My company’s office is housed in a building that also houses several other offices. I love my office because of its huge parking lot and convenient location. 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 downside to my office situation is that my landlord does not permit me to place a permanent sign outside the building signifying the location of my company. This problem was only temporary, however, as my landlord and I were able to resolve our disagreement.
FOR EVERY PROBLEM THERE IS A SOLUTION
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 vinyl banner would make a minimal impact on the exterior of the building and could easily be removed should I ever move my office. I went to my local custom banner maker and ordered a beautiful vinyl banner, which I then nailed above my office door for all to see.
SOLUTIONS CAN LEAD TO NEW PROBLEMS
At first, the vinyl banner looked great above my office door. {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. I was lucky to find my vinyl banner in a tree down the street from my office with only minimal damage, but I was still upset that I now faced a whole new set of problems relating to my ability to mark the location of my office. The worst of the damage to the actual banner was that the holes where the nails had pierced the banner sign had ripped during the windstorm, thus affecting the beauty of my custom banner.
AGAIN, FOR EVERY PROBLEM THERE IS A SOLUTION
I went back to my local custom banner maker and explained to him the problems I was having with the installation of my print banner. I’m really happy that I went back to my vinyl banner maker, because he provided me with two great tips on how to prevent my same problem from happening again.
GET YOURSELF MORE THAN JUST A COUPLE OF GROMMETS!
A grommet helps provide support to a custom banner to keep it from tearing. The vinyl banner maker said he would be happy to install a few extra grommets in my custom banner to distribute the weight of the banner across several grommets instead of only a few. 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 NUMBER TWO: PULL IT TAUT!
When you are hanging the banner, be sure to pull the banner taut so that there is very little, if any, slack. By pulling the print banner taut, you prevent wind from getting behind the banner and pulling it off its perch. When I first hung my custom banner, I made the mistake of quickly and carelessly hanging the banner, and thus, a strong windstorm not only damaged my vinyl banner but also blew it down the street.
THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION!
So there you have it. These two simple tips will prevent you from having to waste your time with trial and error. I hope these simple solutions bring you as much joy as they have me!