Adding a Year
Just the four digits of passing.
ExampleCarving "2026"
4 digits$360
When the headstone already has the name and the first date carved, and you need the second year added. The most common cemetery lettering job.
Learn more →A Massachusetts family workshopThe name. The dates.
The name. The dates.
Done right.
Cemetery lettering and stone care from a Massachusetts team. Serving Massachusetts, Southern New Hampshire, Southern Maine, Southern Vermont, and all of Rhode Island. $300 plus $15 per letter for lettering work.
A clear starting point
What would you like carved?
Lettering is $300 + $15 per letter. Start with your inscription below. We'll confirm the count and the work needed before you order.
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One pricing formula.
$300 plus $15 per letter. The $300 is what it costs us to give your stone real attention; the drive, the read of the existing carving, the paperwork. Then $15 for each letter we carve.
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Six weeks, April through October.
From order to finished carving in the cemetery. Off season orders are scheduled in writing for the first spring window.
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We come to the stone.
Almost every job is on site. The stone stays where it is, the family doesn't lift a finger, and the cemetery's paperwork is handled by us.
Our Services & Pricing
A clear price for the work you need.
Lettering is $300 plus $15 per letter. Cleaning is $450 per stone. Restoration is custom quoted after we review your photos.
Lettering
$300 + $15 per letterAdding a Name and Date
A new name and dates next to the original.
ExampleAn example inscription with 25 carved characters
25 carved characters$675
When a spouse passes and the full new inscription, including the name and both dates, needs to be added to the stone that's already in the cemetery.
Learn more →Full Inscription
A complete new carving from scratch.
ExampleA full name, dates, and a short epitaph
43 carved characters$945
For a stone with no existing inscription, or where the whole inscription is being designed from scratch. Names, dates, an epitaph, religious or memorial symbols.
Learn more →Stone Care
Restoration by custom quote · Cleaning $450 per stoneRestoration
Care for weathered stones and inscriptions.
Custom quoteStart with a photo of your stone
Quoted for the work your stone needsCustom quote
Every restoration is different. Send a photo so we can assess the condition, discuss the work, and prepare a custom quote.
Learn more →Headstone Cleaning
Lichen, moss, weathering removed.
PriceOne stone, one visit
$450 flat, per stone$450
A dedicated cleaning visit at the cemetery, with the approach chosen for the stone's material and condition.
Learn more →For lettering, a panel extension to create additional space on the stone costs extra. Cemetery permit fees, if your cemetery requires one, are passed through at the cemetery's actual cost (typically $50 through $200) and disclosed in writing on your quote before any work begins.
Stone Care · Featured
Headstone cleaning. One stone. $450.
When a stone has darkened with lichen, moss, and decades of New England weather, we bring it back. We review the stone first, then use gentle cleaning methods suited to its material and condition. No lettering order is needed.
$450flat, per stone
At the stonecleaned in the cemetery
A photowhen the work is finished
About the Craft
The new letters should look like they've always been there.
Cemetery lettering is a craft. The font on the stone, the depth of the original cut, the finish of the carved area all matter, and all of it has to be matched to make the new work belong. That's the test, and it's the standard our family has held to for more than three decades.
When you send us a photo, we measure. We match. We mock up the layout. We send you a proof. We file the cemetery's permit. We carve on site. Then we send you a photo of the finished work.
A family workshop. In the same family. For 35+ Years.
The Work
Hand cut. Font matched. On site.
Every cemetery has a different paperwork process. Every stone has a different font, depth, and finish. Our job is to make the new letters look like they've always been there.
From Quote to Install
From your photo to a finished stone in 6 weeks.
Send a photo and the lettering you need, and we will confirm the price and layout. During our April through October season, we complete approved lettering orders within six weeks and send a photo of the finished stone.
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You send us a photo of the stone.
Tell us what to add, include the cemetery name and town, and send a clear photo of the whole stone.
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We send a written quote and a layout proof.
Within 24 hours. The letter count, the total ($300 + $15 per letter), and a layout proof. We file the cemetery's permit on your behalf.
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We carve on site and send you the photo.
The stone never moves. We carve, paint if you wanted paint, photograph the finished work, and email you the photo the same day.
Where We Work
From Massachusetts, for our New England neighbors.
Our team is from Massachusetts. We care for headstones across Massachusetts, Southern New Hampshire, Southern Maine, Southern Vermont, and all of Rhode Island.
Send the cemetery name and town with your photo so we can confirm access, any required paperwork, and the schedule for your stone.
- Massachusetts · Greater Boston, the North and South Shores, Cape Cod, Central and Western Massachusetts
- Southern New Hampshire · Nearby communities and the Seacoast
- Southern Maine · Southern communities
- Southern Vermont · Southern communities
- Rhode Island · The entire state
Ready when you are.
A name to add. A stone to restore. A full inscription to plan. Send us a photo, tell us the cemetery, and we'll send you a written quote within a day. No phone tag. No salesperson.
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