Double-Sided Blade Sign, Lit Projecting Sign with Bracket

A blade sign, also called a projecting sign, sticks out from the wall at a right angle on a steel bracket. A flat sign over the door is easy to miss for someone walking along the sidewalk, because they see it edge-on. A blade sign faces them, and with two lit faces it reads from both directions, day and night. Some sign codes call it a flag-mounted sign.

We build it to order in several forms:

• A lit cabinet with round, rectangular or shaped faces printed with your logo. A common build is a 30 in round double-sided lightbox in a sealed, weather-rated cabinet.
• Channel letters or LED neon mounted on a blade, for a more dimensional look.

Design both faces for a quick, angled view. People see a blade sign for a moment as they walk toward it, so a bold icon or a short name in large letters works better than a full line of text, and strong contrast keeps it readable at night.

Every blade sign comes with its projecting bracket. The LEDs run on 12 V DC, and the power supply and LED modules are UL-listed components. Outdoors the sign is hard-wired, so a licensed electrician connects it; a dusk-to-dawn photocell can switch it on at dusk and off at dawn.

Before you order, read your city's sign code. Cities usually limit how far a sign may project from the wall and require clear space between the sidewalk and the bottom of the sign; many ask for about 8 ft or more, and some ask for more over driveways. A sign that hangs over a public sidewalk may also need separate approval, and most cities ask for a sign permit.

How ordering works: send your logo, a photo of the wall where the sign will go, and the height from the sidewalk to that spot. We email a free drawing with the sign to scale on your building, a lit preview and the exact price, and nothing is built until you approve it. The price estimator shows where blade signs start.

Installation, the permit and the electrician are not included. The bracket must be fastened into solid structure, so plan the install with a sign installer who can check the wall.

Start with your city's rules: the most it allows a sign to project and the clear height it needs above the sidewalk. Then measure your wall: the height from the sidewalk to where the bracket can go, and anything nearby that the sign must clear, such as an awning, a light or a downspout.

Pick the face by what you want people to read. A round face suits an icon or a short name, a rectangle fits a longer name, and a shaped face can follow your logo. Channel letters or LED neon on a blade give more depth and look more like a building sign.

Send your logo, a photo of the wall with a tape measure in view and those measurements. Tell us if power is already near the spot; the electrician will need to bring a circuit to the sign.