Choose a base design
There are three basic designs
for a monument's base. Those being: solid, waterproof
and chiptop. Though the differences between them
are subtle, they can appear quiet dramatic when
the right choices of finish and selection of granites
are made.
Variations of the bases range from
a simple tapered treatment to the slab stone to
the subsequent additions of rounds to it's corner
edges, resulting in a full round base where each
adjacent face is joined by a radius.
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A solid base is defined by
the use of a smaller slab so that the kerbs are
exposed to create a multi-tiered effect.
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The waterproof is virtually
identical to the solid except that it's slab is
oversized creating a small overhang around the
top of the kerbs.
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The chiptop is identical to
the both the solid and waterproof bases, but is
minus the slab. In it's place the cavity is usually
filled with either contrasting screenings or it
is filled with soil and then planted.
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Front Stone Variations
Frontstone treatments
add another level of individuality to a bases
appearance. From the simple addition of a name
splay to the front of the slab or upper edge of
the frontstone to the addition of a lockable enclosure
with side or centre stepbacks, the frontstone
has the ability to make a memorial distinct.
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