Lobby directory signs

[Jean Shimp]

I'm thinking about using a piece of glass mounted to a lobby wall for a directory of tenant's names in vinyl. It's easy to remove vinyl on glass, unlike other substrates, just use a single edge razor blade and scrape off the old letters and stick on new ones. What are the down sides to using glass other than breakage during transport and installation. Any concerns about a 3'x4' size? Recommended thickness, etc? Thanks.

 

[Zendavor Signs]

I'm thinking about using a piece of glass mounted to a lobby wall for a directory of tenant's names in vinyl. It's easy to remove vinyl on glass, unlike other substrates, just use a single edge razor blade and scrape off the old letters and stick on new ones. What are the down sides to using glass other than breakage during transport and installation. Any concerns about a 3'x4' size? Recommended thickness, etc? Thanks.

Glass is a great substrate for that purpose. We typically stick with acrylic because we can do it in house, and it's easy to work with, but if course acrylic will scratch. That size is fine, I would recommend 1/4in or 3/8in thick. Get any holes you need pre drilled. Standoffs are a great mounting method. Edge grips will save you the cost of hole drilling.

 

[Gino]

According to where this will be located, consider vandalism or just plan negligence. That would be a lotta shards to deal with if someone fell into it.

 

[Notarealsignguy]

According to where this will be located, consider vandalism or just plan negligence. That would be a lotta shards to deal with if someone fell into it.

And dangerous falling on someone. There are codes for what type of glass has to be used in areas and for good reason. A broken sheet of annealed glass can easily kill you.

 

[Johnny Best]

It does cost more than tempered but laminated glass would not cause death if broken. It has a resin material that will hold it together if broken.

 

[Ready]

I'm thinking about using a piece of glass mounted to a lobby wall for a directory of tenant's names in vinyl. It's easy to remove vinyl on glass, unlike other substrates, just use a single edge razor blade and scrape off the old letters and stick on new ones. What are the down sides to using glass other than breakage during transport and installation. Any concerns about a 3'x4' size? Recommended thickness, etc? Thanks.

If you decide to use glass, it should be Tempered glass and not plain glass. Tempered glass is around four times the strength of annealed glass, and when it breaks it shatters into small, blunt-edged pellets that are significantly less sharp. Tempered glass is also used in vehicle windows and very often in bath and shower enclosures, skylights and doors,

Bob P

 

[Pewter0000]

We use acrylic for these kinds of jobs, but yeah it makes a good substrate. We even sometimes skip the small cut letters - a rectangle of etched with the tenant's name printed on it looks clean and snazzy, and then you only have to remove one piece per tenant instead of many letters. And less weeding.