Fence Banners

Fence banners: mesh where the wind blows, vinyl where it doesn’t.

Chain-link, ballfield, schoolyard, storefront lot. Hemmed, a brass grommet every two feet, a proof before it prints, free FedEx Ground shipping. Mesh 4×8 for $129; vinyl 3×6 for $70.

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Which banner for which fence

The question is not the fence, it is the wind. A banner on a chain-link fence facing an open lot, a ballfield or a road is a sail; the first storm loads every grommet and the hem tears. Mesh is woven with about a third of its surface open, so the wind goes through it. That is the banner for the outfield fence, the construction fence, the scaffold and the storefront lot.

A sheltered fence — the one between two buildings, the inside of a schoolyard, the side of a gym — can take a solid vinyl banner, and vinyl costs less in the small sizes and prints a shade richer. Both are hemmed on all four sides with a brass grommet every two feet, UV printed for outdoors, proofed before they print and shipped free.

Hang either one with zip ties through every grommet: top corners first, then the bottom corners, then fill in. Two people, five minutes. A sponsor banner on an outfield fence is read by parents in the bleachers at 60 to 100 feet, so the sponsor name wants to be eight inches tall or more; a schoolyard welcome banner read on foot can carry more.

Pick by the fence

Mesh for open fences in the wind, vinyl for sheltered ones

Mesh Banners

From $79

3×6 for $79, 4×8 for $129, 6×10 for $199. The open fence: ballfield, construction site, scaffold, the lot that faces the road. Wind passes through.

Vinyl Banners

From $40

2×4 for $40, 3×6 for $70. The sheltered fence, the wall, the gate the schedule hangs on. Solid 13 oz vinyl, a shade richer in colour, cheaper in the small sizes.

Yard Signs

10 for $95

10 for $95. The signs that go in the ground along the same fence line — sponsors, directions, the field number. Steel stakes included.

A typical first order

A youth league outfield fence

Three sponsor banners on the fence and the schedule at the gate.

3 mesh banners, 3×6, one per sponsor	$237
1 vinyl banner, 3×6, for the gate schedule	$70
FedEx Ground shipping	Free
Total, shipped	$307

Each sponsor banner is its own order with its own artwork — one proof each, so every sponsor signs off on their own logo. Same spot on the fence every spring; the grommets are already there.

Questions we get from anyone with a fence and a message

Mesh or vinyl for a fence?

Mesh if the fence is in the open and gets wind: about a third of the surface is open weave, so gusts pass through instead of loading the grommets. Vinyl for a sheltered fence or a wall, where it costs less in the small sizes and prints a shade richer. The trade-offs in one table.

How do I hang a banner on a chain-link fence?

Zip ties through every grommet, snug but not tight. Set the two top corners first, pull the bottom corners down and out and tie those, then fill in the rest. Bungee ball ties for a banner that comes down often. The full method.

What size banner for a ballfield fence?

Parents read it from the bleachers at 60 to 100 feet, so the sponsor name wants to be six to ten inches tall: a 3×6 ($79 mesh) carries one sponsor well, a 4×8 ($129) carries a sponsor and a message. The letter-height rule is one inch per ten feet of distance.

How long does a fence banner last outside?

Mesh hung by every grommet lasts a full season on an open fence and a year or more on a storefront; vinyl lasts as long in a sheltered spot but fails at the hem on an open one. Rolled and stored for the winter, either goes longer. What wears a banner out.

Can the banner be read from both sides of the fence?

As sold, both mesh and vinyl are printed on one side; mesh shows a faint reversed ghost through the weave from behind. For a fence read from both sides, two banners back to back is the usual answer and often costs less than a sewn double-sided banner, which we quote by email.

Keep reading

Construction fence banners →Signs for schools →How much does a mesh banner cost? →Mesh or vinyl for a fence? →How to hang a banner on a chain-link fence →What size banner for a construction fence? →

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