Product Line 6 - Monument and Entrance Signs
Monument and Entrance Signs, Bases, Pillars and Supports - Wood & Steel Posts, Concrete, Stone, Brick, Marble, Stucco, and EPS Foam
We offer three types of monument and large entrance sign bases and support systems are indicated by the examples above.Many examples of these are shown in the photo Gallery below.
Welcome to our photo Gallery of bases and supports for monument and large entrance signs.This page describes our products that can provide structural support and display the signs ,e.g., posts, bases, pillars, & back structure or panels; examples of the the signs themselves are shown in the Gallery for Product Line 5 - Large Signs. For these or other Galleries, click on a blue box in the lower left margin. If you have just entered our website and you want an overview of our company and all our sign products, please start with our Home page (blue tab upper left). Please call us at 951-698-8484 or EMAIL us at info@ArtSignWorks.com for more information. This page shows photos of over 100 monument sign designs.Use the slider on the scroll bar on right edge of the window to see the photos at the bottom of this page.
Monument signs are large (typically 6 to 15 ft wide), low (4 to 9 ft high), freestanding signs, often mounted on a solid base on the ground, sometimes with pillars, located at the entrance road to a residential community or town, a park, a church, a corporation, an industrial park, or a large farm or estate. They can be made perpendicular to the main street, and two-sided, so passing cars from either direction can see the sign; often, however, they are perpendicular or at a 45 degree angle to an entrance road or driveway and are single-sided so they can be seen by a car entering the driveway, with the back of the sign hidden.
The term "monument" strictly refers to those signs with a substantial stone, concrete or brick base laid on a concrete foundation (referred to here as masonry monuments, or (B) below). However, we use the term more generally here to refer to three types of bases/support systems for large, freestanding, roadside or entrance signs mounted near the ground. We make and sell all three of these, as shown in the photo Gallery below. These are described as follows:
(A) Post & Panel Signs.These signs are supported by wood or wrought iron (steel posts), sometimes with lateral beams mounted on the bottom or back of the sign.. Posts typically vary from 4 inches in width (4 x 4's) to as much as 12 inches in width, and can be square, round, or rustic (logs).The sign itself (the panel) is usually sandblasted or carved HDU or wood, described in Product Line 5. Less expensive ones have MDO or foam PVC signs mounted on them. For large signs, we reinforce the panels with steel, aluminum or wood beams, or a backside laminate sheet such as 1/2 to 3/4 in thick MDO (waterproof Plywood) or PVC. Wrought iron supports can have scrolls on them.
(B) Masonry Monument Signs. These signs usually have masonry bases, often with side pillars, which can be made with a poured concrete, concrete block or brick core (sometimes large ones have a hollow wood frame core) mounted on a concrete slab or footer foundation, and faced with one of the following: real stone, brick, poured concrete, stucco, marble, ceramic tile, wood, HDU, or a bronze plaque. For residential communities, these signs may be connected to a wall with a similar design.These often have separate large stand-off letters and logos made of metal (aluminum, bronze, iron, or gold-plate), plastic, HDU, metal-coated HDU, or wood. However, we can also mount HDU and wood signs on these bases; both types are shown in the Gallery below.
(C) Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Foam Monument Signs. These have the same appearance as masonry monument signs ((B) above) but are less expensive and are much easier to install. A variety of exterior surfaces is available, including faux stone, brick, stucco and marble. They have a hard protective coating over an EPS foam interior and are rugged and durable. Like (B), they can have a variety of sign faces, including sandblasted or carved HDU, wood, or ceramic tile, and can also have stand-off metal or HDU letters installed on the sign face.We make and usually install our signs on their bases so the integrated assembly is ready for simple installation by the buyer or a handyman contractor; we can install these ourselves in the Southern California area.
Art SignWorks sells all of these various types of bases and supports. We sell and install (A),(B) and (C) in Southern California ,and also sell (A) and (C) throughout the USA and Canada. (A) and (C) can be shipped anywhere in the USA or Canada for easy on-site installation . We do not sell the bases for (B), Masonry Monuments, except in Southern California (however, we sell the signs for these bases throughout the USA) . Masonry monument signs usually requires detailed architectural drawings and more complex government permits, specialty labor, and can take several days or more to construct the monument (pouring the concrete foundation, laying blocks, bricks, or stone, installing electric) , and to install the sign on the site.
Of these three types the most expensive is (B), Masonry Monuments, with (A) , Post-and-panel, the least expensive. A post-and-panel support system (A) (without the sign) can cost from $250 to $1000; a standard EPS monument (C) from $2000 to $6,000 (without signs), and a large custom masonry monument ((B)) can cost from $3000 to $10,000 or more (without signs). In addition, each large single-faced carved HDU sign or stand-off lettering sign can cost from $700 to $2000, and some monument signs require two, one on each side.
We will design you a custom entry or monument sign of any of the three types above, at no cost, assuming you buy the base/support system. You can either order just the sign, or the sign plus posts or pillars, base, etc ((A) and (C) only) in an easy to install kit form. Please browse the designs below. Please refer to the ID number (e.g', M6480) and Model number (for (C) only) if you want your sign to be similar to one or more signs shown in the galleries, . Monument and entrance signs and structure take from 2-4 weeks to deliver to you after you place a firm order and approve your design proof.
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