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Illuminated projecting signs · Dalkeith

Illuminated projecting signs in Dalkeith

What does it take to get illuminated projecting signs sorted in Dalkeith? Usually four steps: tell us what you need, let us measure or look at your photos, approve a proof and a fixed price, then the work goes ahead. Smart Signs designs, makes and fits signage and graphics for businesses throughout the UK, so those steps stay the same wherever your premises or vehicles are.

From £695 per sign + VAT · UK guide price
Round navy lit projecting sign 'THE LANTERN' on a bracket over a cobbled street at night

An illuminated projecting sign is a double-sided sign fixed at right angles to the building on a bracket, with LEDs inside or behind it, so people approaching along the pavement can read it.

What illuminated projecting signs can do for businesses in Dalkeith

  • Corner premises in Dalkeith can put a projecting sign on the side wall to catch people coming from the cross street.
  • For a pharmacy or late-opening shop in Dalkeith, a lit projecting sign helps people searching the street after dark.
  • Upper-floor clinics, dentists and studios in Dalkeith can mark an easily missed street door with a lit projecting sign.

What illuminated projecting signs cost in Dalkeith

Pricing for illuminated projecting signs is worked out job by job, but the guide range is £695 to £2,250 per sign + VAT. The table lists typical options. Your figure is confirmed only after a site survey or a check of the artwork you send.

Illuminated projecting signs in Dalkeith: guide prices, supplied and fitted
ItemGuide, ex VATInc. VAT (20%)
Round or square lit projecting sign£695 – £1,450£834 – £1,740
Shaped or halo-lit projecting sign£1,250 – £2,250£1,500 – £2,700

Guide prices: £695–£1,450 + VAT for a round or square lit projecting sign, and £1,250–£2,250 + VAT for a shaped or halo-lit design, each up to about 800 mm with a bracket. Prices exclude VAT and are confirmed after survey and artwork check.

Options for your Dalkeith project

Halo-lit projecting

Solid letters lit from behind against a backing plate.

Routed push-through

Painted metal faces where only lettering and logo glow.

Square or rectangular

More face area for a name and strapline.

Consent for illuminated signs in Dalkeith

A lit sign is the clearest case for applying first. Scotland's 1984 Advertisement Regulations treat illuminated signs differently from unlit ones, and express consent is usually needed for halo-lit letters, lightboxes and lit projecting signs. We check with the council before you commit to illuminated projecting signs, then put together scaled drawings, photo mock-ups and lighting details, which you can submit via eDevelopment.scot or we can submit for you. Expect the council to look at brightness (PLG05 is the usual reference) and to prefer steady light, perhaps on a time switch. The mains connection is completed by an electrician to BS 7671.

Covering Dalkeith and Edinburgh and the Lothians

Wherever you are in Edinburgh and the Lothians, Dalkeith included, the service is identical. We arrange a survey when the sign is fixed to a building or needs power, and we work from photographs, drawings or the make and model of the vehicle when that is enough to price graphics accurately. The Dalkeith postcode districts we quote for include EH22, EH19 and EH18. From Edinburgh, Dalkeith is roughly 6.4 miles to the south-east.

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Get in touch about illuminated projecting signs for your business in Dalkeith. Share photos, measurements and any artwork you already have; we will send a free quote and a proof to check, and nothing is made until you say yes.

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Illuminated projecting signs in Dalkeith: questions

What makes illuminated projecting signs more or less expensive?

Size and quantity come first, then the material or film, any lighting, the height of the work and the equipment needed to reach it, and the state of the surface or old sign being replaced. Against that, the guide for a job in Dalkeith is £695–£2,250 per sign + VAT, confirmed after a survey or artwork check.

How far can a projecting sign stick out?

There's no single UK figure. It depends on pavement width, clear height, the council's shopfront guidance and the highway authority's view. Lit projecting signs are usually modest, stopping well short of the kerb, and the survey records the pavement width for the drawings.

Will the sign swing in the wind?

It shouldn't. A lit box is fixed rigidly to its bracket rather than hung on chains, so it stays still in normal winds, with the bracket and fixings sized for its weight and exposure. Traditional hanging signs move; lit ones are fixed solid.

Can each side show something different?

Yes. The two faces are separate, so one side can carry your logo and the other a name or service, though many businesses keep both identical so the sign reads the same from either direction. Any difference should be shown on the consent drawings.

Do you work across Edinburgh and the Lothians or only in Dalkeith?

Across all of Edinburgh and the Lothians, and the rest of the UK too. Dalkeith 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.

How soon after I approve the proof can the work on illuminated projecting signs happen?

Typically within a few weeks, depending on what has to be made. Printed and cut graphics are typically produced sooner than fabricated letters, trays or illuminated signs, which need more fabrication time. If the job needs advertisement consent, fitting waits for the council's decision. We confirm an expected date for Dalkeith once materials are ordered.

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