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Perspex(?) or aluminium composite sheet & lighting
Just trying to put in a quote for a job. Basically it’s a 9ft (length) x 3ft (height) sign which is to be put on the side of a building at a height of approximately 10ft off the ground.
The customer suggested perspex as he thinks it’ll be cheap. We’ve never yet had to investigate perspex so I’m a bit stuck. When looking at the job it struck me that with the style of the building/image they are trying to present and what they want on the sign etc, aluminium composite sheet would be better suited. Ends up we are going to provide a quote with different elements so they can pick and choose (I’m guessing whatever is cheapest!).
The problem is this perspex stuff I haven’t got a clue where to start with that – is it cheaper than the aluminium? Or has the customer got the wrong end of the stick. Is it easy stuff to work with? Any tips on who to contact re buying it.
Now for a quick one, with reference to lighting – if the sign is 9ft in length is it best to get a 9ft length light? Never played with anything this big before! And generally speaking is the Council likely to take issue with a 9ft light?! Suppliers or contacts pls?
Any help will be very gratefully received!
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Insight Sign Systems for downlighters
Stay away from perspex!!unless it’s in a frame,if straight onto building
di-bond the stuff 😀 -
quote Fred Mc:Insight Sign Systems for downlighters
Stay away from perspex!!unless it’s in a frame,if straight onto building
di-bond the stuff 😀Insight Signs Systems – marvellous. I’ve been going round in circles and getting spiralling ever higher costs on lights. If only I’d asked earlier – thank you.
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welcome
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yeh, insight http://www.insightsignsystems.com/highlightt8.htm have a few variations on their trough lights. they also do a well priced standard type one. i looked on their site last week and they were £100 cheapr on the trough to others. however, i ended up buying the pencil trough light from http://www.visiondepot.co.uk as it was more the style and brackets needed to do the job in question.
as for perspex, no its not cheaper than comp board. harder to cut and you will need a frame for the type of sign you are fitting. easy way to put the customer off is to tell him it will smash if a brick is chucked at it, were the compo board will just dent if in a frame or mark if flat to a wall.
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Robert has said Perspex or acrylic if you prefer is quite a brittle material and is easily broken. Price wise it is more expensive than something like Di-bond per sheet plus you would also need to buy a frame if it were going on the side of a building.
Not really sure how you came to the conclussion that a composite board would be better suited for their image as if you were looking at a sign on the wall it would just be a flat panel with some sort of message on it and I doubt you would be able to tell what the board was made from unless you got up quite close.Lighting wise it comes down to what your local council prefer, round this way the council will grant planning for almost anything that is fitted with a trough light but are more likely to reject something with swan necks or spot lights. I would check with your local planning department what they favour for external lighting.
As well as insight sign ystems you could also try Portland lighting who I have always found to be pretty good
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