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Many Questions! Channel Letter installation
- Thread starter rcubed
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J Hill Designs
New Member
+1 are you even licensed to do something like this?
rjssigns
Active Member
Ding ding ding!
On the flip side we can always watch the late news to see what caught fire in Kalamazoo.
Gino
Premium Subscriber
Licensed...... ?? How 'bout insured ??
How can someone obtain a proper permit to do something they've never done before ??
Hey Honey, I'm going to the hospital today for an appendectomy.
I didn't know yours was hurting.......
It's not, but I heard ya can make some good bucks actually performing this routine operation. All ya need is a mask and some gloves.......
How can someone obtain a proper permit to do something they've never done before ??
Hey Honey, I'm going to the hospital today for an appendectomy.
I didn't know yours was hurting.......
It's not, but I heard ya can make some good bucks actually performing this routine operation. All ya need is a mask and some gloves.......
If you ask any channel letter manufacturer, they all say "This is the easiest thing in the world!!" and "TRUST US, YOU CAN DO IT!" "WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU!" So then you order the signs from them, and as soon as the check clears they are done with you, they don't care about all your installation issues. Guess how I know?
Here's the thing, installing the cans is easy. If you have installed other signs on buildings, you should be able to get the actual sign up using the same methods and materials as you've done in the past. Raceways are very simple to install, less holes to drill. You might need a sealed engineer drawing to get a building permit, but whoever made the channel letters should be able to provide that to you. If not, there are engineers that specifically do sign drawings for a reasonable fee.
Actually lighting up the sign is the bigger issue. You absolutely need a licensed electrician to do the electrical hook up. If you can find an electrician with a bucket truck, see if you can sub the entire thing out to them, including permits.
Here's the thing, installing the cans is easy. If you have installed other signs on buildings, you should be able to get the actual sign up using the same methods and materials as you've done in the past. Raceways are very simple to install, less holes to drill. You might need a sealed engineer drawing to get a building permit, but whoever made the channel letters should be able to provide that to you. If not, there are engineers that specifically do sign drawings for a reasonable fee.
Actually lighting up the sign is the bigger issue. You absolutely need a licensed electrician to do the electrical hook up. If you can find an electrician with a bucket truck, see if you can sub the entire thing out to them, including permits.