Glass headstone prices

Stacked glass headstone prices

The price of bespoke glass grave monuments, as well as classic glass headstones, is primarily determined by the number of work hours required by the craftsmen, as each monument is exclusively handmade. The complexity of the glass headstone, including its design, shape, and to a lesser extent, its size, dictates the amount of specialist labour involved. This significantly affects the choice of cutting, edgework, and gluing techniques, as well as the cleaning and grinding procedures.

Understanding the craftsmanship behind the production of our stacked glass headstones

Each stacked glass headstone consists of hundreds of unique pieces. Even before the physical glass grave monument is created, the full headstone design mockup approved by the customer is divided into precise technical drawings in a vector program corresponding to each glass part's required parameters. During the production of the headstone, each glass piece goes through at least 7 different processing stages. Therefore, even creating a small gravestone requires several hundred working hours. The amount of glass that our masters work with within one grave monument is at least x3 greater than the actual weight of the headstone itself.

Durability and quality guarantee of glass headstones

In the creation of your bespoke glass headstone, we use only the highest quality, certified glass and adhesives that we have examined, tested and mastered over many years. In order to acquire the knowledge necessary to create the highest-quality layered glass headstones, each new craftsman must work as an assistant for at least 1.5 years in our Glasstone workshop. Lastly, the price of making a stacked glass headstone is influenced by the specifics of the materials, for example - the thickness, color and clarity of the glass sheets.

Types of glass and their price differences

We primarily utilize four types of float glass for our layered glass headstones, each offering distinct visual qualities:

1. Clear Float Glass: This standard option exhibits a light green hue.
2. Dark Selective Float Glass: Characterized by a deep purple or green tint.
3. Light Selective Float Glass: Featuring a light green tone with purple, bronze, and blue reflections. Monuments made of Selective glass incur an additional cost of approximately +25-30% (minimum 1000 euros) due to the precious metal coating, resulting in more intricate work specifications.
4. Crystal Clear Float Glass: This option boasts substantial transparency with a slight light blue-green reflection. The creation of monuments from Crystal Clear glass commands a higher cost, typically ranging from +25-35%, owing to the refined properties of the glass.

While 8mm thick glass is commonly employed for its cost-effectiveness, we may also offer 6mm or 10mm glass sheets for certain designs.

The prices of glass headstones on our website include the following:

Materials for making glass headstones

• For some combined grave monuments, this includes an embedded stone element. If granite or stone is included in the price, it will be indicated in the design specification of the particular glass headstone. 
• The price of the layered glass headstone may include a stainless steel frame, small glass hooks on the side, or stainless steel bars inside the gravestone. These technical elements are added to ensure long-lasting durability and easy installation. 

Handcrafting the glass headstone

• Treating a technical drawing of each glass detail in a vector program.
• Cutting, processing, glueing, cleaning the glue, and final processing.
• Accurate technical drawings of the mixed-material headstone composition, stone elements, and burial site design for the stonemason.
• Coordinating works and advising stonemasons on adjoining glass and stone elements and grave monument installation. Instructions for installing the glass headstone.

The prices of glass headstones on our website exclude the following:

Bespoke headstone and gravesite design

• In the case of designing a bespoke glass headstone, a down payment of €300 must be made before the creation of the design. This is a non-refundable payment that includes making changes to the design of the grave monument up to 3 times. Additional changes in the design of the glass headstone, exceeding three times included in the gravestone design price - 35€/h (min. 3h).
• If you want to create a complete burial site design, you must make an additional deposit of €245. This non-refundable payment includes up to 3 design changes. For the full design of the gravesite, 3D visualization is calculated at 35€/h (min. 7h), including technical drawings for the stonemasons.

Stone elements and inscriptions

• Stone - granite, marble, boulder, and elements, including the base of the grave monument, are not included in the price unless the price specification of the particular design sample states that it is included.
• Brass and stainless steel symbols, shapes, letters, and their installation (drilling, gluing) in the glass grave monument are additional accessories that can be designed for a separate fee.

Delivery and installation

• Logistics costs - delivery and customs clearance if the grave monument is sent abroad.
• Installation of a glass headstone within the borders of Latvia (~45€/h, including time spent on the road)