Monument & Granite StylesCustom Granite Headstones
Sunset only uses high-quality granite and we source it from all over the world. Once you choose a granite colour, you can personalize the granite monument with different finishes, engraving, or features.
Sometimes ordering a granite monument or granite tombstone can feel a little overwhelming because there are many styles to think about. At Sunset, we’ll help you so it’s easier to decide exactly what you want.
Do the Style Choices Affect the Granite Headstone Cost?
We’ll give you information so you can decide what features you’d like. Then we’ll talk to you about the granite headstone cost. We’ll help you make a decision that you feel good about that fits into your budget.
All of Sunset’s granite headstone prices include the inscription, shipping, and installation. There aren’t any hidden costs added in after the fact.
Monument & Granite HeadstonesStyle Options
Measuring a Memorial
Measuring a Memorial
Learn MoreMemorial Tops
Memorial Tops
Learn MoreCaps, Plinths and Bases
Caps, Plinths and Bases
Learn MoreEngraving Styles
Engraving Styles
Learn MoreMeasuring a Memorial
Flat
Memorials have to be measured to calculate the granite headstone cost. Granite monument prices depend on the size of the memorial and the type of granite you choose.
The size of a memorial is always calculated by taking the length multiplied by the width multiplied by the height of the granite monument. It‘s always done is this order.
Upright
Memorial Tops
Popular Memorial Top Styles
There are different tops you can choose for your granite monument.
Here are the 3 most popular. If you’d like something different, talk to our sales team about a different shape for the top of your granite monument. They’ll tell you how it will affect the granite headstone cost.
Serpentine Memorial Top
Oval Memorial Top
Straight Memorial Top
Caps, Plinths and Bases
You can choose to add another piece of granite to certain types of monuments. These extra pieces of granite are called plinths, sub-bases, bases, and caps. They come in many designs and are a part of Sunset’s granite headstone’s Crowne series
Engraving Font Styles
Customize your memorial
There are many types of sandblasting techniques to engrave stone and granite monuments.
The look of a granite headstone depends on the colour, shape, and size, but also how the information is laid out on the memorial. The overall look of a granite tombstone depends on the type of font, the size of the letters, and the artwork that you choose.
Granite Finishes
Granite can be ordered with many types of finishes.
This means what surface the texture has or what it looks like. Sunset’s advanced technology can create any of the options below.
Pitched
This finish looks rugged and rough with a chiselled stone face. The edges of the stone are chipped by hand or with a machine and can be splintered or slightly fractured. The surface has natural clefts giving a very raw look. Granite monuments with a pitched finish have a rustic, natural look.
Sawn
Polished
Sand Blasted
