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If I may pick some of your brains..... I have a building that has siding covering brick. My first task is to put up a temp. 2'x6' banner {the owner forgot to get a sign and his grand opening is this wensday:} Then I will be mounting 2 4'x5' allumalite signs. Any suggestions on what to use for anchors? Thanks for your time a head of time.
Shane!
-------------------- Shane Bennett Bennett Signs & Designs 17134 State Hwy. 80 Richland Center WI 53581 contact@bennettsigns.biz Posts: 41 | From: Richland Center WI | Registered: Jun 2003
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Well, congrats on picking Alumalite for a substrate---at least it doesn't weight 50 pounds a sheet!
Even with the siding on the building, chances are things won't be dead flat. I'd recommend working with a 'standoff' or spacer here---not much, say .5, .75, maybe up to an inch, that's it. This will stop you worrying about the sign being dead flat, puls you won't have to worry about 'crap' and moisture, etc, in behind it.
TapCons are usually okay for smaller signs, and you can find them at any building center. They're not too heavy duty, and you may be fine in this application. However, I always like going for heavier duty 3/8 mechanical expansion bolts. You drill yourself a 3/8 hole deep enough to receive the expander and the bolt, slide on your spacer, intall your sign, then pop the nut on top and screw down. Oboviously, shoot for the same depth and shoulder height on all your bolts. A 4x5 sign, I'd got with 6 bolts.
TIP; there are many great 'finishing caps' available. Plastic SnapCaps work great on screws, but you'll have to go a little fancier on this case. It will take some hunting, and will cost you another 30 bucks or so, but it'll be worth it---finishes things off real nice!
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