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Brick and Masonry for Monument Signs

Faux Stone Monument Sign Many cities, like Fort Worth, Irving, Southlake and Mesquite now require that free-standing signs be covered in masonry materials.

This can be accomplished with actual brick and mortar, faux stone panels installed over a metal framework, and with EIFS (signs built of foam and covered with fabric and stucco.)

Each method has its advantages and disadvantages.

Foundations and Brickwork for Monument Signs

We often work with our customer's masons to install signs on brick or masonry columns. Often we install the sign and the mason places his stonework around the sign.

However, we employ our own masons to totally construct turn-key signage. This is usually much more convenient for our customers because we are totally responsible for engineering, permitting, manufacturing and installing the signage. We procure the stone. We form the foundation.

Have you ever noticed all the unleveled monument signs, and signs with cracks or stones falling off? We recognize that the foundation of a good sign is a good foundation. We routinely form our foundation three-times thicker than most, and incorporate pier-holes at each corner. With signs, image is everything.

Maybe the most important aspect of a sign built with actual brick and mortar is that it is easily repairable. Things seem to happen to commercial signs in parking lots.

Maybe the most important positive realization of a customer that has had us totally construct their sign is that we know what we are doing and the sign can later be serviced. Unlike many, we do not close-off the ability to later service the sign when we install the brick-work!

Faux Stone Brick for Monument Signs

Sometimes, though, it is too costly, impossible, or dangerous to cover a sign cabinet with masonry. Particularly if it is tall.

Even most buildings are finished with faux stone above the first floor.

We have the ability to manufacture the sign with a stucco, brick, stone, or aggregate exterior faux finish that will fool a mason.

It is strong, durable, weatherproof, and meets fire code.

It is installed over a metal frame, engineered to withstand a 100 mph wind.

It, too, is repairable. However, repairs are more involved and usually more expensive.

Mowing pads must be significant because weed-eaters and lawn-mowers can damage faux panels.

Brick Panels

Red Brick Gray Grout	Tan Brick Tan Grout	Dark Red Brick Dark Grout	Old World Brick Gray Grout
Stone Panels

Stone Gray	Concrete	Granite Block	Granite Block Light Gray

Granite Block Tan	Granite Block Light Tan	Garden Stone	Block Coral

Hand Cut Block Gray	Hand Cut Block Light Gray	Hand Cut Block Tan	Hand Cut Block Light Tan

Large River Stone Gray	Large River Stone Natural	Large River Stone Tan	Small River Stone

Natural Rock Brown	Natural Rock Gray	Slate Ivory	Slate Natural

Stacked Stone Gray	Stacked Stone Light Gray	Stacked Stone Light Tan	Stacked Stone Tan

Stone Wall Gray	Stone Wall Light Gray	Stone Wall Light Tan	Stone Wall Tan

Colorado River Rock	Durango Mountain Ledge	La Plata Stone	Manzanita Stone

Mesa Verde Mountain Ledge	Pagosa Springs Stacked Ledge	Santa Fe Stacked Stone	Yakima Stone

Cambria Cliffstone	Yukon Mountain Ledge	Large Pebble

EIFS System Foam Monument Signs

The cheapest (literally) and fastest way to manufacture a monument sign is to carve it out of a block of foam (insert an enclosed electrical sign in it) and cover it with an EIFS-like system (fabric impregnated and covered with a stucco-like coating.)

Many cities will not allow these types of signs, however, because they do not engineer to withstand a 100 mph wind. They have even been known to blow away.

Most foams do not meet fire code.

They are not repairable for any significant damage (bumped into by a car.) They have to be replaced, making them VERY expensive in total cost.

If the EIFS-type covering is damaged, the underlying foam will conduct electricity when wet, grow mold, and deteriorate.

Birds break the EIFS-type covering and remove the foam for nesting materials.

Sunlight causes the foam to degrade over time.

The signs can be, and are stolen.

Mowing pads must be significant because weed-eaters and lawn-mowers damage the sign.

However, it is easily installed over a simple metal pipe, and can easily be moved.

We do manufacture and install them when they meet our customer's needs.

(The monument signs below are NOT EIFS-type signs)

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Brick Panels

Stone Panels

Signs Manufacturing & Maintenance Corp.

214-339-2227 254-582-7446 817-861-1234 903-561-5959 940-365-3433 972-850-3300 800-333-7137 TOLL-FREE Copyright © 1979-2010 Sign Marketing Services - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Sales Team: Sales@SignsManufacturing.com Click Here To Automatically Add Our Vcard To Your Contact List (What Is A Vcard?)

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