How To Prevent Your Vinyl Banner From Flying Away
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I work out of an office that is located in a building shared by several other companies. I love my office space and regularly receive complements from clients about my convenient location and spacious parking lot. 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 downside to my office situation is that my landlord does not permit me to place a permanent sign outside the building signifying the location of my company. 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
After a bit of research on signs and other ways of advertising my location without making any permanent additions to the exterior of my building, I decided that installing a vinyl banner above the door to my office was the best possible solution to my dilemma. 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.
SOMETIMES SOLUTIONS BRING ON MORE 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 during the windstorm, thus affecting the integrity of my custom banner.
NEW PROBLEMS LEAD TO NEW SOLUTIONS
I explained to my local custom banner maker the problems that I had had with my vinyl banner. I'm really happy that I went back to my vinyl banner maker, because he provided me with two great tips on how to prevent my same problem from happening again.
USE MULTIPLE GROMMETS
A grommet helps provide support to a custom banner to keep it from tearing. 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. Ever heard the saying "strength in numbers"? That saying 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 doing so, you reduce the amount of air that is able to get behind the banner, thus preventing a strong windstorm from pulling the banner off of its perch. After speaking with my local banner maker, I realized that when I first hung my banner I did so carelessly and thus, my banner blew away in a strong windstorm.
I LOVE SOLUTIONS!
So there you have it. 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 these simple suggestions bring you and your vinyl banner many years of happiness together!
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