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Use your store awning to advertise

There are fewer places you can advertise due in part to tough new laws restricting sign space and size. Few laws currently address advertising on your store awning (check with your local municipal laws). What are the options? Each has pros and cons. Get a new awning - this is very expensive but looks great. Cons: Can't be changed. Prices usually start around $800. Get a sign painter - this is as good as the talent of the painter. Cons: Too bad if they're not able to do a good job for you. May cost $200 and up. Order and install fabric Awning Letters - Looks professional. Cons: You may need help to install or to hire a local sign person to apply for you. Price depends on the letter size and how many you order, averaging about $100 and up. Available at LetterBank online. Have a custom banner made , the same size as the part of the awning you want to advertise on. Cons: Many laws exist regarding use of banners, but I can help you to make the banner look more like your awning! Let...

Making Cast Concrete Pavers

Custom molded team pavers from our art or your design. Making concrete "pavers" or stepping stones, monuments, milestones, headstones and more with your wording. This is a basic outline for semi-experienced do-it-yourselfers. Complete information is available on each part of this outline elsewhere on the web. Custom address concrete block [1] Decide on the size of the layout and create a rough sketch. This is the time to measure out the area where the final product or resulting cast forms will be placed. Concrete can be heavy and have sharp corners, so measure it out first. [2] To your layout, add any text or ornamentation you like. Mold letters may be found for purchase online or through letterbank.com. Professionals use reverse cast metal letters, and often the newest cast rubber letters, which are significantly less costly. [3] Measure the text size and create or order letters. Remember, the letters will be indented into the finished concrete, and so must be reversed to re...