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| Where do you get help to sell and administer niches? |
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Architarium can show you how to operate a columbarium with success. We offer many ready-to-use materials at Architarium-Columbarium.com to help manage a columbarium. This support website includes help with columbarium niche sales and record-keeping. This website is available to Architarium columbarium clients and members in the planning stage. And once you are done with construction, the website will help you with columbarium management. |
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| Where can columbarium urns be purchased? |
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 We sell cremation urns specially selected to fit into our standard 12x12x12 in. niche as a pair. We sell exclusively to memorial garden operators at wholesale prices. Please contact us for urn selection and pricing from one of your organization's email addresses or call us at 1-888-310-2038. |
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If families want to purchase their own urns, which frequently happens, contact us for maximum dimensions for both single and double inurnment. To operate a columbarium successfully, it is essential to satisfy families. |
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| How is inurnment done? |
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We supply you with instructions and tools for removing and reattaching both the exterior and interior face plate. This is information that should be guarded for security purposes. |
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Placement of urns in niches can be done by whoever you authorize. |
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Each niche has its own cover so that only one niche is uncovered during inurnment. |
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We provide extra face plates for rotation while originals are sent out for engraving so that there are no uncovered niches. To operate a columbarium well, it must remain attractive and secure at all times. |
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| How do you secure the niches? |
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We provide specialized tools needed to move the niche face plate and niche door from columbaria. |
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Each columbarium niche has two layers of security which you will access. |
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Our columbarium design has a built in niche seal. It does not require caulk. |
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| How will your face plates get engraved? |
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Choice of Engraver: The face plates can be returned to us for engraving or sent to a local engraver. We include extra blank face plates to allow for off-site engraving to simplify columbarium management. |
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Sandblasting: This is our recommended form of engraving (over lasering) because of its depth and ability to hold a paint color. |
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Lightweight: The face plates are 0.375" thick and are easy to handle. They are also individual to a niche (as opposed to systems that use one face plate for multiple niches). |
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Guidance: We can give you guidance on creating a standardized template for formatting your face plates. |
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| How much maintenance should you expect? |
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Our columbarium design requires minimal maintenance due to its materials and construction. For example, stainless steel and granite are both very stable materials. |
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If your memorial location is exterior, you can wash the granite face with a garden hose as needed to remove any debris. |
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If your memorial location is interior, the granite face can be dusted or washed by hand with soap and water. |
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Granite and marble weather well and require virtually no maintenance. Limestone may mildew over time, even with a sealant. Bronze will tarnish with time. We strongly recommend granite above all other face plate materials. |
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Architarium's columbarium uses 100% stainless steel to eliminate stains that can be a problem for other materials like concrete and cement board. |
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There is no caulk to apply or remove when accessing a niche because our niches use a built-in seal system. |
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