American Headstones is your headstone provider for Los Angeles, Ca.
When you purchase a headstone from an outside vendor, someone that is not affiliated with the cemetery. Always ask your cemetery what the setting fees are for placing the monument or flat grave marker on the grave. It is illegal for cemeteries to charge the consumer a different price for setting the marker because they […]
Customers almost always never check what the requirements from the cemetery are for marking their graves. We get numerous requests for custom headstones of all shapes, sizes and material. The cemetery always has the last word when it comes to accepting a gravestone or monument. Customers spend a lot of time and money designing a […]
We are constantly asked to write foreign characters or poems on a headstone or monument when memorializing a loved ones headstone. This is something which we are capable of doing if the correct file is created in the native language. Today on the internet there are numerous aids in creating this work with the help […]
Granite headstones, tombstones or vertical monuments installed at all cemeteries may need inscription, dates or added words of endearment inscribed on the existing headstone. As family members pass on you may want to add on some special words or even a porcelain inlaid photograph to the monument or on a granite bench at the gravesite. […]
There is a new product out on the market today and customers are asking about the technology, this is adding color to traditional black and white etched designs on headstones. The process involves traditional etching which is a very shallow cut in stone and filling in the etched design with color. This is almost always […]
Last Dates and final closure to your headstone or monument when it is located at the gravesite is done by contacting American Headstones Company. We are a full service headstone engraving, Porcelain photo manufacturer and design company. Our Process When the time comes to add the final date or add a photo or final inscription […]
Choosing your retailer for a Headstone When considering a headstone purchase for your loved one the first person or retailer that you will contact will be the funeral home counselor. This of course will be a decision you must make under a very stressful time. The best decision for you will be to shop it […]
Quick Refresher Course in Purchasing a Headstone with American Headstones 2017 just started and families are started to complete their new year’s resolution which includes the marking of a headstone or purchasing a grave monument, a granite flat marker or a Bronze cast memorial. In either case the monument or memorial should reflect your loved […]
How to be Wise when Shopping for a Headstone The headstone should be your last purchase when burying your loved one. Never get manipulated during your time of grief in purchasing a headstone as part of the “Burial Package”. Take the time after the burial to think of your loved one and what the next […]
Having a Memorial Headstone Finished and Installed Before the Holiday Season Many people want to have a memorial headstone finished and installed before the holiday season in December. It is important to remover that the normal turn around time of a standard headstones takes about 5 weeks. Do remember that the cemetery is going to […]
