Black granite house sign with 'The Coach House' on a white brick wall

Hidden Fixings Installation Guide

Our handy visual guide to help you install your new sign. This manual assumes you are installing your sign onto an exterior brick wall. Your wall thickness must be, at a minimum, 70mm deep. Contact us if you need help installing elsewhere.

Step-by-step instructions for hidden fixings: showing a hand positioning a clip onto the back of a panel, followed by attaching the panel securely to a wall mount.

We Pre-Assemble Hidden Fixings to Our Signs Before Dispatch

So all you need to do is put it up. Follow the steps below on how to do so.

How to Install

Once you have all the required equipment, it's time to start. The average time to install a house sign with our hidden fixings to the wall is 10 minutes.

A visual guide for hidden fixings installation: showing a hand placing a clip onto the back of a panel, then securing the panel onto a wall mount, ensuring it is properly aligned and flush with the wall.

Step 1

Choose the Positioning of Your Sign

  • Position your sign where you want it.
  • Mark (with a sharpie) where the hidden fixing bars touch the wall.
  • This is where you'll need to drill the wall holes.
A visual guide for installing hidden fixings: showing a hand attaching a clip to the back of a panel, then aligning and securing the panel onto a wall mount for a flush finish.

Step 2

Drill Your Wall

BRICK INSTALLATION

  • Turn on hammer mode on your drill.
  • Ensure the drill is moving clockwise.
  • Drill straight into the wall, approx. 60mm depth.
  • Insert sign into the hole to make sure the sign sits flush agai

RENDER INSTALLATION

  • Turn off hammer mode on your drill when drilling into your render.
  • Ensure the drill is moving clockwise.
  • Drill straight into the wall, approx. 60mm depth.
  • Insert sign into the hole to make sure the sign sits flush against the wall.
A step-by-step guide for installing hidden fixings: showing a hand inserting a clip into a groove on the back of a panel, then attaching the panel to a wall mount, ensuring it is securely fastened and flush with the wall.

Step 3

Fill Holes with Grab Adhesive

  • Squeeze the grab adhesive into both holes, filling them up completely.
  • Excess adhesive can be left or removed.
Step-by-step instructions for hidden fixings: showing a hand attaching a clip to the back of a panel, followed by securing the panel onto a wall mount, ensuring it is flush and securely fixed.

Step 4

Gently Insert Your Sign into the Wall

  • Align the sign and hidden fixing rods to the holes.
  • Gently slide the rods into the glued holes.
  • There will be glue squeezing out the holes, this is fine.
  • Push until the sign sits flat against the wall.
  • Finished!