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Face Plate Options
   
What options are available?
Architarium works with granite, marble, limestone and slate.
Architarium allows clients to specify custom stone.
bullet Architarium now offers milled bronze. Columbarium Feature
 
 
What stone choices are available?
Architarium’s stock stones (to the right) are included in the columbarium price.
You may select your own stone and have us order it.
You may select your own stone and ship it to us.
Contact us for stone selection criteria.
 
 
How are stone face plates engraved?
Architarium can engrave face plates from our columbariums. We use sandblasting for a deep engraving, capable of holding a paint-fill. Contact us for the engraving process.
Monument suppliers are good candidates for local engraving. They also often use sandblasting.
bullet Trophy shops may have a sandblasting capability or may have a laser engraver capable of engraving stone.
 
 
How are bronze face plates engraved?
Architarium will engrave bronze face plates from our columbariums. We use a CNC router. Contact us for the engraving process.
Industrial engravers are good candidates for local engraving. They will also need to use a router.
It is also possible to have a name plate engraved locally and affixed to the bronze face plate.
 
 
Are samples available?
Absolutely. Architarium will provide a small sample of stock stones or bronze at no cost.
Special order stone samples will incur a cost.
A custom engraved stone face plate sample is available for a price.
 
 
What are other face plate considerations?
Of all of the stones that Architarium uses, granite is the most durable and easiest to maintain.
Some stones should be sealed but may still stain.
Stone for a freestanding columbarium must be available in both tile and 1.25” slab.
Natural stone appearance can vary somewhat within lots and greatly between lots.
bullet Bronze is considerably more expensive than stone to acquire and to engrave.
bullet Bronze will develop a dark brown patina over time without regular maintenance. The patina may develop unevenly at first.
 
 
 
 
Empire Gold is our most popular color.
 
 
 
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