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.

Will someone visit my premises in Waterlooville before quoting?

If the job needs it, yes. For signs fixed to a building, anything illuminated or work at height, we arrange a survey to measure, check the wall and plan access. For window graphics, lettering and many vehicle jobs, clear photos with measurements are often enough, and we only visit if something needs a closer look.

How long does it all take?

Making and fitting typically takes 3–5 weeks after you approve the proof. Allow for advertisement consent first, usually up to 8 weeks for a decision, plus any highway licence, which runs on the authority's own timetable. Applications can be prepared in parallel.

What is the typical timescale for illuminated projecting signs from enquiry to fitting?

A quote typically follows once we have your photos or have surveyed the site, and making and fitting is typically booked a few weeks after you approve the proof. Where advertisement consent applies, that decision has to come through before anything goes up, which can add several weeks. We give you an expected timescale with your quote for Waterlooville.

Why is there a price range for illuminated projecting signs rather than one figure?

Because jobs vary. The guide of £695 to £2,250 per sign + VAT spans small, simple work at one end and larger, more involved work at the other. Size, material, finish, access, design time and any consent drawings push the figure up or down. A survey or artwork check lets us fix the price for your job in Waterlooville.

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.

Illuminated projecting signs in Waterlooville

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 Waterlooville

Upper-floor clinics, dentists and studios in Waterlooville can mark an easily missed street door with a lit projecting sign.
For a pharmacy or late-opening shop in Waterlooville, a lit projecting sign helps people searching the street after dark.
Where a Waterlooville street is busy with vans and buses, setting the sign high and back from the kerb matters.

What illuminated projecting signs cost in Waterlooville

Below is the guide pricing we use for illuminated projecting signs: from £695 up to £2,250 per sign, before VAT. These are not fixed quotes. A written price follows once measurements are taken and your artwork has been checked.

Illuminated projecting signs in Waterlooville: guide prices, supplied and fitted
Item	Guide, ex VAT	Inc. 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 Waterlooville project

Square or rectangular

More face area for a name and strapline.

Shaped sign

Cut to a logo, symbol or product outline.

Round lit sign

A roundel lit through opal faces, readable from both directions.

Consent for illuminated signs in Waterlooville

Illuminated signs are treated more strictly than unlit ones in England. Deemed consent for illumination is limited, and it does not apply at all in conservation areas, National Parks, National Landscapes, the Broads or areas of special control, so most internally lit or halo-lit fascia and projecting signs need express consent from the council. Decisions usually take up to 8 weeks and consent is normally granted for 5 years. Councils commonly assess brightness against the Institution of Lighting Professionals' guidance PLG05, and lighting should be static. An electrician makes the final mains connection to BS 7671. We can prepare the drawings and photos for your application, or submit it for you.

Covering Waterlooville and Hampshire

Coverage is nationwide, which means Waterlooville and the surrounding parts of Hampshire are included as standard. Anything fixed to a building normally needs someone on site to measure and check fixings and access; simpler graphics can usually be quoted from images you send. Addresses in PO7, PO9, PO8 and PO6 are all within our Waterlooville coverage. Waterlooville is about 16 miles east of Southampton.

Neighbouring towns

Start with a free quote: a handful of photos plus approximate widths and heights is enough for illuminated projecting signs in Waterlooville. You check and approve the proof, and only then is anything made.

More signs in Waterlooville

All sign types in Waterlooville · Illuminated projecting signs across Hampshire

Consent	Express consent nearly always; a highway licence may apply
Typical lead time	typically 3–5 weeks after proof approval, plus permissions
Fixing / installation	Wall plate into solid masonry; cable inside the bracket arm