Stone Care in the West Metro
Lakewood cemeteries have a deer problem. The herd at Crown Hill is huge, and they wreck the stones. They rub their antlers on them and leave droppings everywhere. Add in the heavy sprinklers, and these monuments get dirty fast.
We fix a lot of animal damage here. We clean up the greasy wax left by bucks and scrub off the mess the herd leaves behind. We also deal with thick calcium crusts from the irrigation. People looking for headstone cleaning services near me usually call us because they can't read the name through the mineral buildup or the animal grease.
Deer Antler Rubs
In the fall, bucks rub their antlers against the sharp corners of the headstones. They leave behind a black, greasy wax. Water won't touch it.
We have to melt that residue off chemically. If they hit the stone hard enough to chip the edge, we grind it smooth so it stops catching dirt.
Irrigation Scale Buildup
Sprinklers run heavy here. The water dries and leaves a hard white crust on the granite. It’s baked on.
Solvents help, but mostly we have to scrape it off by hand. It’s slow work to get the crust off without scratching the polish underneath.
Acidic Wildlife Droppings
Deer and goose droppings act like acid on polished stone. If the waste sits there, it eats the gloss and leaves a dull spot.
We scrub the mess off. If the acid burned the finish, we re-polish that area. We bring the gloss back so you can't tell where the damage was.
Lichen on Historic Stones
The big trees in the old sections create a lot of shade. That is exactly where lichen grows best. It digs into the stone pores and damages the surface.
Scrubbing live lichen rips the stone face off. We kill it first. When it’s dead and dry, it brushes right off without hurting the rock.
Sun-Damaged Bronze
The sun cooks the clear coat off the bronze markers. The metal oxidizes and turns brown.
We strip it down to raw metal. We polish it back to gold, and then we spray a fresh UV-resistant sealer to keep it that way.
Service Costs in Lakewood
Cleaning up wildlife damage requires specific solvents. Removing that thick sprinkler crust is hard, slow work. We check the condition of the marker before we give you a quote.
- Wildlife Cleanup: Removing antler wax and droppings.
- Scale Removal: Scraping off hard water deposits.
- Bronze Refinishing: Restoring oxidized metal.
- Lichen Treatment: Killing growth in shaded areas.
