The Mile-High Mining Town
Bisbee is built on steep canyon walls at over 5,000 feet. This geography creates two problems: severe erosion and intense UV. The sun at this altitude burns the paint out of lettering twice as fast as in the valley. A black name fades to nothing.
We specialize in memorial restoration services that include re-inking engravings with high-altitude UV-stable paint. We ensure the history remains legible.
Slopes and Stability
Evergreen Cemetery is terraced. When the monsoons hit, water cascades down the hill. It washes out the soil holding up the older markers. We see stones tipping over constantly.
A leaning stone puts fatal stress on the material. Our headstone maintenance service includes checking the grade. We stabilize the ground to keep the monument fighting gravity.
Historic Stone Decay
Bisbee has history. Many markers are old, porous limestone or sandstone. They are fragile. You cannot use a pressure washer on them; it will blow the face off. We use gentle, soft-wash cleaning stone gravestones techniques. We remove the grime without erasing the worn inscription.
