I always feel sad when I see a marker disappearing into the earth. Nice job.

Thank you! My hubby & I went and raised 5 gravestones on Father's Day and this is the video that we used to teach us how!

The nice thing is that you demonstrate that anyone can do it! Thank you for showing the way!!

This is wonderful, thank you for doing this. So nice to know someone cares

Great video! To the point and informative. Something to consider is placing a layer of landscaper's fabric in the space before adding the pea gravel (which is a perfect choice of sub-layer IMO). The fabric will add "life" to the usefulness of the gravel by helping it to not migrate into the soil as quickly. Of course, over decades, the fabric will rot and cease being useful. Again, great video and technique. Just a thought on how to extend the number of years before the stone needs another adjustment.

Nice job - especially for a veteran head stone

I had this issue with an uncles bronze plaque marker, a Korean War veteran. It, and all the markers in his area were really sunken very badly. I contacted the cemetery and they raised the marker for me. I did all the prep work, removed all the encroaching grass and cleaned the plaque and stone below etc. It is still not raised as much as it should be, but better than it was. They did not use gravel unfortunately, so when there is rain you can tell is getting some dirt/mud washed over it still. I will keep tabs on it this year and may give them another call or go out and try it myself. There is no way I'd be able to lift it completely out like you did here though lol. I'm not that strong, but maybe lift and tuck some gravel under.

Thank you very much❤

I am glad to see you taking such an interest in the people who came before us. I tend to my families graves, there are over forty of them in half a dozen cemeteries. Keeps me busy.

I have to set my brother's marker this weekend and this was very helpful.

Thanks for the tip, I just took over a cemetery now for just over a year and noted a number of head stones that need to be raised. I have received a few concerns about some as well so now I feel I have the confidence to correct a number of them. Dave

I learn soo much from your FYIs sir much respect 👏✊

Thank you always for what you do ❤

Thank You For the Wonderful Kindness and Caring.💕💕💕👍

Thank you!

Wish we had people doing this work here in Essex County, Ontario, Canada

Thank you sir... perfect. Exactly what we needed to know. Bill Karas Flushing

Need to raise my dad's marker up. We keep cutting and pulling away grass that's trying to creep onto the edges, but maybe raising it up would help us fight off that grass better.

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Past Preservation, do you ask permission to do that type of work? Your work is very nice! I want to use it as a model to do the same work here in Lucas County, OH. #rvgminc

I have a repair question for you. In the cemetery that I take care of, there is a headstone made of old cinder blocks, the cinder block is deteriorating, what can I do to save the marker?

Thanks for the video. Any suggestions to prevent headstone from coming up missing? Cemetery switched ownership. They suck, but I'm out of State. Can a 3 inch flatstone marker be cemented to the cement pad? I don't want it taken again.

Thanks for the great video. I need to raise a family marker like yours, but my problem is the marker has broken into 4 pieces. My idea would be to raise the stone like you did, put the pieces together as best i can. Should i fill the cracks with cement patching? If i don’t grass will eventually separate the pieces again. I would like to add a small marker (not sure what it should be made of) with the inscription. As it is getting hard to read. Thanks for any help.

Don't you pack the gravel down? Even just stepping on it would help make it evenly distributed.

Thanks for this video. Is it necessary to ask for permission before attempting to raise the stone first? The cemetery where my family members are are less than stellar in their upkeep and family communications! If i could do it myself, i would. Also, if I get the cemetery to do this, what can I expect to pay?

My sister's headstone is baby's Stine. She was a month old when she died. Her stone is just placed on a cement pad. There a small angels head on the top of the headstone. Right after the stone was installed someone stole the marble angels head from the stone. My mom was very upset. I need to have the Stine attached to the cement base.

But now those lazy cemetery workers can't mow right over the top of it :/

Ha your luck if the put anything under them..