How is the price of a custom concrete stamp calculated?

By area alone: $0.60 per square inch of stamp face, with a $100 per-stamp minimum. Machine time scales with the area being carved, so the formula mirrors the actual production cost. There are no design fees, setup fees, or per-letter charges.

Does the font or amount of text change the price?

Not directly — only the stamp's dimensions matter. More text usually needs a bigger stamp to stay readable, which is what moves the price. The design tool shows the exact price as you type, so you can watch the trade-off live.

Why is there a minimum?

Every stamp — whatever its size — is individually machined, finished, and checked before it ships. The $100 minimum covers that fixed work; at typical address-stamp sizes you're usually at the minimum anyway.

What does it cost per use?

A stamp is reusable tooling — press it across a whole project, program, or season after season: stamps we cut 20 years ago are still in use in the field. Spread over a program's worth of pressings, a minimum-priced stamp costs a few dollars per impression, and 20-year-old stamped concrete is still going strong.

What's NOT included in the stamp price?

Shipping is charged separately at checkout — Standard, Express, or Overnight, priced by your order's size and weight. You see the exact rate before you pay. Applicable tax and any approved rush service are also separate. Concrete placement and installation are arranged by you or your contractor.

Do you offer volume pricing?

No — the price is the price. A stamp costs the same per square inch whether you order one or a hundred, so you can budget an entire program straight off the designer without waiting on a number from us. Larger runs for programs, campuses, and contractors still go through a quote, but that is for invoicing, purchase orders, and scheduling — not a different rate.

Price guide

What custom concrete lettering costs.

One formula, no quotes: a custom text stamp costs $0.60 per square inch of stamp face with a $100 minimum. Most stamps land between $100 and $350. Here are real numbers from the same engine that prices checkout — and what they buy.

Worked examples

Four real stamps, priced live.

These examples use the same size-based pricing as the designer. Shipping and applicable tax are added at checkout.

One-line address

$100

16″ × 6″

A street number or family name — prices at the order minimum.

Two-line poem

$100

20″ × 8″

The classic sidewalk-poetry format — still at the minimum.

Memorial, 3–4 lines

~$129.60

18″ × 12″

Name, years, and a short phrase.

Full stanza, 6–8 lines

~$259.20

24″ × 18″

Larger format for longer verse.

The economics

Area is the whole story.

Machine time scales with the area being carved, so the price does too — $0.60 per square inch, nothing else. Fonts don't change the price. Text length doesn't change the price directly; longer text simply needs a bigger stamp to stay readable at sidewalk scale. There are no design fees, setup fees, or per-letter charges, and designing is free — you only pay when you order the physical stamp.

The number that matters most isn't the sticker price — it's cost per impression. A stamp is reusable tooling: used across a program or a contractor's season, a minimum-priced stamp works out to a few dollars per installed impression. And the record backs it up — stamps we cut 20 years ago are still in use in the field, and 20-year-old stamped concrete is still going strong.

FAQ

Cost questions, answered.

How is the price of a custom concrete stamp calculated?: By area alone: $0.60 per square inch of stamp face, with a $100 per-stamp minimum. Machine time scales with the area being carved, so the formula mirrors the actual production cost. There are no design fees, setup fees, or per-letter charges.
Does the font or amount of text change the price?: Not directly — only the stamp's dimensions matter. More text usually needs a bigger stamp to stay readable, which is what moves the price. The design tool shows the exact price as you type, so you can watch the trade-off live.
Why is there a minimum?: Every stamp — whatever its size — is individually machined, finished, and checked before it ships. The $100 minimum covers that fixed work; at typical address-stamp sizes you're usually at the minimum anyway.
What does it cost per use?: A stamp is reusable tooling — press it across a whole project, program, or season after season: stamps we cut 20 years ago are still in use in the field. Spread over a program's worth of pressings, a minimum-priced stamp costs a few dollars per impression, and 20-year-old stamped concrete is still going strong.
What's NOT included in the stamp price?: Shipping is charged separately at checkout — Standard, Express, or Overnight, priced by your order's size and weight. You see the exact rate before you pay. Applicable tax and any approved rush service are also separate. Concrete placement and installation are arranged by you or your contractor.
Do you offer volume pricing?: No — the price is the price. A stamp costs the same per square inch whether you order one or a hundred, so you can budget an entire program straight off the designer without waiting on a number from us. Larger runs for programs, campuses, and contractors still go through a quote, but that is for invoicing, purchase orders, and scheduling — not a different rate.

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Four real stamps, priced live.

These examples use the same size-based pricing as the designer. Shipping and applicable tax are added at checkout.

One-line address

$100

16″ × 6″

A street number or family name — prices at the order minimum.

Two-line poem

$100

20″ × 8″

The classic sidewalk-poetry format — still at the minimum.

Memorial, 3–4 lines

~$129.60

18″ × 12″

Name, years, and a short phrase.

Full stanza, 6–8 lines

~$259.20

24″ × 18″

Larger format for longer verse.

Area is the whole story.