Foundation Pads — Oakes Memorials and Signs

Foundation Pads and Mowing Aprons

A foundation pad is a granite slab which is installed in the ground and serves as protection and support for your monument. The advantage of a foundation pad is that it evens out the weight of your headstone and gives support where the ground is unstable. These pads also enhance the appearance of a monument since the base will sit on top of the pad rather than buried partially in the ground. A foundation pad also aids in keeping your monument safe from mowing equipment in the cemetery. The foundation pad is an inexpensive way to protect your investment.

A cement mowing apron is when we pour cement around the monument once it is installed in the ground.

Some cemeteries in our area that require either a granite pad or cement mowing apron:

CLOVER BOTTOM BAPTIST CHURCH (NATHALIE, VA)

CARL O. MORAN (COM 2 SECTION) (GRETNA, VA)

COOPER FAMILY CEMETERY (PROSPECT HILL, NC)

EBENEZER BAPTIST (GLADYS, VA)

FOREST HILL CHRISTIAN (PENHOOK, VA)

HILLCREST MEMORIAL PARK (CHATHAM, VA)

OAK GROVE CHRISTIAN (CHATHAM, VA)

ST ANDREWS METHODIST (GRETNA, VA)

STRAIGHTSTONE BAPTIST (LONG ISLAND, VA)