house numbers, address

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House numbers are one of the first things that you  see upon arriving at a home. It is very important to have visible and legible house numbers.  What a great occasion to fix up the exterior of you home in an simple, tasteful, and economical way. Formerly, it has been a bit of a burden to try and find the proper style of house number to fit in with, and complement the style of architecture of your home. What we have done, is to actually try and make it fun, a  treasure hunt sort of speak! 

We have many different materials from which our house numbers are made. Two of our most popular metals are solid copper, and of course, solid brass.  Gaining popularity recently, especially in the 50's retro, or more often called mid-century, or depression modern homes is solid aluminum. These metal numbers include unobtrusive escutcheon pins made of brass. These are basically tiny one inch little nails with a small decorative head that has a round, smooth appearance. When looks are important, these are the type of fasteners that are often used when adhering a number to a wood surface. 

As the years have gone by, we have increased our offerings of some other styles of numbers that do not utilize escutcheon pins. All black powder coated numbers have color matched stainless steel powder coated screws. Also, we offer some excellent tile house number as well as ceramic numbers mounted in metal frames, all of which are fastened with screws. We also offer some cast bronze numbers, the carriage house and bronze tree bark, that use screws instead of escutcheon pins. 

When you have to attached a number to a stucco or brick surface, a bit more work and pre planning is required. Consult your contractor or handyman as to the best way to apply your numbers. We also have several different styles of house numbers that are made of tile. They can be affixed with screws instead of nails. You may want to mark a location for the drilling by having someone hold the house number tile and the surface then make some sort of mark through the hole onto the tile itself with some sort of removable marker. If your contractor or your are doing some drill work into the exterior of your home, you may want to wear appropriate respiratory apparatus as some older homes may contain asbestos. Drilling can raise tons of dust and make a bit of a mess, so make sure that you have someone that knows what they are doing work on your project. 

Please give one of our friendly telephone associates if you have any questions or special needs, more than likely we will be able to help you out. We have done huge amounts of numbers for building complexes, as well as larger numbers for office exteriors of big buildings, so just cause you don't see something doesn't mean that we can't make it for you.

 Vintage home devotees may want to look into these sources for subway tile. You may also want to consider harmonizing  other elements of your house numbers with something from one of these rustic lighting or arts and crafts rugs decorative resources.

A pleasant complement to Victorian address numbers are  air vents, and if time permits, you might want to look at a heat vent or two.