Mobile memorial lettering and restoration

Families with existing memorials, cemeteries and churches, and monument dealers who need installers or lettering done on site.

A fixed price per job, such as an added inscription, a re-set or a restoration, with regular installation work from dealers and cemeteries.

• Stone handling and setting
• Hand or portable lettering skills
• Safe lifting and basic rigging
• Respectful communication with grieving families

• Cemetery rules on who may work in the grounds and what foundations are required, so check with each one
• Commercial general liability insurance, plus WCB/WSIB coverage once you hire
• Heavy lifting and unstable stones are a safety risk, so use proper equipment and training
• Silica dust from cutting or lettering, so check provincial health and safety requirements
• Winter frost and snow limit outdoor work for part of the year, so plan your income around the seasons
• Check for any provincial rules on selling memorial services directly to families

Estimates suggest startup costs are typically around $5,000 to $25,000, depending on your vehicle, lifting and rigging equipment, lettering tools and insurance. Treat this as a rough guide and price your own setup carefully.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $1,500 to $7,500, depending on how many inscriptions, repairs and installations you complete. Winter frost and snow limit outdoor work for part of the year, so plan your income around the seasons.

Things to check: each cemetery's rules on who may work in the grounds and what foundations are required, provincial rules on selling memorial services directly to families, silica dust requirements, and insurance including WCB/WSIB coverage once you hire. Use proper equipment for heavy lifting.