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Sign Maintenance Programs
© 2001 Teresa M. Young All Rights Reserved

“The Sign's story is a saga of constant and near-fatal brushes with poverty, decay and outright extinction.”

Such reads the public infomation website of the Hollywood Sign Trust, the non-profit organization responsible for the maintenance, preservation, improvement and promotion of the world's most famous sign, and Hollywood's most beloved landmark. For over two decades, the Hollywood Sign Trust has actively protected and popularized Hollywood's premier landmark, to ensure that this once seriously threatened monument survives and thrives. Their role: to physically maintain, repair and secure this 50-foot-high monument perched high above the Hollywood hills, to educate the world about its historical and cultural importance, and to raise the funds necessary to accomplish these long-term projects.

It takes hard work and intelligent planning to build an identity for a company, a building, or even a city. Memorable images, such as the Hollywood sign resting in the hills, are expensive to come by. Yet that important “first impression,” the sign displaying corporate graphics, is taken for granted with little concern given to its appearance after installation.

Every day, each impression made on those viewing it is a negative one when the sign is not operating or looking its best. The expense associated with major repair or replacement can aften be avoided with proper care. To borrow an old adage, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” A sign maintenance program can simplify your work life, save time for business owners and purchasers, and save money. There is a “preventative maintenance” contract to fit virtually any need.

Sign Maintenance is part of a complete sign management program, which includes the following:

·        Site Inspection and Evaluation

·        Design and Visual Presentation

·        Planning Applications

·        Manufacture

·        Installation

·        Maintenance

·        Project Management

There are three basic methods of sign management that are used as follows:

1. Total Replacement Method

In this method, all signs in a building or section are replaced after a set interval of time, regardless of how long they have been in place. The length of time between replacements is based on the service life of the material.