Measuring Up for Signage: What We Need From You

You can get a useful budget price from a few measurements and a photograph. For the final order we will normally survey the site ourselves, because a sign that is 30mm too wide is scrap.

Measuring a shopfront fascia

Measure the full width of the fascia between the pilasters or the edges of your unit, then the height from the top of the window frame to the underside of any overhang. Note anything in the way: alarm boxes, downpipes, CCTV, lights, cabling, and the height from pavement level to the bottom of the fascia.

Measuring a window

Measure the glass itself, not the frame, and take the width and height of each pane separately. Note the height from the floor, which matters for eye level graphics and for privacy film.

Measuring for a projecting sign

Tell us how far the sign can project without overhanging the road, what is above and below the mounting point, and whether the wall is brick, stone, render or timber. Fixings depend entirely on the substrate.

Vehicles

We rarely need you to measure a vehicle. Give us the make, model, year, body style and wheelbase and we will use manufacturer templates. Photographs of both sides, the rear and the bonnet, taken square on in good light, are more useful than a tape measure.

Photographs that help

One straight on shot of the whole frontage from across the street, one from each side along the pavement, and a couple of close ups of anything unusual. Stand back further than feels necessary. Include a door or a person for scale if you can.

Why a survey is better

Buildings are rarely square, fascias are rarely level, and old shopfronts have surprises behind the boarding. Our survey is free, it takes twenty minutes, and it removes the risk of a manufactured sign not fitting. It also lets us check the power supply and the access for installation.

Book a free survey

We survey nationwide at no cost and with no obligation. Call 0800 454 613 or request a call back and we will arrange a time that suits your trading hours.