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Advice needed on supplying a shop Fascia Signs?
I’ve been asked to replace a fascia for someone. The front of the shop is wooden, and currently has foamex panels screwed to the wood.
It’s quite a straightforward job, just simply screwing the new foamex panels to the wooden front of the shop. I’ll also be fitting some raised letter to the centre of the sign.
The thing is, I was wondering if there’s a neater alternative to ‘screws’, so it would look smarter.
The panels will be (2x) 8 foot (16" wide), by only 9 inches deep, so it’s very shallow.
Thanks in advance for any ideas,
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Nick
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A decent job in composite.
Why use foam, I refuse to use it on such jobs.
I have a salon near me that I wouldn’t budge on – they went for foam and a zillion fixings.
Has a wonderful wave running all along it where it has expanded.
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Use a panatrim type frame – this allows for expansion and contraction of plastic materials, and means there are no visible fixings.
Your customer will have to pay more though so more profit for you 😀
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Same as Tim, use a composite instead. I know most of the shops locally that have wibbly wobbly facias where foam has been used & expanded. It would seem that the cheaper the foam the more air is present & the more it will expand & contract with temperature.
I normally explain to the customer the problems that foam can cause & tell them to look at one or two of the shops I know about. Normally it is enough for them to change their mind once they see what can happen.
Or use a frame as Phill has suggested which allows for expansion but will cost more again.
Something like bighead fastenings can be used to eliminate the problem of fixings showing on the front of the panel but again it is going to increase the price. -
with composite panel you can carefully countersink your screw holes and cover the heads with a circle of matching vinyl gives a fairly unobtrusive flush fixing and cheap as chips 😀
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Or you can use number plate caps, black or white, always look tidy 😀
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quote Rez:Or you can use number plate caps, black or white, always look tidy 😀Sorry Rez, but I disagree, I think they look awful on a fascia.
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quote John Harding:with composite panel you can carefully countersink your screw holes and cover the heads with a circle of matching vinyl gives a fairly unobtrusive flush fixing and cheap as chips 😀We sometimes do this if the customer doesn’t go for a frame.
Don’t use foam it’ll warp if not in a frame.
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as so thin (frame reduce it too much) and you are putting some screws through it anyway for the lettering – BOND composite on with adhesive…job done.
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Many thanks for all the advice fellas. I’ve ordered the composite, that’s a good call.
Will do what John suggested and countersink and countersink the screws and cover them with matching vinyl 😉
Thanks again
Nick
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In that case Nick practice on a bit scrap first to get the ideal size for the screw head your using, as I’m sure you know composite is soft to drill into so a light touch helps especially if using an oversize drill rather than a dedicated countersink tool its easy to punch right through 😕
John
oh and take the burrs off around the hole before applying the vinyl circle then it sits much better 😀
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Thanks very much John, appreciate that advice 😉
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