Restoration for a granite flush marker | Before and After
Tending - Grave Care Services

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Restoration for a granite flush marker

— fall 2025

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Don't see your cemetery on the list?

While our directory highlights 7 resting places, our mobile crews service every burial ground and private graveyard in the South Portland area. Simply type the name of the cemetery when booking your care plan, and our local experts will locate the plot.

Nearby Cemeteries in Maine

If you couldn't find the specific resting place in South Portland, here are additional cemeteries located in neighboring communities:

  • Maplewood Cemetery 6 White Birch Ln, Portland, ME 04103, USA Located in: Portland
  • Calvary Cemetery Walgreens, 279, Main Street, Cash Corner, South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, 04106, United States Located in: Portland
  • Eastern Cemetery 55 Mountfort St, Portland, ME 04101, USA Located in: Portland
  • Forest City Cemetery 232 Lincoln St, South Portland, ME 04106, USA Located in: Portland
  • Western Cemetery Western Prom & Vaughan S, Portland, ME 04102, USA Located in: Portland
  • Old Settlers Cemetery 99 Shoreway Lane, South Portland, ME 04106, USA Located in: Portland
  • Post Cemetery Beach Path, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, 04108, United States Located in: Portland
  • Cliff Island Cemetery 132 Sunset Rd, Cliff Island, ME 04019, USA Located in: Portland
  • Apple Tree Cemetery 138 Pleasant Ave, Portland, ME 04103, USA Located in: Portland
  • Evergreen Cemetery Garden Avenue, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, 04103, United States Located in: Portland

Trusted Headstone Cleaning & Restoration Nationwide: Client Stories

Elisabeth Buchanan — Tending Client
Feb 20, 2026
“We were considering replacing the grave marker when I stumbled across tending on Facebook. After a little research I decided to give it a try. There was some back and forth which I was happy to comply as they made contact with the property to make sure they did it with permissions in place. Here is before and after. We live a distance but I am planning to try to see it in person and hope it looks like the picture. We have a family plot next to it that’s much older that looks amazing. Now I won’t be as sad looking at it. We started with a one time service but are discussing more frequent upkeep in the future.”
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Safe Cleaning of Stone Gravestones in South Portland

Why is the face of the concrete foundation flaking off near the road?

That is salt spalling from winter road maintenance in South Portland. We wash the corrosive brine out of the rock pores and seal the open wound with a masonry mix.

Can you fix a leaning headstone during the winter in South Portland?

If the frost is deep in South Portland, we pause our leveling services. We wait until mud season passes to auger the footprint and properly tamp the crushed stone base.

The monument is sliding down a steep hill. How do you fix that?

Gravity and rain wash the dirt out. We hoist the stone, dig a level bench directly into the slope, and pack it with crushed angular stone to lock the base in place permanently.

Thick green moss covers the entire back of the headstone.

The deep shade in South Portland cemeteries breeds heavy moss. We never scrape it dry. We soak the growth with a biocide, letting the roots fail and the rain wash the dead debris away.

Can't make the trip? Trust our local South Portland crews to safely wash delicate marble and granite monuments.

Live out of town? Let our local experts handle the maintenance. Get a personalized plan in minutes, complete with transparent pricing and verification photos.

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