I work out of an office that is located in a building shared by several other companies. I love my office space and regularly receive complements from clients about my convenient location and spacious parking lot. Also, since there are multiple tenants in the building, my lease price is extremely reasonable. The low cost of rent keeps my business operating expenses low and thus allows me to take home more profits, which I love! 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 was a problem when I first moved into the building, but I have since been able to work out a compromise with my landlord that makes both parties happy.

FOR EVERY PROBLEM THERE IS A SOLUTION

I studied my options and decided that installing a vinyl banner would be the best solution to my problem. My landlord loved the idea of me using a vinyl banner, as I explained to him that the custom banner could easily be removed should I ever have to leave the building. I ordered a beautiful custom banner from a local banner maker and nailed the vinyl banner above my office 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.

ONCE AGAIN, NO PROBLEM COMES WITHOUT 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.

GET YOURSELF MORE THAN JUST A COUPLE OF GROMMETS!

A grommet is a metal or brass eyelet that encases a hole in a vinyl banner so that the weight of the banner does not cause the vinyl to tear when the custom banner is displayed or hung from an elevated area. 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.

RECOMMENDATION #2: PULL IT TIGHT!

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!

There you have them, my two fabulous recommendations! These two simple tips will prevent you from having to waste your time with trial and error. I hope you get as much joy out of these solutions as I have!

You can design your very own vinyl banner with multiple grommets, too! Just check out our website and follow the instructions to create as many vinyl banners as you wish!

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