Single Upright Monuments

A single upright monument is a vertical stone — the large front face is called the tablet — set on a flat granite base above one grave. The tablet is what carries the inscription, the photograph, and the artwork; the base anchors the monument and sits on a poured concrete foundation. We cut single uprights in granite, marble, and bronze. Granite is the material families pick most often because it stands up to Texas heat, freezes, hail, and wind without weathering the lettering.

The large tablet on a single upright also makes the monument easier to find in a cemetery, which matters as plots fill in and memorial parks expand. We engrave names and dates with sandblasting and add portraits, scripture, military emblems, and family scenes with laser engraving on darker granite. Families pick a single upright when they want one person’s monument to stand on its own, and often pair it later with a matching companion stone on the second grave.