Built-up letters are three-dimensional letters fabricated, usually from metal sheet, with a face and returns joined into a hollow letter typically 50–100 mm deep, then fixed to a wall or sign on locators.
What built-up 3D letters can do for businesses in Holywood
- Showrooms and dealerships around Holywood can use large painted aluminium letters in brand colours on high walls seen from a passing road.
- Gyms, studios and trade units in Holywood can use painted aluminium letters on profiled cladding for a durable name above the roller door.
- For an office building on the edge of Holywood with plain brick or cladding, brushed stainless letters read clearly from the car park.
What built-up 3D letters cost in Holywood
Guide prices for built-up 3D letters run from £55 to £165 per letter, excluding VAT. The table below breaks that down; your actual price is fixed in writing once we have surveyed the site or checked the artwork.
| Item | Guide, ex VAT | Inc. VAT (20%) |
|---|---|---|
| Fabricated letter, 300 mm tall | £55 – £165 | £66 – £198 |
| Typical business name (10–14 letters) | £850 – £2,600 | £1,020 – £3,120 |
| Logo or symbol, made to the same depth | £150 – £650 | £180 – £780 |
The metal drives cost first: painted aluminium sits at the lower end, mirror stainless and brass finishes at the top. Letter height, return depth, letter count, stand-off locators, access height and the wall surface follow. Every price is confirmed after survey and an artwork check.
Options for your Holywood project
Contrast returns
Faces in one finish and sides in another, such as brushed with black.
Painted aluminium
Lightweight letters painted or powder coated to any RAL colour.
Brushed 304 stainless
Satin-grain stainless for most inland locations, classic and understated.
Do you need permission for a sign in Holywood?
Northern Ireland has its own rules: the Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015. As elsewhere in the UK, some signs on business premises can be displayed without an application while others need consent, but the limits are specific to Northern Ireland, so we check with the council rather than rely on English figures. Applications go to the council through the NI Planning Portal. A sign on a listed building usually also needs listed building consent under the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011. We look at your premises before you commit and can prepare drawings and photos, or submit the application for you.
Covering Holywood and County Down
Smart Signs works throughout County Down, Holywood included, and across the rest of the country. A survey visit is arranged for fitted and illuminated signs so nothing is guessed. Window, wall and vehicle graphics can usually be priced remotely from good photos and accurate measurements. Roughly 6.4 miles separate Holywood from Bangor, which lies to the east.
Nearby towns we also cover
- Built-up 3D letters in Dundonald 3 mi
- Built-up 3D letters in Belfast 5 mi
- Built-up 3D letters in Castlereagh 5 mi
- Built-up 3D letters in Newtownards 6 mi
- Built-up 3D letters in Bangor, County Down 6 mi
The next step costs nothing: send us photos and sizes, and we will quote for built-up 3D letters free of charge. You see and approve the design first, so nothing is made on guesswork.
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