Signs & Large Format Print
Illustrative visualisationOn a housing estate advertising in the strict sense is rare. It is more about order: the courier has to find block 14B, the ambulance the right entrance, and a new tenant needs to know where the drying room is and when barbecues are allowed. Most of this signage is years old: faded numbers, cracked PVC plaques, A4 sheets behind glass. Replacing it across the whole estate at once costs less than you might think, because it is many identical items.
Orders come from a cooperative’s board, a managing agent looking after several blocks or a caretaker. Consistency matters: the same number design on every building, the option to add one more sign in three years, a quote that can be compared before the vote. We prepare a mock-up on a photo of the building so the board has something to show residents before they decide.
1. Buildings and stairwells
The building number should be readable from the street and the internal estate road, after dark too. Requirements for house number signs are set by local regulations; we cover the general rules in our guide to [house number plaques](/poradnik/tabliczka-z-numerem-domu).
- Large building numbers on the façade→Cut-out 3D numerals in Dibond or acrylic, 30 cm high, from approx. €16 net per character; taller for high-rise blocks. Visible from a distance, and they don’t fade like painted ones.
- Signs above stairwell entrances→Entrance number and flat range, e.g. ‘1–20’. Dibond with UV print, approx. €35–55 net per m². Couriers and paramedics don’t have to guess.
- Floor numbers and stairwell graphics→Large floor numbers by the stairs and lift, or wall graphics when the stairwell is redecorated. On escape routes we choose fire-rated material; confirm the requirements with the building manager.
- Room signs→Plant room, drying room, pram store, bike store, cellars. 3 mm PVC indoors approx. €21–33 net per m², acrylic on stand-off fixings at the main entrance.
2. Estate grounds
An estate map at the entrance saves residents calls from lost visitors, and playground rules in one place settle many disputes. Outdoors we use Dibond with UV print; PVC soon warps and fades.
- Estate map at the entrance→A totem with a map of the blocks and entrance numbers, Dibond on a steel frame, 2.5 m high, from approx. €750 net. Smaller version: a board on posts.
- Playground and pitch rules→A Dibond board with UV print; where marker pens are a risk, with anti-graffiti laminate (approx. €10 net per m²). The board writes the rules.
- Recycling stickers for bin stores and containers→Large waste-stream markers with colour and pictogram. Outdoor polymeric vinyl approx. €9–16 net per m², contour cut.
3. Refurbishment and insulation works
Scaffolding round a block can stay up all season. Printed mesh instead of bare construction netting tidies up the view and informs residents. If the works are grant-funded, a sign to the programme’s requirements is added.
- Scaffold mesh banner→Reinforced 370 g mesh, pole pockets included, approx. €10–17 net per m². The perforation lets wind through and doesn’t take all the light from residents inside.
- Funding sign for the refurbishment→200 × 100 cm Dibond on a frame from approx. €165 net. The design and display period come from the agreement with the funding body.
4. Cooperative office and commercial units
The office deals with residents paying, applying and reporting faults. A sign with opening hours and clearly marked counters save staff many questions. Empty commercial units let faster when people can see they are available.
- Office sign with opening hours→Dibond with UV print, approx. €35–55 net per m². Hours and the emergency number on a separate, replaceable panel.
- Frosted film on office glazing→Screens the accounts desks and gives privacy when discussing arrears. Approx. €12–21 net per m², with a cut-out logo or band.
- ‘Unit to let’ banner→On the window or fence of an empty unit. A 2 × 1 m banner is approx. €30 net (2 m² × approx. €13) and stays up until it’s let.
5. Print for residents
Service charge notices, AGM information, inspection schedules: a cooperative prints a lot of this. Some of it is worth sending out rather than wearing out the office printer.
- Personalised notices→Variable data printing with the flat number and amount from your database, a few cents per record plus printing. Colour A4 double-sided costs approx. €0.10 net per page at 1,000 pages.
- Cooperative newsletter→An A4 newsletter, 8 pages, 1,000 copies, approx. €280 net. Board report, refurbishment plan, emergency numbers.
- Stairwell notices→10 A2 posters approx. €28 net. AGM, water shut-off, gas inspection: more visible than an A4 sheet.
- 01Brief
Description, sizes, site photos and deadline — a few sentences are enough.
- 02Design and quote
Our designers prepare artwork or a visualisation and you get a price.
- 03Approval
You approve the design; for brand colours we provide a proof.
- 04Production
35+ machines in our own plant in Poland: 3.2 m UV print, CNC, laser, 3D, sewing.
- 05Installation or delivery
Own crews and vehicles across Europe, partner network, couriers worldwide.
To start with — an indicative package
Example signage replacement for one block with four entrances, based on our price list.
| Building number, 3 numerals 30 cm (3 × approx. €16) | from approx. €50 net |
| 4 entrance signs, about 0.5 m² of Dibond in total (0.5 × approx. €55) | approx. €30 net |
| Playground rules 100 × 70 cm, Dibond (0.7 m² × approx. €55) | approx. €40 net |
| 370 g scaffold mesh, 200 m² (200 × approx. €10) | approx. €2,000 net |
| A4 newsletter, 8 pages, 1,000 copies | approx. €280 net |
Indicative net prices, excluding installation (crew approx. €42 net per man-hour). For a whole estate we quote a package; exact quote based on a list of buildings and photos.
From our experience — what to watch out for
- Before ordering new numbers, settle on one design for the whole estate. Five different typefaces on neighbouring blocks looks accidental.
- Put flat numbers on stairwell signs, not tenants’ names. Fewer replacements and fewer personal data issues.
- Order Dibond for outdoors, not PVC. After two summers in the sun PVC warps and yellows.
- Order scaffold mesh using dimensions from the scaffolding contractor, not from the building drawings. Scaffolding is always bigger than the façade.
- When redecorating stairwells, plan the signage together with the painting. Holes from old signs in fresh paint are the most common mistake.