Headstone cleaning and monuments in Flushing
Flushing is twenty-five minutes west of the shop and sits on our weekly Genesee County route. Flushing City Cemetery straddles Coutant Street, with the older ground and the village's earliest stones on one side and the newer sections opposite. The city's cemetery ordinance is one of the strictest in the county about what may sit on a grave — markers, flowers, urns, and veteran flags, and essentially nothing else — which leaves the condition of the stone itself as the one thing a family can still change. Cleaning is $80 per stone, non-taxable.
Cemeteries we work in in Flushing
Flushing City Cemetery
Coutant Street at Deland Street, Flushing, MI 48433
City-owned; lots, records, and foundation orders go through the City of Flushing, 725 E. Main Street, 810-659-5665.
Not the cemetery you need? We work at cemeteries across Genesee County — name yours when you book or ask, and we confirm the office's requirements with them directly.
What Flushing requires, and how we meet it
Markers, flowers, urns, and veteran flags — nothing else
The ordinance permits only markers, memorials, flowers, and urns as expressly allowed, plus veteran flags authorised by law. Ornaments, signs, trellises, shepherd's hooks, statues, benches, landscaping, bricks, stones, and grave border materials may not be installed. Veteran flags and holders follow Veterans Administration rules.
Flowers stay within eighteen inches
Natural flowers may go in beds not exceeding eighteen inches behind the marker, and silk flowers must sit in a pot or container within the same eighteen inches. No rose bushes of any kind may be planted. Anything outside those limits, or planted without approval, is removed by the city.
Nothing may obstruct a mower
Mounds, bricks, blocks, and any borders that hinder the free use of a lawn mower are prohibited, and surfaces other than earth or sod are not allowed. Grading, levelling, or excavating, and any planting of trees or shrubs, require the City Superintendent's prior permission — in writing, for plantings.
Foundations are ordered from the city
Flushing installs foundations itself at $0.65 per square inch, with removal charged at $100, under the fee schedule the City Council adopted effective July 1, 2017. We include the city's foundation charge in a monument quote so the number you approve is the number you pay.
Rules as published by the City of Flushing cemetery rules and fee schedule (see the current text). Cemetery requirements do change, so we confirm them with the office before we cut a base or set a stone.
How cleaning works in Flushing
Flushing sits on our weekly cleaning route out of Davison, Michigan. Pick the date that works for your family and we confirm it directly. Usually within the same week.
- Professional biological cleaning using safe soft-brush methods — no bleach, no acids, no pressure washing, no wire brushes.
- Light trimming and edging around the base where appropriate.
- Before and after photographs sent to you when the stone is finished.
- Every paid cleaning honours a veteran through the One-for-One Veteran Memorial Program.
- The number of headstones is chosen on the booking form, and that quantity is what we clean.
Stones that have leaned, sunk, or come off their base
Monument and headstone resetting and levelling is quoted rather than priced from a list, because the work depends on the size of the stone, the base beneath it, and the ground it has settled into. Send photographs and the cemetery name and we will tell you what it involves.
Monuments drawn, etched, and set in Flushing
Drawn first, then cut in-house
Flat markers from $400, bevels from $600, slants from $1,250, uprights from $1,500, benches from $2,750, and family or estate monuments from $6,500.
Custom shapes are a specialty
Hearts, crosses, angels and wings, open books, obelisks and columns, tree and rustic rock-pitch stones, children's shapes, and hobby silhouettes, quoted per project after a free consultation.
Laser etching from $400
Etched in-house on Jet Black granite. Other colors are sandblasted instead.
Cemetery requirements handled
We coordinate the cemetery's rules, permits, and foundation work as part of the project.
Other towns we serve in Genesee County
Also serving near Flushing
The same route covers the county lines around Flushing, so a family with graves in more than one place can have them handled on one visit.
Questions from families in Flushing
What is allowed on a grave at Flushing City Cemetery?
Markers, memorials, flowers, and urns as the ordinance allows, plus veteran flags authorised by law. Ornaments, signs, trellises, shepherd's hooks, statues, benches, landscaping, bricks, stones, and grave border materials are all prohibited, and anything that hinders a lawn mower is removed. Natural flower beds and silk flowers in containers must stay within eighteen inches behind the marker, and rose bushes are not permitted at all.
Who cleans the headstone at Flushing City Cemetery?
The family does, or someone they hire. The city maintains the grounds and removes anything unsightly or that becomes a maintenance problem, but the condition of the marker itself is not city work. We clean stones at Flushing City Cemetery for $80 per stone, non-taxable, using biological cleaners only.
What does Flushing charge for a monument foundation?
The city installs foundations at $0.65 per square inch, and charges $100 to remove one, under the fee schedule effective July 1, 2017. When we cut a monument for Flushing we quote the city's foundation charge as part of the project and coordinate the order with the city rather than leaving it to the family.
How soon can a stone in Flushing be cleaned?
Flushing is in Genesee County, which sits on our weekly route, so you pick the date at booking and we confirm it directly. Cleaning is $80 per stone with before and after photos emailed the same day. Call 586-404-5869 if you need a firm date this week.
Do you clean headstones in Flushing?
Yes. Headstone and monument cleaning is $80 per stone in Flushing. Flushing sits on our weekly cleaning route out of Davison, Michigan. Pick the date that works for your family and we confirm it directly.
How soon can a stone in Flushing be cleaned?
Usually within the same week. We confirm the date with you before we travel.
What does the $80 cleaning include?
Professional biological cleaning with safe soft-brush methods, light trimming and edging around the base where appropriate, before and after photographs sent to you, and participation in the One-for-One Veteran Memorial Program. No bleach, no acids, no pressure washing, and no wire brushes.
Is the $80 a deposit or the full price?
It is the full price of one completed cleaning, paid once. Each additional stone is the same $80. Choose the number of headstones on the booking form; it shows the total, and checkout charges exactly that.
How do I choose the number of headstones?
On the booking form. It asks where the stones are, how many, and how to reach you, shows the total, and the secure checkout that follows charges exactly that total.
Do you set monuments in Flushing?
Yes. Custom monuments are drawn, etched, and set for cemeteries in Flushing. We draw it first, you approve the drawing, then we cut, and nothing is ordered until you have seen it and know the price. Consultations are free, and we coordinate the cemetery's requirements with the office directly.
Can you reset a stone that has leaned or sunk in Flushing?
Yes. Monument and headstone resetting and leveling is quoted rather than priced from a list, because what a stone needs depends on its size, its base, and the ground under it. Send photographs with a reset assessment request and we will tell you what the work involves.
Book the cleaning
The form asks where the stones are and how to reach you, and nothing else. You choose the number of headstones on the form, which shows the total, then pay that total on secure checkout.