Real Estate signage challenge

[Stormyj]

I have a 4'x8' real estate sign, .5" mdo with vinyl being installed at a location with only asphalt. Normally, I would use painted posts sunk into ground, but with this I cant dig. Second choice is to make a T base and lay some sand bags along bottom to help prevent tipping. Ive done this before but am not a big fan because it's not absolutely stable. How do you all handle this type of situation? Thanks

 

[Billct2]

Is it double sided?
I've done these as a giant A frame.
Once set up on site, screw a couple 2x4s ties on the bottom, and put some sand bags on these.
I found a pic of one we did on site when we couldn't get holes dug. We added some plywood and
used some concrete tubes that were at the site to hold it.

 

[Stormyj]

The quote I gave them is for a single sided. The location is right next to a busy road and the chance of wind is high. All I need is a 4x8 sign blowing over and ending up in the road, or worse damaging a car or hurting someone.

 

[Moze]

I've never personally used them, but I've had THESE bookmarked for a while in the event I find myself in your situation. They look like they would work well.

 

[d fleming]

I've never personally used them, but I've had THESE bookmarked for a while in the event I find myself in your situation. They look like they would work well.

Exactly, anchors and braces. You can use pretty hefty ones in asphalt and when sign is removed a little bit of asphalt patch from HD should handle the holes just fine.

 

[J Hill Designs]

it would be tough to tip this skid over...

 

[Stormyj]

Fantastic. Exactly what I needed. Thanks guys

 

[Pat Whatley]

it would be tough to tip this skid over...

Actually it would only require a 22.3333 MPH wind directly on the face. You've only got 3' of support on each side to support an 8' tall sign.



We'd build a stand like you've shown but we would anchor it into the asphalt with L brackets and tapcons. There's another shop in town that drills 3/4" holes through the asphalt and pounds in 18" rebar that is bent to have a hook on one end. The hook fits over the base to hold it in place. I've seen their posts break before the base comes up. Haven't seen how they get them out of the ground when they're done though.

 

[CanuckSigns]

Standard U-Channel parking sign posts pound through asphalt very easily, I would use those and attach the sign directly to them.

That would be your least expensive option, and if I know 1 thing about real estate agents, it's that they LOVE cheap!

 

[Rick]

Actually it would only require a 22.3333 MPH wind directly on the face. You've only got 3' of support on each side to support an 8' tall sign.

This...

Get it engineered...

 

[J Hill Designs]

use 10 footers for the base then ... unsecured it would slide before it tipped

 

[BALLPARK]

Here is one we did for a client...

ACM panels and wooden post frame system. Worked fine and our client can now display this sign when digging is not an option.