Online Sign Calculators: Know Your Budget Before You Call
Most people want a rough number before they talk to anyone. The calculators below give you an instant estimate for channel letters, light boxes (cabinet signs) and printed signs, so you can plan your budget and compare options in a few minutes.
When you are ready, send the details and we will confirm an exact price after a free site visit.
- Free site visit & measurement
- Design included
- 2-year warranty
- Own workshop in Calgary
Channel Letter Calculator
Standard letters cost from CAD $12 per inch of letter height, per letter, plus GST; colours and lighting change the rate. Spaces are free, punctuation marks count as half a letter, and the minimum letter height is 5 inches.
Wall:
The wall size and colour are only used for the preview.
Letter height from 5 inches, body depth from 4 cm. White light and a black body are standard; colours add CAD $1 per inch of height each.
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The sign does not fit on a wall of this size. Move the lines, make the letters smaller or enter a larger wall.
3D detail: rotate with your finger or mouse. On wall: drag the lines. Tap a line to edit it.
Installation, electrical hookup and licensed electrician services are not included. We confirm the exact price after a free site visit.
Light Box (Cabinet Sign) Calculator
The price depends on the area of the face in square feet and on the work. A new light box costs CAD $350 plus CAD $65 per square foot of the face, plus GST; a new face with graphics CAD $450 plus CAD $30 per square foot, plus GST; new graphics CAD $450 plus CAD $20 per square foot, plus GST.
The visible face of the light box: width and height.
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Rotate the light box with your finger or mouse. The graphics are a sample and adjust to the size.
Old film cannot always be removed cleanly. If it fails, a new face with graphics will be needed instead.
Double-sided (projecting) light boxes and lighting replacement are not in the calculator; we price them separately.
Printed Sign Calculator (PVC, ACM, Acrylic)
Non-illuminated panels with single-sided UV print without lamination. Each panel up to 4 × 8 ft has a base price plus a rate per square foot: PVC CAD $45 per panel plus CAD $6.50 per square foot, plus GST, ACM CAD $85 per panel plus CAD $6 per square foot, plus GST; acrylic depends on the thickness.
One panel is up to 4 × 8 ft. A larger sign is made of several panels.
Single-sided UV print, no lamination, manufacturing only. Installation is quoted separately.
The sign is larger than one panel: panels are mounted side by side and the joints are visible.
How to Use the Online Calculator
Choose the calculator
Channel letters, a light box (cabinet sign) or a printed sign.
Enter your sizes
Wall size, letter height and your text, or the width and height of the light box or printed panel.
Pick the options
Colours and lighting for letters; a new cabinet, a new face or new graphics for light boxes; the material for printed signs.
See the estimate
The calculator shows an approximate manufacturing price straight away.
Send it for a quote
Send the result with your logo; we confirm the exact price after a free site visit.
Get a written price
You receive a clear quote before anything is made.
What an Online Estimate Can and Cannot Tell You
For channel letters, the published starting price is from CAD $12 per inch of letter height, per letter, plus GST, for standard front-lit letters with a black body and a white 3 mm milky acrylic face. Backer panels, raceways and other mounting options are not in the calculator and are calculated individually.
For light boxes, a new single-sided cabinet costs CAD $350 plus CAD $65 per square foot of the face, plus GST. Face and graphics replacement have their own rates, shown in the calculator. Double-sided cabinets and new lighting are quoted individually.
An online estimate is the manufacturing price for the options you selected. For channel letters and new light boxes it does not include installation, which is quoted separately (about CAD $100 per hour plus GST, as a guide). Face and graphics replacement include removal and reinstallation. The estimate also cannot include anything that can only be seen on site: the wall surface, access and power. That is why the final price is confirmed after the free site visit.
- Sign size and number of letters
- Lighting style
- Colours and finishes
- Mounting method
- Installation and access
Have your estimate? Make it exact.
Send the calculator result, your logo and a photo of the wall. The site visit and measurement are free.
Read Before You Calculate
How Much Do Channel Letters Cost in Calgary?
How channel letter pricing works, a worked example, and what makes the price go up or down.
How to Choose the Right Letter Height
The one-inch-per-25-feet rule, how far away your customers really are, and what changes the answer.
Light Box Re-Face vs a New Cabinet
When new graphics are enough, when you need a new face, and when a new light box pays off.
Calculator Questions
No. It is an approximate manufacturing estimate. The exact price is confirmed in a written quote after a free site visit.
For channel letters and new light boxes, no: installation is quoted separately because it depends on the location, mounting method and access. Light box face and graphics replacement include removal and reinstallation.
Yes, change the sizes, colours or sign type and compare the estimates before you contact us.
No phone call is required. Use the calculator, then send the details through the quote form or by email.