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1. | House Signs - The Case for New Legislation This document makes the case for the introduction of New legislation to set minimum requirements of standards for house signs across the UK.
Clearly such legislation is currently in the early discussion stage but the strong social economic and environmental factors make the introduction of new laws to compel ...
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2. | House Signs Fixing, Methods For Stone Signs Screw Fixing your house sign:
This is the most common method of fixing a house sign or house number and it is probably the simplest, but there are one or two things you will need to take into account.
Choice of screw is vital, use either solid brass ...
[Added: 11 Jan 2007 Hits: 712 Words: 641]
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3. | The Traditional Way Of Hand Polishing Marble Forty years ago when I started out my career all marble edge polishing was done by hand. Today such work is done entirely by machine but there are still circumstances where hand polishing would be ...
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4. | Restoring Re- Gilding An Old House Sign Does your house sign or number need restoration. Are the letters and numbers faded and scruffy? Was it a good quality house sign in its heyday? If so consider re-furbishing your house sign with genuine ...
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5. | Carving a Stone House Sign If you would like to have a go at carving your own stone house sign I hope some of the tips below will help.
First choose a suitable stone, unless you are experienced at carving select a ...
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6. | Yorkstone, The Ideal Stone for Engraved House Signs and Commemorative Plaques Yorkstone is one of those quintessential English stones that everyone has heard about but how many people actually know what a very special stone Yorkstone really is?
Of all the natural stones quarried in the UK York stone is ...
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7. | Carving Your Own House Sign: Stonecarvers Tools If ever you fancy a try at stone carving your own house sign or even a stab at sculpture, it might be of some help to understand the various tools and their uses.
There are basically three different sets of tools depending on the type of stone or ...
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8. | The Importance of House Signs to House Sellers As a maker of house signs it never ceases to amaze me at how few house sellers consider the importance of having a decent house sign on the properties they are selling.
We are told ...
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9. | Home Owners and House Signs As a maker of house signs it never ceases to amaze me at how few home owners consider the importance of having a decent house sign on their homes. We are told that first impressions are the most important, well consider this, the first thing ...
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10. | House Signs Materials, Your Range of Choices A house sign is a clear statement to every visitor to your home. Whether your home sports a smart contemporary house sign or a quality traditional style of house sign will be seen, in a small way at least ...
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11. | A Simple Guide to Granite, the Miracle Stone for House Signs The use of granite for house signs and kitchen tops is becoming more popular, but do you really know what granite is?
Granite is quite simply a type of very hard rock or stone, it is dug from the ground or blasted ...
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12. | Considering a Granite House Sign. If you are in the process of buying a new house sign, one of the material you should give real consideration to is amazing natural Granite. Granite is a natural rock, hewn from quarries in giant blocks and cut and sliced ...
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