MasterMind Creation Co.
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Headstone cleaning and custom monuments in Michigan

MasterMind Creation Co. provides biological headstone cleaning for $99 per stone in every Michigan county, with no travel surcharge anywhere in the state. We also draw, cut, deliver, and install custom cemetery monuments throughout Michigan: we draw it first, you approve the drawing, then we cut.

Biological headstone cleaning

Professional cleaning is $99 per stone and uses biological cleaners only—no bleach or acids. Service includes cemetery-safe care and before-and-after photos, and it is available in every Michigan county.

Custom Michigan monuments

Choose flat markers, bevels, slants, uprights, benches, and family monuments, or a fully custom shape made to order. We coordinate cemetery requirements and provide monument delivery and installation anywhere in Michigan.

Memorials we have completed

Our gallery shows finished work installed in Michigan cemeteries: companion uprights with Celtic crosses and laser etched family portraits, a full granite memorial bench, hand-tinted color scenes, cardinal and wildflower etchings, race car and sprint car tributes etched from family photos, and flat markers with scenic and portrait detail. Every piece was drawn in our shop, approved by the family before a saw touched stone, then etched and set by MasterMind Creation Co.

Can you make a custom shape?

Yes. Custom headstones and shapes are special orders cut in-house. The four we cut most often are hearts, crosses, open books and bibles, and angels and wings. Any shape outside those four is still possible, but you need to ask us so we can quote it. We draw it first, you approve the drawing, then we cut, so nothing is ordered until you have seen it and know the price. Special orders need cemetery approval on shape and size and take longer than a standard monument.

Where is cleaning available?

Headstone cleaning is available in all 83 Michigan counties at the same $99 per stone, with no travel surcharge. Genesee, Lapeer, and Oakland counties run on weekly routes. Every other county is on the route list: the stone is cleaned while we are in that part of the state for a monument delivery or installation, or once two stones are on the list in that area, three in the Upper Peninsula. Joining the list costs nothing and the $99 per stone is taken when the route window is confirmed.

Where are monuments installed?

Custom monuments can be delivered and installed at cemeteries throughout Michigan. Free consultations are available to discuss the drawing, budget, and cemetery rules: we draw it first, you approve the drawing, then we cut.

Headstone cleaning and monument questions, answered

The details families ask about most. Anything not covered here, call 586-404-5869 Monday through Friday, 9AM to 5PM.

How much does headstone cleaning cost in Michigan?

$99 per stone, non-taxable. That is the same price in all 83 Michigan counties, with no travel surcharge, so a stone in the Upper Peninsula costs exactly what a stone in Genesee County costs. The way that price stays honest at the far end of the state is that we never drive out for a single stone: outside the weekly and regional routes your stone joins a route list at no charge, and the $99 per stone is taken once we call with the confirmed route window. Quantity is chosen at secure Stripe checkout. More than five stones is quoted directly so the whole group can be routed together.

Which Michigan counties do you clean headstones in?

All 83. Genesee, Lapeer, and Oakland counties are on the weekly route, so you pick your own date. Nearby counties run on a regional route, usually one to three weeks out. Everywhere else in the state, the stone goes on the route list and is cleaned while we are already in that part of Michigan for a monument delivery or installation, or once two stones are on the list in that area — three in the Upper Peninsula, which is a longer drive. Typical windows are two to six weeks in the Lower Peninsula and four to eight weeks in the Upper Peninsula, with a call to confirm before the crew travels.

Booking from a county that is not on the weekly route is encouraged, not discouraged: your stone is what starts a route, and several stones in one area moves that route up. It costs nothing to join the list, nothing is charged until the window is set, and if you need a firm date sooner than the route we will quote a dedicated trip over the phone.

How do I book a headstone cleaning appointment?

Online, at any hour. Choose your county and cemetery, pick a weekday and an appointment hour between 9AM and 5PM, and pay the $99 per stone through secure Stripe checkout. The calendar only offers hours that are still open, and the hour you choose is claimed the moment you commit to it. In a route-list county there is no hour to claim and nothing to pay yet — you tell us the window you would prefer, and we call to confirm the route before we travel.

Can I book a time that someone else already took?

No. There is one crew and one calendar, so every appointment hour can be claimed exactly once. Hours that are already spoken for are greyed out on the booking form, and if two people pick the same hour in the same moment, only the first is accepted — the second is shown the times still open that day rather than being double booked.

What do you use to clean a headstone?

Biological cleaners only, applied with water and soft brushes — the gentle, cemetery-approved approach used in monument conservation. No bleach, no acids, no pressure washing, and no wire brushes, all of which etch and permanently damage stone, especially older marble. The cleaner keeps working for weeks afterward, so a heavily lichened stone often keeps lightening after the crew leaves.

Every cleaning also includes trimming and edging around the base and cleaning the base perimeter, plus before and after photos emailed the same day with the receipt.

How much does a custom monument cost?

Starting prices: $400 for a flat marker, $600 for a bevel, $1,250 for a slant, $1,500 for an upright, $3,000 for a bench including its foundation, and $6,500 for a family or estate monument. Custom laser etching starts at $400 and is done in-house on Jet Black granite; other granite colors are sandblasted instead. Consultations are free with no obligation, and every project is quoted after one.

Can you make a custom shaped headstone?

Yes. Custom shapes are special orders cut in-house rather than ordered from a catalog: hearts, crosses, angels and wings, open books and bibles, obelisks and columns, trees and rustic rock-pitch, children's shapes, hobby silhouettes, and sculpted relief work. A shape that is not on that list is still worth asking about — families bring photos and sketches, and we draw it from there.

The order of work never changes: we draw it first, you approve the drawing, then we cut. Nothing is ordered until you have seen the drawing and know the price. Special orders are quoted per project after the free consultation, since cost depends on stone color, size, and how much cutting and carving the outline needs, and custom shapes need cemetery approval on height, footprint, and color before fabrication.

When is headstone cleaning season in Michigan?

Cleaning needs above-freezing temperatures and running water, so the practical season runs roughly April into November. Most stones look their best on a two to four year cleaning cycle, and shaded, tree-covered sections grow biological film faster than open sunny ones.