Required Options
Flat Rails
Standard rail for flat cut products
Produced from 1/4" flat cut aluminum
Painted: 95" long
Anodized: 84" long
1/2" width minimum
Rail Placement
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Single/Double Rail Rail width to match stroke |
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Top/Bottom Rail Rail width to match material thickness |
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C-Channel Rails
Standard rail for cast products
Painted: 94" long
Anodized: 84" long
Sizes
| 1/2" x 1" 1/2" stud area |
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1/2" x 1.5" 1" stud area |
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1" x 2" 1.5" stud area |
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1" x 3" 2.5" stud area |
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Rail Placement
Bottom/Top Angle Brackets
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1" x 1" .625" stud area |
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1.5" x 1.5" 1.0625" stud area |
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2" x 2" 1.5" stud area |
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Rail Placement
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Back of Letters *Default* |
Bottom of Letters | Top Back of Letters | Top of Letters |
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Single/Double Rail Placement Guidelines
| Align Rails with the Center of the horizontal strokes | Align rails with the flat top of the bottom edge | DO NOT put rails beyond the flat top or bottom edge |
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Rail Options
All options below are required when placing a rail order.
Rail Length
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Max Length Rails will span the space between words |
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By Word Rails don't span the space between words |
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Punctuation & Small Pieces
| Punctuation Seperate | Punctuation attached to letters | Attached via rail |
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Rail Seams
| When possible, seams are hidden behind letters |  |
| By request, rail ends can be hidden behind |  |
| A single letter cannot be attached to two rails |  |
Rail Position
End Flush - Rails end flush with the letters, matching the farthest edge
Extended - Rails end past the letter ends. Rail length rounded up to next inch+2.
Sanded Top/Bottom
Letters may be requested with sanded bottom, to ensure they sit flat on the rail
Example: See "G"
Tieback Holes
Required for all 8" tall bottom stud/rail mounted letters
Required for all 12" tall bottom angle bracket mounting
What is a tie-back?
A tie-back is typically a piece of metal bar or bent conduit that has been fabricated to help secure bottom stud mounted letters to a wall or roof.
Tapped mounting holes have been provided in each letter to allow for attachment of tie-backs.
Why is a tie-back needed?
Tie-backs are designed to help reinforce freestanding letters.
Without a tie-back or frame support system, bottom mounted exterior letters, may move in the wind and eventually fatigue the mounting studs.
Tie-backs will provide extra support, to help insure a long-term safe installation.
As we are not engineering the mounting surface & installation, we cannot provide proper tie-backs to fit all installation situations.
