Delta Silt Sinking
The ground here is river silt. It is soft and deep.
Heavy rain turns the soil into soup. Heavy monuments don't just lean; they sink straight down. We see markers buried up to the name. Adding dirt on top creates more weight and sinks it faster. For permanent tombstone repair and restoration, we lift the monument out. We pour a wide footer that floats on the mud to carry the weight.
Cane Field Ash
When they burn the sugar cane fields, ash falls like snow. It covers the cemeteries.
Morning dew mixes with the ash. It turns into a grey paste that sticks to the granite. If you let it dry, it stains the polish. Wiping it just smears it around. We use grave site cleaning services to wash this soot off before it sets into the stone.
Tropical Black Mold
It rarely freezes here. The humidity is high all year.
Green algae and black slime grow fast. They cover the stone and hide the lettering. Pressure washing forces the mold spores deeper into the rock. We use a chemical soak. It kills the roots so the growth falls off and the stone stays clean.
Hard Water Crust
Sprinklers run constantly here. The water is full of minerals and salt.
The sun dries the water fast. It leaves a hard white scale on the base. It looks like frost, but it is rock hard. If you scrape it, you ruin the polish. We use descalers for cleaning stone gravestones. They melt the crust so we can hose it off.
Palm Berry Stains
Palm trees line the cemeteries. They drop heavy seeds and berries.
These berries rot on the stone. They leave sticky, purple-black stains. It looks like oil. Soap won't cut it. We use heavy solvents to strip the stain out of the pores without burning the stone.