Multiple Grommets Make Vinyl Banners Happy

My company’s office is housed in a building that also houses several other offices. I love the convenient location and spacious parking lot that my office provides to me and my clients. Not only that, but my rent is also extremely reasonable. Having low rent keeps my operating costs low which makes my business more profitable! The only problem I have with my situation is that my landlord won’t let me put a permanent sign outside the building. This problem was only temporary, however, as my landlord and I were able to resolve our disagreement.

PROBLEMS SIMPLY LEAD TO SOLUTIONS

I looked into a lot of different ways to solve my dilemma and decided that installing a vinyl banner was my best option. My landlord was very supportive of my proposal, as I explained to him that the full color banner would make a minimal impact on the exterior of the building and could easily be removed should I ever move my office. The next day I went to my local custom banner maker and ordered a glorious full color banner which I hung above my door for all to see.

THERE’S NOT ALWAYS A FIX-ALL SOLUTION

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.

AGAIN, FOR EVERY PROBLEM THERE IS A SOLUTION

I decided I would go back to my local print banner maker and explain to him the problems that I had had with my banner. Luckily, being the expert that he is, the custom banner maker provided me with two useful tips on how to prevent a vinyl banner from flying away.

TIP #1: MULTIPLE GROMMETS

A grommet is a small brass circle that provides support to a custom banner when it is hung from or attached to an elevated space. 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. The more grommets there are on a vinyl banner, the less weight each hole is forced to support. Ever heard the saying “strength in numbers”? That saying applies perfectly to this situation.

TIP #2: MAKE IT TAUT!

You want to make sure that you leave little to no slack when hanging a custom banner. 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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