Before Mark replaced (and redesigned) a local high school’s parking lot signage, which was showing a lot of wear & rust.
inate the prints. From there, we’ll adhere the laminated prints onto the surface of the 0.080-inch white aluminum. Many of the campus parking lot signs on this recent project were designated for the office staff. For instance, the principal, the assistant principal, the counselors, the nurse, and other highlevel positions have their own personalized parking space with their applicable sign mounted to a galvanized pole. For head-in parking spaces against a curb, we’ll use the single-sign aluminum brackets to attach the sign to the galvanized pole. For parking lots that have head-tohead parking spaces, we’ll install our galvanized posts inside a cast aluminum ground post mount, attached to the concrete with 5/8-inch galvanized tap-in bolts. Some school campuses have parking lots situated against grass medians. Grass areas are great for installing pole signs; however to maintain the integrity of the galvanized pole, the parking spaces should have curb stops to protect the poles from the cars. (Note: If the budget allows, we can
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