The Sign Makers & Installers Fix Kit
Built for sign shops, sign makers and sign installers.
Your sign shop's real leak isn't in the invoice — it's already baked into the quote. This kit finds where the money leaks in your own work and gives you the steps and the words to close each one.
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The 6 leaks it covers
6 you can close it
- Sign removal priced as throwaway labor; lamp/ballast recycling never billed separatelyWhere to look first: Before you bid a removal, find out what is inside the old sign: lamp type, ballasts, transformers.Keep it from coming back: Separate removal labor and recycling on every bid that includes an old sign. Keep each recycler receipt with its job.You can close it
- Crane/bucket time and right-of-way permits folded into one fixed 'included' bidWhere to look first: Before you bid, get photos or a site visit: overhead lines, setback from the curb, ground conditions, and whether the truck can park where it needs to.Keep it from coming back: Never bid lift time as a single 'included' number. Write the access assumption and the change-order line into every proposal.You can close it
- Electrical hookup grows on site (no circuit, longer run) and is absorbed, not billedWhere to look first: In your bid, state the electrical assumption: for example, 'a dedicated sign circuit is in place within [DISTANCE] of the sign; the owner provides it.'Keep it from coming back: Write the electrical assumption into every bid and confirm the circuit before install day.You can close it
- Sign permit fee guessed and folded into the bid instead of looked upWhere to look first: Before you price the job, find the city's published fee schedule for sign permits. Most cities post it on the building or development services page.Keep it from coming back: Look up the published fee on every job before pricing. Bill permits at cost on their own line.You can close it
- Wind-load engineering and PE stamp underquoted or buried inside 'included' pricingWhere to look first: Before you bid, call or email the building department for that address and ask: does this sign need engineered drawings or a wind-load calculation stamped by a licensed engineer? Get the answer in writing.Keep it from coming back: Ask the jurisdiction about engineering on every sign before pricing it. Never fold the engineer's fee into the sign price.You can close it
- No allowance or change-order clause: every pass-through in one fixed number (root)Where to look first: Split your bid template into two parts: what you firm-price (fabrication, your install labor) and what you carry as allowances (permit, crane/lift, engineering, electrical, disposal).Keep it from coming back: Use the firm-plus-allowance template on every bid. No extra work starts without a signed change order.You can close it
Free: one full leak from this kit
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Sign removal priced as throwaway labor; lamp/ballast recycling never billed separately
You can close it- Before you bid a removal, find out what is inside the old sign: lamp type, ballasts, transformers.
- Ask your state environmental agency or a permitted recycler which parts must be recycled rather than dumped.
- Get the recycler's price for that kind of load.
- Put removal labor and disposal/recycling on separate lines in your bid.
- Keep the recycler's receipt with the job so the line is backed up on the invoice.
Your part: Confirm the rules with your state agency, pick the recycler, and send the bid.
TO A PERMITTED RECYCLER: Hello, I run [COMPANY], a sign company in [CITY]. We remove old signs that contain [lamps / ballasts / transformers]. Could you send me: 1. Your pricing for these items (per piece, per pound, or per box) 2. Pickup or drop-off options 3. What paperwork or receipt you give back for each load Thank you, [YOUR NAME] [PHONE] --- BID LINE: "Removal and disposal of existing sign: labor [AMOUNT]; recycling of lamps, ballasts and regulated components through a permitted recycler at cost [AMOUNT]."
Separate removal labor and recycling on every bid that includes an old sign. Keep each recycler receipt with its job.
What this kit can't decide for you: Which components are regulated waste in your state is the state agency's and recycler's call; we do not classify your waste.
That's 1 of 6. The other 5 come the same way in the kit: steps, words to send, a habit to keep each one closed.
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What people in this work look up
When sign manufacturers and installers go looking for answers, they search things like “sign business”, “sign installation cost” and “sign pricing guide”. Those searches turn up forms, averages and other people's numbers. This kit starts from your own records instead: the 6 places money leaks in this work, where to look first and the words to send to close each one.
What you get for each leak
- Numbered steps to close each leak
- Your part, spelled out
- Words you can use: letters and scripts, ready to send (fill in the brackets)
- A habit that keeps each leak from coming back
- An honest line on what the kit can't decide for you
A page from the kit
Questions people ask
What should be on a sign installation bid?
Crane time, permits, electrical hookup and engineering as their own lines, with an allowance or change-order clause. The kit shows how.
How do I price sign removal?
Not as throwaway labor. The kit shows what to bill.
Should I guess the permit fee?
Look it up. The kit shows why.
What it can't decide for you
This kit works from your own records. It doesn't give legal, tax, licensing or financial advice, and it never tells you what to charge. Where a CPA, attorney, insurer or state board makes the call, the kit says so and gets your records ready for them.
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