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One particular of the most critical aspects of putting in the headstone is the fixing inside the ground. There has been significantly publicity about the hazards of falling or unsecured headstones and current well being and security legislations have been place in location, several unsafe headstones getting laid down to stop accidents.

It is the responsibility of the mason to assess the ground conditions and choose which is the most suitable foundation and fixing approach to be used. There are certain advised fixing techniques which are in depth by NAMMs code of practice, which have been tested by an independent structural engineer. Particular interest ought to be paid to the hole size and depth stops to guarantee the fixing is not compromised. The most typical fixing kinds which is getting recommended by NAMM and adopted by masons is the anchor fixing.

There are various fixing techniques based on the ground situations, headstone size and so on. The strategy which is becoming one of the most popular is the ground anchor and is extremely suggested by NAMM. This is where a ground anchor/steel bar runs from the foundation of the headstone deep into ground. With this technique if a joint breaks the headstone will not fall down immediately it will want repairing but will only fall more than if forced is employed as opposed to falling on its own. You can also bolt the headstone yet again a reputable technique employing resin and stainless steel dowels.

Some headstones are placed on a concrete base and it is usual for the headstone to be re-leveled and your mason really should come back and do 2 visits free of charge of charge for re-leveling.

Cemeteries will now do regular checks on all the headstones in the cemetery and if a headstone wants fixing or replacing it will be down to the owner of the grave to take responsibility.

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As long as the correct procedure is followed then the headstone really should be securely fixed and not prove to be a hazard.