Foundation & Footing
Six feet down, or it doesn't hold.
The foundation under a monument is the part you cannot see — and it's the only part that decides whether the stone still stands a hundred years from now. We dig six feet. Most don't.
We have walked into hundreds of cemeteries across eastern Nebraska to straighten leaning monuments — almost always set by other companies. The cause is the same in nearly every case: a foundation poured 12 to 18 inches deep, well above the frost line, with no real chance of holding the stone level once a few hard winters cycle the ground.
A guarantee that isn't backed by the work behind it isn't worth the paper it's printed on.
That is why every monument we set rests on a 6-foot reinforced concrete footing, hand-poured to match the footprint of the stone, and dug below the frost line. The cost is included in our quote. There is no upgrade, no add-on, no “deluxe” tier. It is the only way we set a monument.
What You Get
Three reasons our stones don't move.
- 1.Below the frost line. Six feet is well past where Nebraska soil freezes — the freeze-thaw cycle that lifts shallow footings can't touch ours.
- 2.Reinforced and hand-poured. Squared to the monument footprint, with rebar throughout. No template forms, no half-measures.
- 3.Re-leveled free, forever. If a stone we set ever settles or leans, we come out and straighten it. No charge. No expiration date.
Why It Matters
The evidence is in the cemetery itself.
Leaning headstones, sunken markers, monuments that have shifted out of plumb — these are what happens when a foundation is too shallow, too narrow, or too thin.
No deposit. No quote pressure. No surprises.