16' sign for customer installation

[sushila]

We are bidding on a pre-designed sign to be installed on a building. It will be a 5' x 16' 3mm polymetal/maxmetal with vinyl graphics running continuously along the top and bottom. The substrate comes in 5' x 10' sheets. Any creative ideas on where to put the break or how to attach the 2 pieces so the customer can install? Thanks!

 

[J Hill Designs]

create a frame with 1x1 aluminum sq tube and pre-assemble

 

[Gino]

Welcome from PA......................

 

[Craig Sjoquist]

Welcome to a outstanding Signs 101 and people.

+1 on creating a frame 1st

let see some of your outstanding work and a few words.

 

[SignManiac]

I recently made a 5'x40' sign using four 5'x10' sheets of polymetal. I built my frame from 2"x2" square aluminum tubing with vertical spars on all the seams. Attached the faces with VHB and also sheet metal screws. I built mine in two sections, 5'x20' but you can build your in one piece so long as you don't have any problems transporting it.

 

[Circleville Signs]

I think, more importantly, why would you just be giving away hard earned installation knowledge to your customer for free? Unless you don't really know how to install it either?

 

[sushila]

Our bid is not to include design/layout or install, permitting, or install. The customer has requested a bid on the manufacturing of the sign only.

 

[Mosh]

Seem it in the middle, up 10' i the air no one will even notice it.
I would just seem it with VHB and a 3" wide strip of .040 aluminum on the
back of the seam to hold it together.

I would also bid a seperate one using a 1x1 aluminum frame system, doing that
is going to double the price, so give them both prices and let them decide since you
are not installing.

 

[MikePro]

we mount extrusion to the wall, which creates a frame that allows us to slide our panels in from one side.

oh, make sure you can obtain a permit! doesn't matter which direction you plan to go, if your city won't allow such a sign to go up in the first place!

 

[sushila]

Thank you all very much!

 

[klemgraphics]

Seem it in the middle, up 10' i the air no one will even notice it.
I would just seem it with VHB and a 3" wide strip of .040 aluminum on the
back of the seam to hold it together.

I would also bid a seperate one using a 1x1 aluminum frame system, doing that
is going to double the price, so give them both prices and let them decide since you
are not installing.

I have done this also in the past with good results.

Most of the time if they are too cheap to pay you for the install there is no way they will fork over the extra $$ for the aluminum frame which is the best way to do it.

 

[skyhigh]

we mount extrusion to the wall, which creates a frame that allows us to slide our panels in from one side.

+1

 

[FS-Keith]

I recently made a 5'x40' sign using four 5'x10' sheets of polymetal. I built my frame from 2"x2" square aluminum tubing with vertical spars on all the seams. Attached the faces with VHB and also sheet metal screws. I built mine in two sections, 5'x20' but you can build your in one piece so long as you don't have any problems transporting it.

Nice harness