A.G.G. Restoration Specialists

Lettering · Headstones · Columbaria

Granite and Stone

A name should be readable in any light.

Memorial Restoration, as American Grave Groomers practices it, is the careful repair of monuments, headstones, and other memorial structures. AGG Restoration of Chicago focuses that craft on granite and stone: faded gold or lead lettering recut or repainted to match the original, headstones cleaned and repaired, columbaria and niche walls brought back from lichen, staining, and settling. We inspect cracks, stains, and erosion first, then restore the original appearance — inscriptions, finishes, and setting — so the stone honors who it was cut for.

GraniteMarbleLimestoneLetteringColumbaria

The difference

Weathered. Then restored.

Drag each handle. The metal is the same piece — cleaned, re-lettered, and protected.

Granite marker after restoration, lettering and floral corners clear againWeatheredRestored
Lettering and granite
Marble monument after restoration, lichen and staining removedWeatheredRestored
Headstone
Veteran headstone after restoration, lettering readable againWeatheredRestored
Veteran marker

How it works

Four careful steps.

  1. 01

    Inspect

    We assess cracks, stains, lean, and lettering wear, then discuss what the family or cemetery wants brought back.

  2. 02

    Propose

    A detailed plan names the repairs, paints, and setting work — approved before we touch the stone.

  3. 03

    Restore

    Cleaning, letter painting, structural repair, and re-setting. The goal is the original look, not a new stone.

  4. 04

    Leave it true

    A last inspection and simple maintenance guidelines so the name stays bright.

Also offered

Bronze and Aluminum
Wood Restoration
Landscaping