Installation Guide

Tombstone Yard Installation Instructions
All Tombstone Factory products,
tombstones, signs and bases, come
with two 3/8" pre-drilled holes in
the bottom
The holes reach 5" deep into the
tombstone. We do not supply the
stakes because ground conditions
determine what kind of fastener
will work best for you
Insert 3/8" rebar or wood dowels into the ground with a hammer making sure
the distance between the dowels is the same as the holes in the tombstone.
When choosing between rebar and wood dowels, consider the type of soil you have. At our
house, we have thick clay and use rebar because the wood dowels simply split apart if we try
to hammer them into our dirt.
Then, simply slide your base (if you have one) and tombstone over the dowels!
For those folks in extremely windy conditions we recommend purchasing 1/2" wood dowels
and using those instead of 3/8". When you place the tombstone on the dowels the fit is
really tight and wind shouldn't affect it. That being said, we must of course recommend
that in strong winds, you bring your tombstones in, but replacing them is easy because you
can leave the dowels in the ground. If you choose to use 1/2" dowels, make sure you apply
steady pressure when placing the tombstone because you don't want to puncture the
exterior with an errant shove!
(We speak from experience!)