Here's a project we just sold. Replacing the old sign with our new design. Sign is carved colorcore and aluminum construction with steel post. Crosses at top will be raised gold prismatic along with changeable copy board
Old sign...
New proposed sign...
[ February 11, 2003, 02:25 PM: Message edited by: Bob Stephens ]
Posted by Randy Campbell (Member # 2675) on :
Great sign Bob-much nicer
Posted by cheryl nordby (Member # 1100) on :
Yeah Bob!! It is fun seeing your before and afters. What a diff. Posted by mike norcross (Member # 3496) on :
wow great job Bob I think they will be very satisfied with your plans for the new design, it looks great.
Posted by Bob Stephens (Member # 858) on :
After its completed I'll post a photo of the finished sign
Posted by Amy Brown (Member # 1963) on :
Looking good Bob! I'm gonna have to drive to Zephyrhills for a visit and get some pointers!
With something that large do you have to get engineered drawings made for a permit?
Posted by Bob Stephens (Member # 858) on :
Yes Amy. This sign is in Tampa and I am waiting on the engineered drawing now before I can pull a permit. Most of the counties now are getting very strict about permitting. It just isnt worth the hassle involved in trying to sneak one in. Sooner or later it will come back to haunt you and its easier now than later. Generally its the client who balks about the added costs but they might as well just suck it up now than pay more later.
The permit should'nt cost more than $300 including the drawings. I sold this sign for $11,000.00 permit fee seems petty in light of the value of the sign
Posted by TJ Duvall (Member # 3133) on :
Nice design Bob, just curious as to how you are going to do the crosses. I am familiar with colorcore and was wondering, how you will attatch them to your sign?
Posted by Bob Stephens (Member # 858) on :
Going to prismatic carve the crosses from HDU and then inlay into colorcore and secure in place from the back of the sign with screws.
Posted by goddinfla (Member # 1502) on :
Hey Bob, I did the old sign a long long time ago. They certainly didn't have the budget they have now. I gave them options of a nice carved sign and a plainer mdo sign. They went cheap and then said they understood that they were getting carved. Because I was referred by a friend and a customer I made part of it carved. Have fun taking it down, it was built on an old existing electric sign base. The mdo on it is 1". It has been looking pretty sad for a while now. Good to see a fellow letterhead get the job. Give me a holler some time when you're in Tampa.
Posted by Bob Stephens (Member # 858) on :
Hey Dennis. Will definately have to get together. I can see why you had problems with them. They tried like hell to mess with me but I never budge on my terms. Seems everyone wants to drive Mercedes thesed days but can only afford Chevy's.
I feel they are still getting a good bargain for the price. They better appreciate it or I'll hunt them down in hell.
I looked the sign over carefully and see what you mean. A torch to the two steel pipes should get rid of the old one fast. I even keep a couple of sticks of dynamite in the truck for the really stubborn ones.
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