How Long do Granite Tombstone Last?

Granite is essentially the hardest stone except diamond, and its hardness is more than twice that of limestone.

The most common material for tombstones is granite. It is one of the hardest stones and can be used almost forever. Granite has a variety of natural colors, and stonemasons can shape it into a variety of patterns.

Primitive bronzes from the early Greek and Roman cultures thousands of years ago have been found. It is believed that today's Bronze monuments are of much better quality and can be preserved almost forever.

Although bronze can be used for a long time, it is still a little expensive. Pound by pound, when it comes to bronze and granite, there is no comparability. If you want a large-scale commemoration, you need to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy a bronze monument. This is why most large monuments today are not built in bronze.

Some people like the way boulders look like monuments. They are unique, but you need to go to your local cemetery to see if they meet the regulations.

A boulder should last for a long time, but unlike granite, it has no rating system. When you pick up a pebble in the field, you have no idea how hard (or soft) it is. Some are hard and some are soft. Only time will tell us the answer.

Boulder is the cheapest of the three tombstone materials. They are abundant and do not require mining, cutting and polishing. However, if you save material costs, you will be rewarded in the increased carving and installation costs. Because a boulder is neither flat nor polished, it takes more time to carve it correctly. Similarly, since the bottom of the boulders is not flat, it takes longer for them to be correctly placed in the wet concrete of the cemetery.

There are many unique ways to use boulders as a memorial. You can carve, polish and even put color photos on it.

Although technically speaking, some granites are harder than others, any granite is basically eternal. Therefore, the appearance and weight of your granite monument today should be the same as it will be 100000 years or more later.