Cost Of Job Site Signs

GoodPainter

Hello

I was checking out the price of job site signs online and just couldnt believe it

I would like to get a few or whatever but decisions are crazy

for a 12x18 sign 2 sides 1 color you pay $ for 2.50 each if you buy 50-100
or if you only wanna buy 3,5 or 10 even 20 you are paying like $30-40 each
So that means 50 of em would cost $125 but 5 would be $150??

does this mean i should get 50+ and keep a pile for backup??
what if i decide in 1 month I want a diff sign?

I havnt gone to local sign biz yet but for a Heavy duty Real Est type here they want $50- 60+ each
The cheapos are fine for me

what to do, thanx
Robert

dayspring

I paid 25.00 ea. for 2 signs about 3 years ago. I still use them

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ApgarNJ

I had the metal frame ones made up a few years ago, kinda like a realtor sign, very stable. they were lettered on both sides with removable panels, 125 a piece.

i'm in the process of designing a new one that is wooden, for the higher end jobs that we are there for months and months.

the ones i have seen on the internet are usually the flimsy kinda, made out of some kinda of plastic cardboard type material.

dayspring

Yeah, the ones I had made were the waxed cardboard type. I made a wooden frame for them. They have held up pretty good though. I have been thinking of making a nice wooden sign myself. Just haven't had time to mess with it lately. Post a pic of yours (ApgarNJ) when ya get yours done

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bigchaz

I got a few two color double sided corrugated plastic type signs for like 30 a piece. They hold up well

Same size as the political yard signs people put out around election time

AHS

I got mine from http://www.vinyltechsigns.com

2 color 2 sides about $5.25 each

Blue

The waxed cardboard material is called coroplast. The cost depends on the printing method. Simple shapes supplied from a vector-based logo(or just plain letering will allow you to ue vinyl or screen printing, and will be cheaper in bulk than digital printing which would be like a 4 color process ...like at kinkos.

I recommend aluminum signs because the hod up throuh the weather and can be re-used over and over. For dirty construction sites, coroplast in a metal holder may be better because it can be replaced if it is gashed by a 2x4...and they tend to get dirty fast.

Price depends on printing method and material, and more importantly quantity.

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jblati

A decent chunk of the cost is in the stands... now is election time, and a lot of these stands will be in the trash the day after elections... I just got a HEAP of them after the primary a couple of weeks ago.

joasis

Mine cost $60 a piece (see post "you must be specific" ) and that was a decent price for all metal with cut decals.

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