bannertime
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A customer of mine bought a Signtronix sign from a frequent customer of his. He received the sign and had some people remove the awning on the overhang. The "installer," if there was one, never submitted for a permit, and left him high and dry on the install.
He wants us to install it, which we are willing to assist with. On initial inspection, this job is a nightmare.
The overhang fascia has a some plaster type material braced with a wiremesh and some <1/2" vertical rods. There is no human sized access into the space. The ceiling is similar material with insulation and some small steel beams for supporting the lights. The roof is the corrugated metal with large steel beams.
In the picture you can see all that, plus the holes and toggle bolts left behind from the awning. It's also apparent that the holes were slightly increasing in size from the weight of the awning that had been there for about 10 years.
Typically we'd put some type of square tube or angle iron bracket behind the studs and all-thread though all that and what not. There are no studs, so we'd do like a 4x8 sheet of plywood or something. However, we probably wouldn't even be able to get a 2x4 into this space. Wouldn't matter much cause we wouldn't be able to access the back of it anyway.
The 3ft x 8ft sign doesn't weigh that much, but in Signtronix fashion it's only got 2 mounting brackets. Room for maybe 4 mounting holes. In which they only support the bottom 2/3rds of the sign cause the top 3rd is an arch with no brackets welded in place. 4 holes in unsupported plaster/mesh sounds like a recipe for fatalities.
If there are no suggestions, we'll most likely pass on the job or contract out. Just trying not to leave MY customer high and dry.
He wants us to install it, which we are willing to assist with. On initial inspection, this job is a nightmare.
The overhang fascia has a some plaster type material braced with a wiremesh and some <1/2" vertical rods. There is no human sized access into the space. The ceiling is similar material with insulation and some small steel beams for supporting the lights. The roof is the corrugated metal with large steel beams.
In the picture you can see all that, plus the holes and toggle bolts left behind from the awning. It's also apparent that the holes were slightly increasing in size from the weight of the awning that had been there for about 10 years.
Typically we'd put some type of square tube or angle iron bracket behind the studs and all-thread though all that and what not. There are no studs, so we'd do like a 4x8 sheet of plywood or something. However, we probably wouldn't even be able to get a 2x4 into this space. Wouldn't matter much cause we wouldn't be able to access the back of it anyway.
The 3ft x 8ft sign doesn't weigh that much, but in Signtronix fashion it's only got 2 mounting brackets. Room for maybe 4 mounting holes. In which they only support the bottom 2/3rds of the sign cause the top 3rd is an arch with no brackets welded in place. 4 holes in unsupported plaster/mesh sounds like a recipe for fatalities.
If there are no suggestions, we'll most likely pass on the job or contract out. Just trying not to leave MY customer high and dry.
