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Flat-cut letters · Letchworth Garden City

Flat-cut letters in Letchworth Garden City

When it comes to flat-cut letters in Letchworth Garden City, the useful questions are practical ones. What size? Which material? Is consent needed, and what will it cost? This page answers them. We supply and fit signs, window graphics and vehicle livery throughout the UK, Letchworth Garden City and the rest of Hertfordshire included, with a scaled proof and a fixed price agreed before anything is made.

From £18 per letter + VAT · UK guide price
Matte black flat-cut letters 'NORTHFIELD STUDIO' on an oak slatted reception wall.

Flat-cut letters are individual letters and logos cut from a single solid sheet, typically 5–10 mm acrylic, aluminium composite or metal, and fixed flush to a wall or held off it on stand-offs.

Where flat-cut letters can pay off in Letchworth Garden City

  • Inside a Letchworth Garden City clinic or practice, letters behind the reception desk tell visitors they are in the right place straight away.
  • Companies hosting clients in Letchworth Garden City meeting rooms can brand the space with a flat-cut logo rather than printed graphics that date.
  • Small firms moving into a new Letchworth Garden City unit can start with flat-cut letters at reception, adding exterior signs once the lease is settled.

What flat-cut letters cost in Letchworth Garden City

Pricing for flat-cut letters is worked out job by job, but the guide range is £18 to £65 per letter + VAT. The table lists typical options. Your figure is confirmed only after a site survey or a check of the artwork you send.

Flat-cut letters in Letchworth Garden City: guide prices, supplied and fitted
ItemGuide, ex VATInc. VAT (20%)
Flat-cut letter, 300 mm tall£18 – £65£21.60 – £78
Typical reception or fascia name set£320 – £1,200£384 – £1,440
Fitting template and locators£45 – £120£54 – £144

Letters around 300 mm tall are guided at £18 to £65 each, supplied and fitted, excluding VAT. A typical reception or fascia name set is guided at £320 to £1,200, and a fitting template with locators adds a guide £45 to £120.

Options for your Letchworth Garden City project

Solid metal letters

Aluminium, stainless or brass-effect sheet with a crisp metal edge.

Aluminium composite letters

Light, rigid letters, a cost-effective choice for exterior fascias.

Stand-off mounted set

Letters held off the wall for shadow and easy levelling.

Do you need permission for a sign in Letchworth Garden City?

Will you need permission? For a non-illuminated sign at your own business address in England, usually not, as long as it stays inside the deemed consent limits: letters no taller than 0.75 m (0.3 m in an area of special control) and nothing above the bottom of a first-floor window. Historic streets need more care. In a conservation area the details matter more, and fixing to a listed building usually needs listed building consent, with fixings into mortar joints rather than brick or stone faces generally preferred. We check with you before anything is ordered, and can prepare drawings and photos for an application, or submit it for you.

Covering Letchworth Garden City and Hertfordshire

Our coverage takes in Letchworth Garden City, the rest of Hertfordshire and the rest of the UK. Fitted signs usually start with a site visit so the wall can be measured, the fixings checked and access planned. Window and vehicle graphics can often be priced from your own pictures instead. Postcode districts around Letchworth Garden City include SG6, SG5, SG7 and SG15. Roughly 24 miles separate Letchworth Garden City from Watford, which lies to the south.

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Photos, sizes and your logo are all we need to start. Send them over for a free, no-obligation quote on flat-cut letters in Letchworth Garden City; you approve a scaled drawing before a single thing is made.

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Flat-cut letters in Letchworth Garden City: questions

When could work on flat-cut letters go ahead in Letchworth Garden City?

Fitting is typically scheduled once three things are in place: you have approved the proof, the materials are made or delivered, and any consent the job needs has been granted. For many jobs that is typically a few weeks from approval; illuminated or larger fabricated signs typically take longer, and consent decisions run to their own timetable.

Can you fix letters to a slatted timber or acoustic wall?

Yes. Letters are pinned or studded into the slats themselves, with the template used to line them up across the gaps so no fixing lands on empty space. Thin strokes may need a backing strip or a heavier font weight to span the slats securely.

How small can flat-cut letters be?

Small letters can be cut, but very thin strokes become fragile and hard to fix securely. A strapline under a logo is usually better in vinyl or printed on a panel, with flat-cut kept for the main name and logo. We check stroke widths on your artwork first.

How thick should flat-cut letters be?

For most receptions, 5 mm suits smaller text and 10 mm suits main names and logos. Outside, the thicker end of the range is safer because it resists bowing and shows a visible edge from the side. Very large letters usually move into metal or built-up construction.

How much should I budget for flat-cut letters in Letchworth Garden City?

As a guide, £18–£65 per letter + VAT. Where your job falls in that range depends on size, materials, access height, whether old signage has to come off and how much design work is involved. We confirm a fixed price after a survey or artwork check, before anything is ordered.

Do you work across Hertfordshire or only in Letchworth Garden City?

Across all of Hertfordshire, and the rest of the UK too. Letchworth Garden City is simply one of the places we list, and enquiries from anywhere nearby follow exactly the same steps: photos or a survey, a scaled proof, a written price, then making and fitting once you sign off the design.

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