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Hammond – storm damaged sign replacement
Some of you will have seen the original post where I was looking for advice on what sign to fit.
One of our neighbouring shops signs got blown down during the strong winds we had. Upon inspection of what remained I could see why. The wood was seriously rotten (picture below). There was also the slight issue of the Mains gas pipe that was running along the front of the old sign.
The job involved rebuilding a sturdy framework for to attach the sign to. The customer opted for a composite folded sign tray (my first). The joiner did a fantastic job, and will certainly be using him again. He built the frame out so that the tray fitted in front of the gas pipe.
The framework went up on Monday, tray ordered Tuesday, delivered Thursday, vinyl laid Friday AM, installed Friday PM.
The design isn’t anything spectacular. The customer wanted the same as it has been for 20+ years. All we did was change the colours and font of Tracks to match the vinyl on the window that was replaced when their window was broken.
Just passed their shop this morning and it’s survived the strong winds over the weekend.
A big thank you to those who offered the advice. I’m really happy with the sign, and will certainly look good in the portfolio.
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8 Replies
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Yea a good job David. When you posted the photos the first time I notice the state of the bottom of the original boxing timber was shot. My thoughts at the time were the storm had blasted up through there and blew the original sign panels outwards. I’ve seen similar damage before where a blast of wind hits a building straight on – shoots up and takes out anything where it gets trapped. IME if fascias like that are well boxed up they stand up well to the most severe gales. From your photos here it looks like the joiner has fully boxed it all in so should be good to stand up to further storms.
A good job done well – I’m sure the customer’s well chuffed!
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What Niel says,
looks a proper job mate, well done! -
Customer was very happy, I called in this morning with the invoice for the remainder of the balance, and he paid it there and then.
Yes the joiner did a very thorough job, the base and sides are completely sealed.
I’m glad I took the stage by stage photos of the job.
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Neat tidy job David….good to follow this thread!
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Great job David you should be proud of yourself.
Good to see you made good the framework before putting the new sign up.
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A job well done David, just goes to show just how valuable these boards can be as a source of info.
Now you have your first tray fitted I am sure it will lead to many more. -
Just delete the Brush Script! 😀
I’m sorry….Jill made say it…she did, she did, she did! 😀
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Well done David, a good end result and you have probably earned yourself a very loyal and grateful customer for your willingness to make reparations to the building as well as replacing the sign. 😀
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