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Multifamily housing is a competitive market. Think about it, your best tenants are wanted by every other property manager in the area.  While it is expensive to remodel, signs are a very small fraction of the cost.

High Quality Tenant Finish Outs are fast and complex. Selecting the perfect spot for the business is only the first step. The next part, the tenant finish must match the vision. The layout, the fixtures, the colors and the finish need to support the success of the business. Whether it’s a Law Firm, A Doctor’s / Dentist’s office, A Restaurant, a Specialty Shop or a Custom Boutique, everything is about the tenant finish. Designing and building a highly functional, attractive interior space to support your success is not easy. In many cases you are adding or removing walls, building offices, conference rooms and bathrooms, painting, installing light fixtures, and ADA Signs. But every step falls a little further behind. At the end you need a set of good looking signs, and with no time, small numbers and an inspector on the way, it is hard to find a maker to do the work.

When a builder or remodeler starts a job, there is a lot of time to get everything done. Slowly, step by step the project falls a little behind. At the end, the building is almost done, the contract may have penalty clauses that are close at hand and there are a couple of overlooked trades that have not been scheduled. The infamous ones are the elevator, the paint and the signs. At Signs for San Diego we make ADA signs in-house. There are a lot of advantages with this. Advantages you can use to get the signs up and the CoO (Certificate of Occupancy) on time and done right.

Signs for San Diego can find a lot of colors in stock materials, but what if you need a PMS perfect color match? There is a way!

There is a growing problem of "drive by" law suits involving ADA signs. The Florida Legislature is working on laws to steam lawsuits involving the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). These Lawsuits have doubled in the last six years. There is an entire industry around finding and exploiting violations. Are you safe?

ADA Signs are commonly made of plastics, but that is not the only choice. Do you know what is available? There are many materials, but you should know this 3 substrate materials and a little about the colors and materials used for rasters (the bumps used in Braille).

Plastics: Companies like Gravograph, Gemini and RowMark make full lines of plastics for the substrate and the applique. They are readily available and easy to work with. The finish is the correct matte surface and the colors contrast well. Using these families of plastics is common and very convenient.

When is comes to ADA Signs, no colors are specified, but there are a few hints. The finish must be a non-glare or matte finish, specifically mentioned is egg shell.

Did your ADA sign fail inspection? Many designers view ADA as a building code. It is really a civil rights law. These are two different things. Building inspectors and Planning review and sign off on plans using interpretations of the law and local policies. Buildings, Architects and Designers think the project is compliant because it passes. The reality is there can be ADA issues resulting in a lawsuit. This can start small like the lack of accessible parking, railings are not compliant or signs are wrong.