Suburban Vaults & Monuments

What Can Be Done With Cremation Ashes?

During the cremation process, the body of the deceased gets reduced to bone fragments. These bone fragments are further reduced in size with the help of certain machineries. The final product looks like fine sand and is known as cremated remains. Usually white in color, the cremated remains will weigh between 4lbs to 8lbs depending upon the body structure of the deceased. The cremated remains are…

This Is Why Military Members Leave Coins on the Gravestones of the Fallen

The moving tradition of leaving coins on the gravestones of military members can be traced back to ancient times.

How it Works: Septic Systems

In this "How It Works" article, Jefferson Kolle explains how septic systems rely on the simple fact that all organic material decomposes—a process involving microbes and their digestion. While you may not think of a septic system as beautiful, there is beauty in its organic simplicity.

Ashes to ashes: Cremation preferred to traditional casket burials

More families are choosing to cremate their loved ones’ remains rather than go with a traditional full burial — nearly doubling nationwide from 24.8 percent in 1999 to 46.7 percent in 2014, according to the Cremation Association of North America.And Oregon, whose cremation rate reached

Custom Memorials & Your Guide to Popular Headstone Symbols

With the extensive selection of custom memorials, almost any symbol or message can be added to stone grave markers. However, despite a plethora of options, there are

Caring for Your Septic System

With proper care and maintenance, you can keep your septic tank in good shape for decades—and avoid costly repairs.

Septic tanks: Three insurance questions answered

Coverage Q&A: A septic tank, by virtue of being part of the dwelling's plumbing system, is covered as a part of the dwelling.

How to Protect Your Septic System This Winter

Since septic tanks are located underground, they’re somewhat sheltered during the winter. However, the tank and its pipes can freeze when there isn’t snow covering the ground. While septic services can normally address any problems that occur, there are some steps you can take to reduce the likelihood of freezing. How to Prevent Septic Systems From Freezing When there isn’t snow to cover the ground, frost…

What To Do About Septic Tank Odor

Does your septic tank produce an odor? There could be a problem. Call GA Septic for help before it is too late: 678-888-1996

Leave the national monuments alone

No one has offered a coherent, plausible argument that the previously declared monuments were poorly chosen, or reflected bad policies.

What I learned from my fight to remove Confederate monuments

Mitch Landrieu, the mayor of New Orleans, on the removal of four Confederate monuments and what it means for the city’s future

How fashion is saving Italy's monuments

Commercial logos on historic sites may seem crass, but in Italy there may be no other way to preserve cherished monuments.

Famous Monuments Hiding Little-Known Secrets

Even though these monuments are extremely well known, they hold secrets that not many people are aware of.

Not All Monuments Men Were Men

Dozens of women contributed to the recovery of looted art during World War II, though their stories aren’t as well known as those of the Monuments Men.

Monuments and statues are falling. But what comes next?

As monuments and statues fall across the United States, activists and towns are left wondering what to do with empty spaces that once honored historic figures tied to Confederate generals and Spani…

Why Our Fantasy of a Dark and Bloody Middle Ages Is So Hard to Shake