To be honest I hate giving you advice because you're in my same county.
But this is not something readily available.
You can get coro from N Glantz in Monroeville, they are our best local supplier and they deliver.
You're going to have to butt two sheets, and it's going to be a cheesy short term job.
You will need some sort of framework.
Or the client will have to do this themselves.
Educate your client and tell them that at best, coro looks OK for a year outside.
Upsell them to Alumalite. Also available from Glantz.
Charge accordingly.
Customers in our area are notoriously cheap and will act like you are asking for one of their testicles if you try and charge more than $100 for anything.
But please don't add further damage to an already saturated market by giving your work away.
Love....Jill
I love your brutal honesty, but you deliver a great message. I think, from my experience thus far, that customers can be cheap everywhere. I greatly attribute this to exactly what you are saying, an over-saturated market where people give work away for far less than market value. I love when I quote someone $600 for a 4x8
sign and they tell me "But this other guy made this comparable
sign for $200." Typically whoever made the
sign in question is no longer in business. That tends to be the fate of any business that under charges for work...they don't stay in business long. Stick to your guns and price things properly and your business may have a chance to thrive.
As far as using coroplast, the first thought that comes to mind is that for virtually a few dollars more, the
sign could be made on a quality aluminum composite material that will last several years.
