Installation of a hanging MDO sign

[Kottwitz-Graphics]

Hey, guys, I have a quick, how would you install it...

I have a 24" x 96" ( vertical ) double sided MDO sign, that I will be installing on the side of a building. I have a nice bracket (from the sign brackets store) that will hold the weight, but I'm a little concerned about the "swing". I actually bought (2) brackets, thinking about one top and one bottom, but will this be over kill?

Thanks in advance,
Mark

 

[Gino]

2 brackets will probably look better, but to ease your mind....... put a guy wire coming directly down from the top about 6' or so and one right and left about another 6' to 10' out. They take all of the worry out of these installations.

 

[Billct2]

For a sign that big I would probably do a fixed install with two brackets and maybe an additional fixed anchor point in the middle.
Like Gino said guy wires are old school but work.

 

[Johnny Best]

Do not know what you are attaching to, brick wall, wood or concrete block. But with that long of sign sticking
out, any kind of racking will loosen up your attachments, be they tapcons, lags and shields or others.
You will have to have some kind of attachment(s) from keeping it from moving.

 

[WhiskeyDreamer]

For a sign that big I would probably do a fixed install with two brackets and maybe an additional fixed anchor point in the middle.
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This is how I'd do it as well. If you want the bracket to make it look fancy, that's fine.

 

[skyhigh]

Do not know what you are attaching to, brick wall, wood or concrete block. But with that long of sign sticking
out, any kind of racking will loosen up your attachments, be they tapcons, lags and shields or others.
You will have to have some kind of attachment(s) from keeping it from moving.

That is my first question......what is the building material?

I would recommend you "thru" bolt if possible. No....not if possible....its a must. (inside plate)
There are pro's and cons to using 1 or 2 brackets (stationary vs swinging). There is not as much wind load on the swinging sign, but I'm not a fan of overhead movable signs either.

Guy wires and Thru bolt!!!

 

[J Hill Designs]

since it's only sticking out 2' and hanging down 8', I don't think guy wires are needed, but I would definitely put a lower bracket. That thing will swing like a beast

 

[Kottwitz-Graphics]

since it's only sticking out 2' and hanging down 8', I don't think guy wires are needed, but I would definitely put a lower bracket. That thing will swing like a beast

That's my biggest concern. With the swinging, then the hardware may loosen up, which will really suck...at least for me.

The building construction is wood, with slat siding... so going through the wall could be problematic.

attached shows more what I am doing with the brackets....

I just wanted to make sure that it doesn't detract from the sign with (2) brackets, one top and bottom....

 

[J Hill Designs]

how about just a simple pole banner bracket for the bottom, so that it isn't as decorative and won't catch the eye as much?

 

[Gino]

Not sure of the kinda winds you get around there, but I'd be a little afraid of that without all-thread through the wall, guy wires or some mechanism to stabilize that thing.

Also, in my area, that would never pass codes. If that is drawn proportionately, it is far too close to the ground. All signs around here must have a clearance of 126" to the bottom of any sign hanging perpendicular to the wall in any area, if they stick out more than 6". Keeping that in mind, the winds get nastier just 5 or 6 feet higher in the air.

 

[Kottwitz-Graphics]

If that is drawn proportionately, it is far too close to the ground.

It's not....just a quick mock up...

 

[Billct2]

I did a sign like that with some custom welded brackets.
One top & bottom. With an angle that the sign bolted to.
The big advantage was I had the mounting plate made pretty large about 12"x12".
This gave me 4 bolts per bracket to fasten to the building.
That building was brick, but old brick. I used drop in anchors.
It's was up for at least 10 years, through a couple hurricanes.
The sign was taken down when they moved but the brackets are still there.