Crepe Myrtle "Honeydew"
Waxahachie is the "Crepe Myrtle Capital." These trees line the cemeteries.
Aphids eat the leaves and drip sticky sap called "honeydew." It coats the headstones. Black sooty mold grows on it. It bonds like glue. People searching for headstone cleaning services near me try to scrub it. This smears the mess.
We use an enzyme cleaner. It digests the sugars. It lifts the sap safely.
Blackland Clay Heave
Ellis County has deep Blackland Clay. It is powerful.
Summer cracks the ground. Winter rain swells it. This soil movement snaps concrete footers. Monuments lean. Shoveling dirt under the gap fails. The clay swallows it.
For tombstone repair and restoration, we bypass the moving topsoil. We install friction piers. We anchor the foundation to stable subsoil.
Historic Limestone Erosion
Waxahachie is historic. Many older markers are soft limestone.
They are porous. High-pressure water destroys the lettering. Acidic rain eats the details.
We use a gentle, low-pressure flush for grave site cleaning services. We clean the stone without erasing the history.
Lichen Pitting
Old trees provide shade. This breeds crusty lichen.
It digs roots into the stone binder. It creates craters. Pulling it off dry damages the face.
We use a biological soak for cleaning stone gravestones. It kills the lichen. It falls off gently with a soft brush.
Fire Ant Acid
Fire ants build mounds against the bases.
The dirt is acidic. It burns the polish. It leaves a rough, dull ring. You cannot wash this damage off. We treat the ground. Then we neutralize the acid.
