My office is located in a building that houses several other offices. I love the convenient location and spacious parking lot that my office provides to me and my clients. Also, since there are multiple tenants in the building, my lease price is extremely reasonable. The low cost of rent keeps my business operating expenses low and thus allows me to take home more profits, which I love! The only problem I have with my situation is that my landlord won’t let me put a permanent sign outside the building. This was a problem when I first moved into the building, but I have since been able to work out a compromise with my landlord that makes both parties happy.
FOR EVERY PROBLEM THERE IS A SOLUTION
I looked into a lot of different ways to solve my dilemma and decided that installing a custom banner was my best option. My landlord was very supportive of my proposal, as I explained to him that the vinyl banner would make a minimal impact on the exterior of the building and could easily be removed should I ever move my office. I ordered a beautiful custom banner from a local banner maker and nailed the vinyl banner above my office door for all to see.
SOLUTIONS CAN LEAD TO NEW PROBLEMS
The vinyl banner at first looked great over the entrance to my office. {Unfortunately, my satisfaction was soon replaced by disappointment, as a strong windstorm came through town about a week later and ripped the nails holding my vinyl banner clear out of their holes allowing my custom banner to fly away. Even though I was lucky to find my banner in a tree down the street from my office with only minimal damage, I was still upset that I now had a new set of problems to solve. The worst of the damage to the actual print banner was that the holes where the nails had pierced the banner sign had ripped from the wind pressure, thus affecting the integrity of my custom banner.
AGAIN, FOR EVERY PROBLEM THERE IS A SOLUTION
I explained to my local custom banner maker the problems that I had had with my vinyl banner. Luckily, being the expert that he is, the custom banner maker provided me with two useful tips on how to prevent a vinyl banner from flying away.
TIP #1: MULTIPLE GROMMETS
A grommet is a metal or brass eyelet that encases a hole in a print banner so that the weight of the banner does not cause the vinyl to tear when the custom banner is displayed or hung from an elevated area. The print banner maker was happy to install a couple of extra grommets into my full color banner in order to give it more strength. After all, a custom banner gets stronger with every extra grommet that is installed. The saying “strength in numbers” applies perfectly to this situation.
TIP NUMBER TWO: PULL IT TAUT!
When you are hanging your custom banner on a wall, you want to make sure that you pull the banner very tightly against the wall so that there is very little, if any, slack. By pulling the print banner taut, you prevent wind from getting behind the banner and pulling it off its perch. When I first hung my custom banner, I made the mistake of quickly and carelessly hanging the banner, and thus, a strong windstorm not only damaged my vinyl banner but also blew it down the street.
THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION!
There you have them, my two fabulous recommendations! Two simple tips on how to get the most out of your vinyl banner without having to experience the trial and error that I experienced. I hope you get as much joy out of these solutions as I have!