@nandofarrillo66894 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this !
@josiahfoster803810 жыл бұрын
hello, need some help on how to push the dirt down so it compacted, see my auntie passed and the soil in her grave hasnt sunken yet and its been a year, any help?
@jimgreene492310 жыл бұрын
This is merely a suggestion, but take a shovel & move the soil from end to end, squaring it up & making it look good. When I was the sexton of a 80 acre cemetery 3 decades ago, I waited about a year before attempting this, so the ground could naturally settle but if you want to put sod or smooth it out now to plant grass seed, that too can be done. Its also possible, that the soil was mounded up & some needs to be removed, in that case, if that is the issue, remove it to ground level & you may need to contact the cemetery grounds staff or sexton before attempting this.
@madisoncarver44199 жыл бұрын
You didn't even center the dye
@jonburrows26844 жыл бұрын
Damn! Is he making a headstone or putting a coffin in? That's a deep hole
@deanna7773 жыл бұрын
I love in East Tennessee and my local cemetery requires it to be 3 ft deep as well. Who knew!
@jonburrows26843 жыл бұрын
@@deanna777 I wanna love in east Tennessee
@deanna7773 жыл бұрын
@@jonburrows2684 bah ha ha ha ha!!!!! It can be fun
@jonburrows26843 жыл бұрын
@@deanna777 hawwww! Do tell! And where's my invite?
@deanna7773 жыл бұрын
@@jonburrows2684 Dude, #1 your dead. #2 you had enough lovin' in TN for all of us!!!
@stevenseverance3692 Жыл бұрын
Cement will crack and and heave because of Winter Weather. Sincerely Yours 🤠 Mr Severance, "The Cake 😋 🍰🎂 🥳🎉 🎊 Man".
@dougdreyer49628 ай бұрын
That's an easy stone to sling
@JamesMorrison-ol1sl Жыл бұрын
No steel in the foundation no dowls from headstone to base cowboys
@brandon18054 Жыл бұрын
The concrete alone has enough tensile strength for the application. We’re not building a skyscraper here
@ROCK191011 жыл бұрын
i work in a cemetery need some advice
@louienoble41794 жыл бұрын
do I take the pennies out ...why r penniesx4 there?
@tombstone39903 жыл бұрын
@@louienoble4179 This prevents the stone from sliding off. Helps hold it in place. Also allows for more compound to get a better seal.
@tombstone39903 жыл бұрын
@@louienoble4179 So no dont remove the pennies
@dwaynemerry6996 Жыл бұрын
That is so much unnecessary work. Especially 20 yrs down the road when the next guy has to come level your 3 foot thick foundation. All you need is an 18 × 48 ×3 concrete prefab or granite foundation
@brandon18054 Жыл бұрын
3” of concrete to support a stone that may weigh 1000-2000 pounds, in an area that encounters frost in the winter? That’s absolutely stupid thinking
@dwaynemerry6996 Жыл бұрын
@brandon18054 I made headstones in Winnipeg for 10 years. Uprights always went on a pre fab concrete foundation on a 4 inch thick granite foundation. In the last 20 yrs I've made and installed over 10,000 uprights and guess what? They are all still standing.
@usnva56387 жыл бұрын
The man in the video will be next in the grave at an early age if he keeps doing this shit with no face mask! He will have some dummy doing the same thing for him wearing no mask, and on and on it goes. Funeral/graveyard shit is good business.
@jamesfung33477 жыл бұрын
USNVA km
@porkchop13435 жыл бұрын
Pour Verna and Donald..
@paulgrimm78423 жыл бұрын
Why do headstones end up leaning?
@billl11273 жыл бұрын
They're heavy and the ground is soft and settles unevenly.
@johnpuzyr80392 жыл бұрын
in nj the cemetery digs foundation monument dealers would not waste there time
@jefferylosborne75202 жыл бұрын
No blasting Caps Hummer H2 blocker
@marcelbarbu71934 жыл бұрын
Yes ok
@christopheryoung7090 Жыл бұрын
How many bags of concrete does that take ?
@david52632 жыл бұрын
In America you place the monument not in front of the grave but beside it?
@copkhan0072 жыл бұрын
Better to install an evergreen plant instead of the headstone.
@seand672 жыл бұрын
Nice job
@CougarLand8 жыл бұрын
You sure made it a tougher job on the person who has to cut the grass by putting the ground/grass right up against the base stone. One of the purposes of the foundation is to put it level with the ground so mowers can cut around it easily and not damage the grave with things like weed trimmers and the mower itself.
@roku50712 жыл бұрын
We were able to have a bigger base stone for our sons gravestone. Mainly because we were told that we could put things on the base and that they would be protected a bit more
@brandon18054 Жыл бұрын
Despite being more work to trim around, I think it looks much nicer without the exposed concrete around monuments. If it’s a small cemetery or there are issues keeping it maintained, it makes sense why you would want oversized foundations. But that concrete doesn’t look nice and fresh when it gets old. Especially if the family would like to plant flowers in front of the monument.
