Headstone cleaning and monuments in Grand Blanc
Grand Blanc is ten minutes from the shop and sits on our weekly Genesee County route, so you pick the date and we confirm it. The township owns three cemeteries here — Maple Gibson on East Hill Road, Perry McFarlen at Perry and Genesee, and Oakwood off Leach Lane — and its cemetery ordinance is unusually blunt about where the township's job stops: perpetual care is mowing, reseeding, and levelling sunken graves, and it excludes repairing or maintaining the marker itself. That part is the family's, and it is the part we do, for $80 per stone, non-taxable.
Cemeteries we work in in Grand Blanc
Maple Gibson Cemetery
3322 E. Hill Road, Grand Blanc, MI
Township-owned; lots are purchased through the Public Services Department.
Perry McFarlen Cemetery
Perry Road at Genesee Road, Grand Blanc, MI
Township-owned.
Oakwood Cemetery
Leach Lane, just east of McCandlish Road and Saginaw Street, Grand Blanc, MI
Openings, closings, and disinterments are arranged with Genesee Valley Vault Inc., 810-695-5166.
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 Grand Blanc requires, and how we meet it
Perpetual care stops before your marker
Section 15 of the township ordinance defines perpetual care as mowing, reseeding, and levelling all sunken graves at reasonable intervals, and states that anything beyond those essential features is not included — naming the repair, maintenance, or replacement of any marker, memorial, monument, or urn. Cleaning the stone was never the township's job.
Quality granite or standard bronze only
The ordinance permits quality granite and standard bronze, and marble only where the quality and finish are durable. Other grades of marble, sandstone, slate, artificial stone, fieldstone, terra cotta, wood, iron, and glass are excluded in any form. Appendages such as books, photos, or glasswork are prohibited unless cast in bronze and used as a plate in the die.
Foundations are capped at 42 by 20 inches
A single space allows a foundation no more than 42 inches long, no wider than the burial space, and 20 inches deep. Multiple spaces allow up to 60 by 20 inches. The Township Clerk must approve any variation. Foundation installation is billed at $0.60 per square inch with a $150 minimum, which covers both the foundation and setting it. We size the base to those numbers before we cut.
One marker per space, west side, facing east or west
Only one marker, monument, or memorial is permitted per burial space, placed on the west side, and all monuments must face east or west. A marker may instead be centred over two spaces.
Decoration windows are enforced
Artificial flowers, grave blankets, and wreaths are permitted at ground level only from November 1 to April 1; from April 2 to October 31 they are allowed only in urns or affixed to the marker. Flower beds and cut-flower vases must sit directly in front of the marker and extend no more than eight inches from its base. We clean and edge the stone and leave everything else where the ordinance put it.
Rules as published by the Grand Blanc Charter Township Cemetery Ordinance No. 07-11 (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 Grand Blanc
Grand Blanc 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 Grand Blanc
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 Grand Blanc
The same route covers the county lines around Grand Blanc, so a family with graves in more than one place can have them handled on one visit.
Questions from families in Grand Blanc
Does Grand Blanc Township clean the headstone for me?
No. The township's cemetery ordinance defines perpetual care as mowing, reseeding, and levelling sunken graves, and expressly excludes the repair, maintenance, or replacement of any marker, memorial, monument, or urn. Cleaning the stone at Maple Gibson, Perry McFarlen, or Oakwood is the family's responsibility, and we do it for $80 per stone.
What foundation size does Grand Blanc Township allow?
A single burial space allows a foundation up to 42 inches long, no wider than the space itself, and 20 inches deep; multiple spaces allow up to 60 inches by 20 inches. Variations need the Township Clerk's approval. The township charges $0.60 per square inch for foundation installation with a $150 minimum, and we build the base to those dimensions so nothing has to be remade on site.
Which cemeteries does Grand Blanc Township own?
Three: Maple Gibson Cemetery at 3322 E. Hill Road, Perry McFarlen Cemetery at Perry Road and Genesee Road, and Oakwood Cemetery on Leach Lane just east of McCandlish Road and Saginaw Street. Lots are handled by the township's Public Services Department, and openings and closings are arranged directly with Genesee Valley Vault Inc. at 810-695-5166. We clean at all three, and at the private cemeteries in the area as well.
Can I put a marble or fieldstone marker in a Grand Blanc township cemetery?
Only durable marble qualifies. The ordinance permits quality granite and standard bronze, allows marble where the quality and finish are durable, and excludes other grades of marble along with sandstone, slate, artificial stone, fieldstone, terra cotta, wood, iron, and glass. Every monument we cut for Grand Blanc is granite or bronze, so it clears that rule as ordered.
Do you clean headstones in Grand Blanc?
Yes. Headstone and monument cleaning is $80 per stone in Grand Blanc. Grand Blanc 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 Grand Blanc 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 Grand Blanc?
Yes. Custom monuments are drawn, etched, and set for cemeteries in Grand Blanc. 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 Grand Blanc?
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.