Walk-In Mausoleums: Cost, Building, Location, and More
Selecting the appropriate final resting place for yourself or a loved one is a difficult decision, especially when considering walk-in mausoleums. After all, the space you choose will reflect your family’s traditions, beliefs, tastes, and contributions for eternity.
The space also should provide comfort to survivors and give them a peaceful and beautiful place to pray and meditate.
For those reasons, families choose to construct a private walk-in mausoleum, which offers a true legacy for the family interred.
What You Need to Know About Walk-In Mausoleum Burials
A private mausoleum is the preferred above-ground burial option. Since building a private family mausoleum is new to you, we would like to help by answering some of the most frequently asked questions.
How is someone buried in a mausoleum?
Typically, the casketed remains of the deceased are carried inside the mausoleum and placed inside a crypt, which is then sealed. The crypt may be within the walls of the mausoleum, but it may also be located in or on the floor.
Your private mausoleum can be designed to fit your needs. For example, mausoleums can also be designed with multiple crypts or columbarium niches to hold cremated remains.
Can you go inside a mausoleum?
Most family mausoleums are designed as walk-in structures. This provides a private place for mourners to visit, unlike the experience of visiting public cemetery monuments.
What is the difference between a crypt and a mausoleum?
A crypt is a space designed to hold the casketed remains of a person. A crypt may be built into the walls or floor of the mausoleum. Also, crypts may be placed underground. One or more crypts can be built into a walk-in mausoleum.
A mausoleum can also hold niches designed to house an urn containing the cremated remains of the deceased.
How much does a private walk-in mausoleum cost?
Private walk-in mausoleums typically start at a few hundred thousand dollars, but more elaborate granite mausoleums may cost in the millions. While walk-in mausoleum prices may not be affordable to all, some view buying a mausoleum as a part of their family’s legacy.
Can a private walk-in mausoleum be built on cemetery property?
Some families choose to build a family mausoleum on cemetery property, which can promise perpetual maintenance. Some cemeteries have large plots reserved for mausoleums. This may be an option for families who want something more private than typical cemetery memorials for their loved ones.
What materials are used to build a mausoleum?
A granite mausoleum is not only beautiful, but it is also able to weather the elements and withstand the test of time. This is one reason that Forever Legacy only uses granite, which is quarried and carved from our Barre, Vermont facility.
Forever Legacy Can Answer All Your Questions About Building Walk-In Mausoleums
We know we just touched the surface of what you need to know about building a beautiful granite mausoleum for your family. So when you are ready to learn more about private mausoleums built by Forever Legacy, please fill out this contact form.
A representative will answer additional questions and assist you with scheduling a no-cost, no-obligation consultation with one of our mausoleum experts.
Or call us at: (800) 298-4188
Belinda McLeod has a degree in Secondary Education, specializing in English and Journalism. She began her career as a freelance writer in 2018 since a flexible schedule would allow her to help care for an aging parent. Since then, Belinda has specialized in writing for the funeral industry. Belinda has written for Cake, a funeral-planning website, nursing homes, mausoleum companies, cremation companies, and funeral homes.
