Business Sign Guides
Storefront and commercial signage explained: the four channel letter constructions, what a permit submission actually has to contain, what UL listing does and does not cover, and how tall your letters need to be. Written for tenants and brands who have to satisfy a landlord and a city, not only a designer.
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The questions storefront, office and franchise buyers ask us most.
Channel letters are individually fabricated lit letters mounted to the building. A light box is a single illuminated cabinet wi...
Built with UL components and UL Listed sign are two different claims, and inspectors ask about the second. UL 48 certifies the ...
Work it out in two steps. First, use the US Sign Council's legibility index of roughly 30 feet of readable distance per inch of...
Almost always yes for exterior signage. There is no national US sign code, so every rule is set by your municipality, and in se...
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Send the logo. We will tell you which construction we would build, and why.
A shop drawing with letter heights, depths, finish and mounting method, plus a written price. If we think the construction you have asked for is wrong for that facade, we will say so before you spend anything.
- ✓Shop drawing with every quote
- ✓Unlimited design revisions
- ✓Firm price up front, no deposit to see it
- ✓UL listed power supplies
- ✓Multi-site and rollout pricing