House name sign

[Thedreamer]

Would anybody be able to recommend a company that produces signs for a house name?

 

So many when I googled.

 

Going to be mounted on a gate

[nod]

We used this company (EBay)

Excellent quality 

Great communication 

[Onoff]

16 minutes ago, nod said:

We used this company (EBay)

Excellent quality 

Great communication 

 

Did you pay up front or stick it on the slate?

[Ferdinand]

I use my local monumental mason.

 

[Temp]

There are lots online. Many have standard sizes and the aspect ratio of your house name may not suit the aspect ratio of the standard dimension. I recommend printing it out life size to check it looks ok and that the font is big enough to actually read from the road.

 

I used a company called Slatework Signs.. 

Slateworksigns.co.uk

 

 

[Ferdinand]

8 minutes ago, Temp said:

There are lots online. Many have standard sizes and the aspect ratio of your house name may not suit the aspect ratio of the standard dimension. I recommend printing it out life size to check it looks ok and that the font is big enough to actually read from the road.

 

I used a company called Slatework Signs.. 

Slateworksigns.co.uk

 

 

 

You should be able to adjust the aspect ratios of the font by up to 15% each way without detriment using stretching or kerning horizontally or tracking vertically if several lines, or just switch your font.

 

Those were the sort of adjustments which were possible when I used to design publications (though 7-10% was better).

 

So I think that should be manageable, depending on how much control you get.

Edited July 26, 2020 by Ferdinand

[nod]

3 hours ago, Onoff said:

 

Did you pay up front or stick it on the 

No nothing to do

Just drill four corresponding holes 

[Redoctober]

@Thedreamer We got ours from a company advertising on Etsy.com - about £30 if I recall correctly.

 

[Thedreamer]

8 hours ago, nod said:

We used this company (EBay)

Excellent quality 

Great communication 

 

Who was the seller?

[Thedreamer]

6 hours ago, Ferdinand said:

I use my local monumental mason.

 

 

I would imagine that would look smart and last a long time.

[Thedreamer]

6 hours ago, Temp said:

There are lots online. Many have standard sizes and the aspect ratio of your house name may not suit the aspect ratio of the standard dimension. I recommend printing it out life size to check it looks ok and that the font is big enough to actually read from the road.

 

I used a company called Slatework Signs.. 

Slateworksigns.co.uk

 

 

 

Thanks Temp had a look at the link but I think they had shut down for a bit.

[Thedreamer]

2 hours ago, Redoctober said:

@Thedreamer We got ours from a company advertising on Etsy.com - about £30 if I recall correctly.

 

 

Thanks RedOctober.

 

The house name is now registered, we just paid that annoying fee.

 

We share a similar name.

 

Druim nan Darach  

 

[nod]

16 minutes ago, Thedreamer said:

 

Who was the seller?

Personalized Granite 

ebay

[Ferdinand]

Can you get a Secondhand one from ASDA? Or various politicians?

 

Edited July 26, 2020 by Ferdinand

[Thedreamer]

1 hour ago, Ferdinand said:

Can you get a Secondhand one from ASDA? Or various politicians?

 

 

Nearest Asda is three hours away and I thought that Ed Miliband retired but now he is back.