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Window graphics in Edinburgh

This is a buyer's guide to window graphics in Edinburgh: what is involved, what drives the price and how the consent rules work. Smart Signs is a UK-wide signage service. We survey, design and quote; the sign or graphics are then made by specialist fabricators and fitted under our contract, so you only ever deal with a single point of contact.

From £28 per m² + VAT · UK guide price
Navy and orange printed window graphics 'TRAIN WITH US' with a running figure across a gym shopfront

Window graphics are full-colour images or branding printed on self-adhesive vinyl and applied to glass, outside or reverse-printed for the inside, so the window works as a sign.

Where window graphics can pay off in Edinburgh

  • Empty units in Edinburgh can be dressed with printed vinyl so they look cared for while being let.
  • Cafés and takeaways in Edinburgh trading into the evening can leave clear areas so the lit interior still shows.
  • Shoppers on an Edinburgh high street decide in seconds whether to step in; a printed window tells them what you sell.

What window graphics cost in Edinburgh

The table shows guide prices for window graphics, starting from £28 and reaching about £58 per m². All figures exclude VAT. Your own price is confirmed after we have seen the site or the artwork, so treat these as a starting point.

Window graphics in Edinburgh: guide prices, supplied and fitted
ItemGuide, ex VATInc. VAT (20%)
Printed window vinyl, per m²£28 – £58£33.60 – £69.60
Minimum job£225£270
Removal of old graphics, per m²£6 – £15£7.20 – £18

Many small panes take longer than one large one. Access, design time and old graphics removal (guide £6–£15 per m² + VAT) also count; the price is confirmed after survey and artwork check.

Options for your Edinburgh project

Static cling

Adhesive-free film for short-term messages inside.

Outside laminated

Laminated print for glass you can't reach inside.

Promotion panels

Fixed-size removable panels, reprinted per campaign.

Rules for window and glass graphics in Edinburgh

Two questions, two sets of rules. On whether window graphics count as advertising, Scottish councils take differing approaches; internal graphics are often outside control or allowed, but large graphics on listed shopfronts or in conservation areas can be restricted. On safety, glazing that could be walked into must be marked, which Scotland's own building guidance addresses and which the Workplace Regulations 1992 (regulation 14) require at work where necessary. We check with the council when the building or street calls for it, and set the marking heights out on the proof for window graphics.

Covering Edinburgh and Edinburgh and the Lothians

You do not need to be in a particular postcode for us to help: Edinburgh and the whole of Edinburgh and the Lothians are covered. If your job needs a survey, we arrange the visit. If it can be priced from photos, sizes and the vehicle make and model, we do it that way instead. Postcode districts around Edinburgh include EH1, EH2, EH3 and EH8.

Nearby towns we also cover

No commitment and no charge for quoting. Send photos with rough sizes for window graphics in Edinburgh and we will reply with a price and then, once you are happy, a proof you approve before manufacture.

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Window graphics in Edinburgh: questions

Why is there a price range for window graphics rather than one figure?

Because jobs vary. The guide of £28 to £58 per m² + 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 Edinburgh.

Is Edinburgh inside your coverage area for window graphics?

It is. We work throughout the UK rather than in a single region, so Edinburgh and every part of Edinburgh and the Lothians are included. Where a survey is needed we arrange a visit; for graphics jobs we can often quote from photos and measurements. Either way, you get a proof and a written price first.

Can you work to an opening date in Edinburgh?

Tell us the date when you enquire and we will say plainly whether it looks realistic. Timescales typically depend on how soon the proof is approved, how long production takes and whether consent is needed, which can take several weeks on its own. We plan around your date where we can, but we do not promise one we cannot control.

Will window graphics damage the glass?

Normally not. Window film adhesives release when warmed, and any residue cleans off the glass. The exceptions are coated or specialist glass, where we follow the maker's guidance, and dark films on large sunny panes, which can stress some glass.

How big can one window graphic be?

As big as the pane. Film comes on rolls, so glass wider than a roll is printed in panels and joined with a slight overlap where the design hides it. The proof shows where every join falls before anything is printed.

Can you remove a previous tenant's graphics?

Yes. Old vinyl is warmed and peeled, and leftover adhesive is cleaned off so new graphics bond properly. Removal has a guide price of £6–£15 per m² + VAT, depending on the film's age, confirmed after survey, and can be done in the same visit.

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