Our Monument Process

Welcoming our Clients

At Fackler Monument Company Inc, we understand the pain our clients experience when losing a loved one. It is our job to help you choose the right memorial to mark your loved one’s final resting place. Our wonderful staff will walk through the showroom with you, and answer any questions while you choose the perfect memorial. We are a Third Generation, Locally and Family Owned business. For almost 100 years, we have made it our mission to make sure our clients have a stress free experience when selecting their memorial.

When you come in to purchase a memorial, if you could have the cemetery, and any deed or lot information on hand, this will ensure we are able to meet any requirements set by the cemetery where your memorial will be placed.

Stop in and visit our large selection of monuments. We have the largest indoor showroom in the Tri-State area, with many sizes and colors to choose from! It is our job to help you choose the right monument to mark your loved one’s final resting place. Our wonderful staff will walk through the showroom with you, and answer any questions while you choose the perfect memorial. It is our mission to make sure you are at ease when selecting the memorial.

Layout Design

Once the contract is written and the designs chosen, our Graphic Designer will create a proof for you to review. It is very important that you check the spelling and dates on every drawing. If changes are needed, we will send you an updated proof reflecting those changes. Once we have your signed approval, we can create the memorial.

Foundations

The foundation is one of the most important parts of our monument process. If not poured correctly, the stone may lean or experience other issues down the road. We pour our own foundations in every cemetery that allows us to do so for quality control.

When a cemetery pours their own foundations, we use the cemetery's cost formulas and specifications for pouring the foundation. We take care of ordering it for you.

The Engraving Process

Once the drawing is approved, we move to the engraving process. We lay a stencil of the design on the memorial, and engrave (sandblast) the design and lettering into the memorial. We also shape carve flowers to make them appear more realistic. Every memorial is engraved in our shop so we are able to control the quality.

Etching the Monument

Etching uses a laser to burn pixels onto the polished memorial. This process allows them to transform your photograph, onto the granite, and it will last for generations! The etching on our memorials are done by the best etchers in the industry with more than 25 years of experience. We transport the memorials to and from our etcher’s facility in Southern Indiana. You can create an etching of anything and everything, from photographs of your loved ones to full scenes created from a photo of the family farm. Etchings are best on black granite. Check out these photographs!

Etchings show up the best on solid black granite; however, other colors can be etched. 

Etchings are handled like our approval drawing process. We work with our etchers to do a drawing for the family so it is all laid out together and adjustments can be made if needed.

Setting the Monument

Our team sets every memorial unless we are directed to drop it off at the cemetery and the staff there will install it. We seal every memorial to the foundation using a monument-setting compound to keep water out.