ABOUT HOUSE NUMBERS & HOUSE NAME PLATES

House numbers and house signs are available in a wide range of materials and styles. Two of the most common are slate signs, with the lettering cut into the slate, and cast aluminium signs with raised lettering. Other available materials include brass, aluminium and steel. House numbers and signs are also avaible in glazed clay. An alternative option is to have reflective house numbers, which show up brightly in the light from torches or emergency vehicles.

The leading UK suppliers of house numbers and house name plates, listed below the panel of sponsored links, have comprehensive and informative websites, with information on materials for house numbers and house name plates, types of house numbers and house name plates, and installation and maintenance of house numbers and house name plates.

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LEADING UK HOUSE NUMBER & HOUSE NAME PLATE SUPPLIERS

The House Numbers Direct website is published by Wessexcrafts of Devizes, England. It supplies a wide range of house numbers online. The include: Slate House Numbers, Stainless Steel House Numbers, Cast Brass House Numbers, Steel House Numbers, Aluminium House Numbers, Self-Adhesive House Numbers, Brass Door Numbers, French Green House Numbers, and Precision Cut Glass House Numbers. Related products supplied by the website include: House Signs, House Nameplates, Safety Signs, Doormats, and Post Boxes.

Yoursigns is a manufacturer of house numbers and signs, based in Sandown, Isle of Wight. It specialises in supplying reflective house signs, in which the letters and numbers have reflective finish, enabling them to stand out well in the hours of darkness. In daylight the lettering appears as a normal white against the dark (usually black) background of the sign. At night the letters and numbers reflect light sources such as flashlights, car headlights, and street lighting. The signs are made of resin, and a wide range of sizes, colours and fonts is available.

The House Signs Online website is published by Atlantic Signs, of Unit 1 Pentire Workshops, High Street, Delabole, Cornwall PL33 9AH. The website is organised into the following sections: Examples, Prices, Design & Order, Information, Brochure, Testimonials, Track Order, and Links. All signs are engraved in slate. Types of sign include: Roman Characters, Celtic Characters, Old English Characters, Gill Characters, and Script Characters. The lettering may be finished in white, silver, gold, grey, or ivory. The website also supplies Shaped and Non-Standard Signs, and Signs with Images.

Reflective House Numbers. Reflective House Numbers, based in Weston Super Mare, North Somerset, specialises in the supply of reflective house numbers for both the UK and USA markets. The reflective house numbers are supplied in the form of a 5mm thick solid decorative plaque suitable for outdoor use. Plaques can be ordered with between one and four digits. Fixing screws and wall plugs are included. As night falls they reflect all light, for example from an emergency vehicle.

Ridgequest, based at Croft Lane, Croft, Near Skegness, Lincolnshire PE24 4PA, manufactures house numbers and house name plates in cast aluminium. They are produced to order by hand, using the ancient sand casting method, under which a negative of the sign is made in sand, with aluminium then being poured in at a temperature of 700 degrees centigrade. Signs may be oval, rectangular, hump-backed or circular. In addition to traditional house name plates, Ridgequest supplies Decorative Signs, Sculptured Signs, Wall Sculpture, Double Sided Signs, and Stikin Signs. Stikin Signs (such as Please Do Not Walk on the Grass) are on a spike which can be driven into the ground.

DETAILED INFORMATION RESOURCES ON HOUSE NUMBERS & NAME PLATES

We recommend the following websites, with building product information including manufacturers' specs, standard specifications, and CAD details: Barbour Compendium at www.barbourcompendium.co.uk, RIBA Product Selector Plus at ww.productselector.co.uk, ASC Bricsnet at www.ascinfo.co.uk, Building Products Index at www.bpindex.co.uk, British Board of Agrément at www.bbacerts.co.uk, British Standards Online at www.bsonline.bsi-global.com.