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CALL NOW We're waiting! M-F 8-5 Central
(214) 339-2227 (254) 582-7446 (817) 861-1234 (903) 561-5959 (940) 365-3433 (972) 850-3300 (800) 333-7137 toll-free Email our Sales Team or PUSH BUTTON Push to Contact Signs Manufacturing Corporation |
Sign Buyer's Guide to Free-Standing Monument (Ground) SignsOn the detail pages that follow (¬tabs to left) discover how we manufacture each monument sign to last; including the use of CNC manufacturing, structural-steel frames, rust-proof metal, high-end automotive paint, high-impact plastics or strong flexible-face materials, and most importantly, sophisticated Protective Coatings. We even add self-cleaning properties. We commonly build monument signs with real and artificial brick, stone, and stucco exterior finishes. View our "Bricks & Masonry" page, tabbed to the left. Monument signs with color graphics and PinLights™ LED first-surface lighting is a hands-down winner. Signs Manufacturing incorporates a patent pending design into our unique new-look concept. Visit our "LED Sign Faces" tab to the left. We champion energy-saving signage solutions that save our customers money while protecting our environment. Explore our "Lighting Choices" tab with its own "Energy Savings" tab. Photos of many varied sign designs are interspersed on the detail pages tabbed on the left. Guaranteed Highest Quality...Guaranteed Lowest Price™As detailed below, and on the pages that follow, everything will be done to make your sign look better, and last longer...Guaranteed. Signs Manufacturing Corporation also guarantees that our price will be the lowest price you can obtain on the products described in this website; now or anytime during the next 90 days. If you are offered a lower price by someone else we will match that lower price PLUS give you 10% of the difference. Cost and Pricing Information Interested in the concept of monument signs, but unfamiliar with their cost? Click on the "Pricing" tab to the left, then the "Cost" tab, to obtain general pricing and cost information on various sizes and types of monument signs.
The detailed construction and installation information below, and to the left, is very
important in developing a We sell our signs FACTORY-DIRECT, WHOLESALE to the public.
Our professional staff will usually have exact quotations, and exact scale drawings of your signage installed on your building or property ready for you the same day we meet with you. (Much faster than the 2 1/2 week average in our industry.) If you are planning for the future, please bookmark our website as a "Favorite" so you can find us when you are ready. Click our "Customers & Photos" tab on our "About Us" page to view a partial list of our customers, photos of their signs, and comments. Why Buy Factory-Direct from a State-Licensed Company? Why not buy from a Sign Dealer (also called a Sign Broker or a Sign Store?) Would you give a car dealer $10,000 and tell him to buy you the best car he can for the money, sight unseen (or from a drawing?) Don’t you think you would get the car that made him the most? Do you think you could meet your needs asking for the cheapest car he can buy? Why would a sign dealer (sign broker or sign store) be any different? Remember, they are merely buying a sign from a manufacturer to resell to you, usually to resemble a drawing, making the most money they can.
Believing “...a sign is a sign” gets you a Yugo instead of a Cadillac. Remember the Yugo? They didn’t last very long, either. Also, most sign dealers, sign brokers and sign stores cannot legally install or service an electric sign. It is illegal in Texas to fool consumers by pretending to be an electrician, even if they hire electricians to do the work for them. Ask to see their license. Ask to see a manufacturer's license also. A few are not licensed to do electrical work, either. They have to hire other companies to install the signs they make. Now, who provides the warranty? The manufacturer, the installer, the salesman, anyone? If the sign was installed illegally do you think they'll honor their warranty? Did they REALLY obtain your City sign permit? Is the sign even safe? As a large, UL listed manufacturer, our name is on all our signs. Just like you, we can't afford to have a bad sign destroy our business. We have to care. Particularly with our LIFETIME warranty. Construction
Large metal areas will be reinforced to prevent "oil-canning". The structural-steel frame inside the sign is separately painted before the skins are installed; important to prevent rust stains later. We commonly build monument signs with real and artificial brick, stone, and stucco exterior finishes. View our "Bricks & Masonry" page, tabbed to the left. Our signs are properly engineered to withstand the winds of North Texas (100 m.p.h.); signs attached to poles are welded, not bolted, in place. Certified WeldingWe employ Certified Welders. Horizontal, vertical, and overhead. We are virtually the only sign company in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex employing certified welders. The Importance of Sign Thickness
The minimum allowable thickness
of a sign depends on the type of internal lighting
and the type and size of the sign face. Lighting and sign face types will be discussed later. The larger the sign face the thicker a properly made sign cabinet must be. It is very important that the sign be thick enough that the lighting in the sign does not show as “hot spots” or “zebra striping” on the face of your sign. Either of these makes your sign look “cheap” no matter what its cost. In some instances these can be so bad that a sign is not readable at night. You’ve seen them.
We calculate what is required to make a proper and impressive sign for you, and then we build it. It is more expensive to do the job right, but what is the value of a “cheap” sign that gives potential customers a negative impression of your business? The Importance of Retainer Width
Equally important to the
appearance of the sign is the width of the retainer
(the ring of metal around the sign face that covers
the mechanism that holds the
sign face in
the cabinet.) This border plays a very important role in the apparent quality of your sign, and both size and color must be considered in the overall design.
Tabs to other components of a monument sign are listed down the left side of this page. Be sure to select the tab "Sign Buyer's Check List" to the left. This is a tool for your use to insure that quotations you receive are for the same sign! Insist that your bidders check-mark each line, then sign the document when they give you their quote. If you know all the details of the sign you wish to purchase, and desire to buy it right now, click the following link to go to our online Monument Sign Purchase Page. |
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
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