4 foot by 5 foot hanging sign? Too big?

[signmeup]

I have a customer that would like a double sided 5 foot wide by 4 foot long hanging sign made from HDU. This sounds a little large to me. Should I advise against it or full speed ahead? Anyone here do hanging signs this size?

 

[jscarl]

Is your Insurance paid up?

 

[signmeup]

I don't have to install it just supply the sign with "tabs to hang it from". My gut feeling is "Yikes! That's one big a$$ hanging sign!" Am I just being over sensitive? I guess if a tab breaks I'm up the creek eh?

 

[daveb]

Interior or exterior? On exterior signs we usually build a 1''x1'' sq. tube steel or aluminum frame and sandwich it between two HDU panels. The one attached has been up seven years approx. 42''x5'

 

[signmeup]

Forgot to mention....the client is an Insurance company.

 

[acothran]

Is Ed Too Tall Jones, too tall? (sorry I couldn't resist, especially once you said it was an insurance company)

Allen

 

[SignManiac]

It can be done with a little planning. On it's own I wouldn't trust it but with some structural metal built into it yes. Also the design will dictate how that is going to be done.

Here's a complicated piece I did about that same size using a combination of welded steel, PVC and HDU.

 

[GoodPeopleFlags]

I know that ARC sign! Some friends of mine own that place. Cool!

 

[signmeup]

It's a big rectangle.
Those are nice signs you guys posted.

 

[petrosgraphics]

it been said, use 2 hdu panels, with a frame, you can also sandwich 3/4" mdo plywood
between 2 pieces of hdu... use both methods with great success, just depends on project

 

[1leonchen]

you can also sandwich 3/4" mdo plywood
between 2 pieces of hdu.

what petrosgraphics said works