Sign Removal Ashton-under-Lyne

Old signs on Ashton frontages

Around the market and the Arcades, many units have had several businesses over the years, and it is common to find a newer sign fixed straight over an older one. Behind that there may be a timber fascia board that has been drilled many times. Out at the retail and trade units near Ashton Moss, signs are larger and higher, and often fixed to cladding rather than brick.

Both need a different approach. Layered signs come off one at a time so we can see what each is fixed to, and cladding fixings have to be removed without tearing the panel. Our sign removal Manchester page explains the service in general terms.

Visiting and quoting

Small fascias can often be quoted from photos. For anything high, heavy, illuminated or projecting over the pavement, we visit to check the fixings, the access and where equipment can stand. Ashton-under-Lyne is roughly 25 to 30 minutes from our M8 office, depending on traffic, so visits are easy to arrange.

How the removal goes

What you get

• Fascia trays, panels and letters removed
• Projecting signs and their brackets taken down
• Old window vinyl and film scraped from the glass
• Access equipment for high signs
• Every piece of waste taken away
• Photos of the frontage once the sign is off

Signs on retail and trade units

Bigger units often have a large aluminium tray or individual letters several metres up, sometimes with a separate projecting sign or a totem by the car park entrance. These jobs need proper access equipment and a plan for lowering long panels without swinging them into the building or the car park. We look at ground conditions, where the equipment can go and whether part of the car park needs to be closed off while we work.

If you are moving in, the new sign can go up straight after the old one comes down, using our shop signs and fascia signs services. The shop signs Ashton-under-Lyne page covers new signs in the town.

Leaving a unit is different. Read the lease first, because some landlords want the fascia board left intact for the next tenant while others want the frontage back to how it was before your sign went up. We work to whatever the landlord asks.

Window lettering is often forgotten until the end. Old vinyl on shop windows hardens over time and breaks into small flakes when you try to peel it. We soften it, take it off with glass scrapers and clean away the glue, so the glass is clear for the next tenant or ready for new window graphics.

What do customers ask before ordering?

Sign removal in Droylsden, Hyde and Oldham

We take signs down in Droylsden, Hyde and Oldham too. For our other services locally, see the Ashton-under-Lyne print and signage page.

Want an old sign gone? Send photos to 07737 902425 on WhatsApp, call 0161 315 1151 or use the quote form.