What to put on a job-site sign
- The headline: what you did. NEW ROOF BY, PAINTING BY, NEW WINDOWS BY. The neighbor is judging the work, so name it.
- Your company name, large, with your logo if you have one.
- The phone number in big digits, and a web address if there is room.
- A license line, "Lic. #000000" in the samples, where your county asks for it.
Keep "Licensed and insured" off unless you are both; it is not printed by default.
License numbers in the Hudson Valley
New York has no statewide home improvement license, so it depends on where the job is. Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Nassau, Suffolk and New York City all want the license number on advertising, and Rockland asks contractors with no marked vehicle to post a job-site sign with the business name, phone and license number in letters at least two inches tall. That sign is one of the templates. Dutchess, Orange and Ulster have no county home improvement license, but some towns register contractors, and county electrician licenses carry their own rules.
In the Town of East Fishkill, a business sign on a home is allowed only while the work is being done, so plan to pick it up with your tools.
Sizes and quantities
24" × 18" is the size most crews use; it reads from the street and fits in the truck. Order enough for a season of jobs: signs are priced lower as the quantity goes up, and a clean sign on every job looks better than a faded one moved from yard to yard. Pair them with matching truck door magnets and business cards.