TURLOCK, CALIFORNIA
Turlock Memorial Park Flight of Doves
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January 24, 2019
Black Impala Granite
20’ radius x 7’ tall
In mid 2018 Turlock Memorial Park reached out to us regarding a restoration job. One of the columbaria on the cemetery grounds had started to succumb to its elements. Seamless joints opened up, some of the granite trim cracked. A columbaria constructed in the 1990’s should not have shown this amount of natural wear.
After taking a look we determined the built-in planter was the issue. The columbaria’s concrete walls were never waterproofed. Concrete, damp soil, and decades of time are not a good combo. With no ability to dry out, the concrete slowly absorbed moisture from the soil. The moisture caused the rebar structure to rust and expand just enough to pop off the granite trim and caps.
Turlock Memorial Park had a clear vision for what they wanted the end result to look like. After collaboratively ironing out the details we set to work. A lot of elbow grease, and hours of craftsmanship later we had a beauty of a finished restoration project.
Date of Completion: January 24, 2019
Materials: Black Impala Granite
Size: 20′ radius x 7′ tall
In mid 2018 Turlock Memorial Park reached out to us regarding a restoration job. One of the columbaria on the cemetery grounds had started to succumb to its elements. Seamless joints opened up, some of the granite trim cracked. A columbaria constructed in the 1990’s should not have shown this amount of natural wear.
After taking a look we determined the built-in planter was the issue. The columbaria’s concrete walls were never waterproofed. Concrete, damp soil, and decades of time are not a good combo. With no ability to dry out, the concrete slowly absorbed moisture from the soil. The moisture caused the rebar structure to rust and expand just enough to pop off the granite trim and caps.
Turlock Memorial Park had a clear vision for what they wanted the end result to look like. After collaboratively ironing out the details we set to work. A lot of elbow grease, and hours of craftsmanship later we had a beauty of a finished restoration project.