@daleblakemore98219 ай бұрын
Use a granite slab for the foundation then have 3-4" border. It makes no sense to dig down and use concrete the fill the hole with dirt.@@brandon18054
@elainetyler1710 Жыл бұрын
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@CougarLand8 жыл бұрын
Instead of one guy pulling on a head stone like that waiting for the other guy to put in the putty, use shims and a crowbar. Less movement on the stone too.
@jakesmith25259 жыл бұрын
I would add from my experience working with a monument company, instead of digging the hole so deep and long just get some post hole diggers and put 2-3 post of concrete down to stabilize it. It will help cut down on all that concrete
@CougarLand8 жыл бұрын
If the rest of the ground moves while one part doesn't......well you know what's going to happen. There's only two choices, either dig it all below the frost line...or don't. In northern areas that have a 4 foot or more frost line, they just have to settle for not having a deep foundation. Of course over several decades, gravestones start leaning in one way or another.
@TryingToGetGood Жыл бұрын
@@CougarLandWe’ve started digging foundations actually shallower depending on size of the monument. Maybe 10-12 inches maybe 20, fill with a packing stone and then pour your base on top of that. If the ground ever settles or stone is leaning, you can take it off, adjust, and put it back on. A lot easier than digging up 3 foot of concrete block. Don’t understand why this is still common practice to dig so deep. The more ground you disrupt, the more likely it is ground around it to move.
@esroes165 жыл бұрын
So I guess Verna is still alive but her grave stone is waiting for her?
@cloudbase779911 ай бұрын
This is common practice when a husband or wife passes away before their spouse. I'm guessing more common for older people / empty nesters. Probably not common for someone likely to remarry...? That could be awkward.
@pjmagana95478 жыл бұрын
truck crane is nice but you can't always be able to drive it in. what then? we would dolly the memorial in. takes knowledge and muscle but i know a dude who could do most of them himself. of course it's smarter to have a second person but hes hard headed. still nicely done, do you also engrave the memorial? one of the best jobs I've ever had, learned so much.
@davidking33118 жыл бұрын
Same here, I miss my monument days.
@node33156 жыл бұрын
Yeah, this company has a setting dolly to walk it in as well, just not demonstrated in this video.
@jonathanfalkowsky6723 жыл бұрын
Married 60 years wow
@hollygame71035 жыл бұрын
Is it possible to do it without the base? If the stone is big enough and just cement it in the grount?
@thememorialman78564 жыл бұрын
It is but not recommended
@deanna7773 жыл бұрын
Check with the cemetery. Each one has different requirements.
@marcelbarbu71935 жыл бұрын
Marcelpocaitu
@FRISBIEKF11 жыл бұрын
What did you need to know
@CentralNH8 жыл бұрын
how many bags of QuickCrete did you use?>
@jonathanfalkowsky6723 жыл бұрын
Just to think that in whatever many years I will have strangers digging my grave and then digging into it and walking over me to put a headstone down.
@paulmcwilliams17093 жыл бұрын
Not if you're cremated. :-)
@mrbrown64214 жыл бұрын
As the guy that trims around 800 markers in a local cemetery, I really wish NOTHING grew within 2 inches of that marker. String trimming 800 markers AFTER mowing the entire place is some serious walking. Oddly, at 58, I prefer working in Cemeteries since they are far more challenging than cutting empty lots. What DID I do for a real living? Software Design Engineer. Free at last from the boring desk job... Sad story: My boss is a master of hitting stones with the mower blade and backing into them, tipping them over. He hates the place and I'm trying my best to STEAL the contract from him, mainly due to his neglect and damage. Mowing and trimming are both done early in the morning when the grass has enough turgor and moisture content to make the cut easier. After the Florida sun has cooked that grass, it will just lay over, and not cut properly. Afterwards, I strap on a huge leave blower and grab a garbage picker stick so I can put things back on the marker after accidentally blowing them off. I HATE ALL THE TRINKETS people leave on the markers. Wind knocks them over and they break, THEN I gotta pick up this !!!! mess, or my boss will grind it up and throw glass everywhere. All done. Mr. Brown North Central Florida
@thememorialman78564 жыл бұрын
We have a cemetery near me that requires 4" around every stone to be concrete for their lawn crew.
@roku50712 жыл бұрын
As a grieving parent, I apologize for those 'trinkets' that make your job so much harder... I truly wish that I didn't have to leave trinkets on my childs gravestone. I would so much prefer to be able to have given them to him in person these last 10 years, but that option was taken from me. Also, sorry that you seem to feel that those 'trinkets' are there only to make your life/job so much harder. Hopefully you don't have to experience leaving trinkets to your loved ones
@cloudbase779911 ай бұрын
Leaving trinkets on a loved one's gravestone is for the benefit of the one leaving trinkets. It does nothing for the loved one that passed. Keep their memory alive by doing good/kind deeds for someone living, in memory of the deceased loved one.
@985peacespirit12 жыл бұрын
l love monument headstones
@AB-bc9tf3 жыл бұрын
This is what cemeteries want 1k for. Meaning this amount of ground work not the stone? Two people and not even a full day of ground work for 1k. Jackasses
@brandon180543 жыл бұрын
I bet you’d give up after an hour digging by hand with a shovel. You clearly have no idea what it takes to run and maintain a cemetery