Aframe Signage

Aframe signs are one of the most cost effective ways to advertise your business and services. A frames are lightweight, easily transported and can be positioned anywhere. Aframe signs are the perfect medium to advertise your products or direct customers to your store. They make a good site sign for tradies. Aframes make great welcome signs. They are effective to use for entry and exit signs and also warning signage – OHS.

Types of Aframes

A frames are made from metal or wood. The most common sizes are 900mm x 600mm and 1200mm x 900mm. However we do custom sizes such as 1800mm x 1200mm or even larger.

Metal Aframes

 Metal aframes are robust and very durable. They come in a powder coated finish and with two handles. Metal aframes have a solid metal face that can be printed on or covered with vinyl cut graphics. Insertable aframes are another alternative. They are designed so panels can be inserted into the frame and easily removed also. This gives flexibility when messages need to be changed.

           

Timber A frames

Timber aframes can be made to suit your requirements. They can be finished with laquer, stain or varnish. The frame can also be bare timber to give it a it a more rustic look. Timber aframes are great for cafes, restaurants, boutiques and promotional events. Because they are custom made, any size is available.

           

Insertable Aframes

This aframe example below is a combination of both a hand painted timber sign slotting into a metal frame. The metal frame is robust and protects the timber insert. It has the character of hand painted timber and the durability of the metal frame. An excellent form of advertising.

TYPES OF HONOUR BOARDS USED IN CLUBS

Honour boards are used by all types of clubs and institutions. They recognise members achievements or contributions to their community. There are usually different categories. Some examples are Presidents, Life members, Secretary, Treasurer. These are the people who run the club and make decisions for the members. Then there are other examples such as best sports people, top point scorers, top sales persons.

These honourboards are updated each year by a signwriter.

WHO USES HONOUR BOARDS

Honourboards are placed in a common area inside the club or wall of the club house. Types of clubs using honour boards are sporting clubs, academic clubs and educational clubs. Other examples of these are Scout groups, Girl Guides, Bridge Clubs, Surfboard riding clubs, Gardening Clubs.

TRADITIONAL HONOUR BOARDS

Traditional honour boards include laquered and stained timber boards. These are often finished with elaborate edging and mouldings. Traditional honour boards are either finished with gold leaf lettering or gold contour cut vinyl letters. RSL clubs, Bowling clubs and Private schools are examples of institutions that demand proper gold leaf finishes. This is due to gold leafs high quality and very traditional look. Gold leaf is also the longest lasting of any lettering. Alternatively metallic gold vinyl cut letters are more cost effective but are long lasting but only if quality cast vinyl is used.

Absolute Sign Solutions make quality timber honour boards. These are finished with hand painted gold leaf lettering and decorations.

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Budget boards are also available. These are made from composite materials or perspex. These budget honour boards are cost effective but very good quality.

OTHER TYPES OF HONOUR BOARDS

Vinyl lettering is used for all honour boards when hand painting is not required or specified by the customer.  Composite materials are used to give honour boards a more contemporary look.

These include the following:

• Acrylic, also known as perspex. Different colours as well as 3mm to 20mm in thickness can be used.
• Aluminium composite sheets give you a variety of 2 pack baked enamel colours. Also available are brushed silver, gold, bronze and copper finishes.
• By using modern materials you can be creative. Pre painted materials can also be more cost effective.

Every honour board is made from high quality materials. Our experienced sign writers will discuss your needs and give recommendations for what type of board will work best for your situation. We then custom make our honour boards to suit the customers requirements.

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STRATA SIGNS

Strata signage Residential and Commercial equates to directional signs, OHS signs and parking signs, speed control signs. These are needed for units and factory complexes.

We outline some of the signs needed for residential and commercial strata blocks. Typically both residential and commercial units need easily read signage.  Therefore you will need unit numbers, car park signs, warning signs or any special directional signs.

Strata signs are fixed to walls or alternatively can be stencilled onto concrete areas and driveways. Laser cut letters and numbers whether stainless steel or acrylic can be glued to any wall surface. These are a good looking alternative and most importantly easily read from a distance. Therefore stainless letters are a worthwhile investment for residential unit blocks.

PARKING SIGNAGE

Parking signs for visitors and unit owners are stencilled to car park spaces in your strata block or business premises.

Line marking services include names, logos and images. Stencilled patterns are also designed and installed to concrete. Stencilling both convey a message and helps cover old concrete areas.  All our design and installation is done by experienced sign writers therefore guaranteeing excellent workmanship.

CAR PARK SIGNS

Car park signage should be easily read. Tenants and visitors need to understand which way the traffic is flowing. They may need to be careful of on coming vehicles or pedestrian traffic. Importantly the signs need to be in a prominent position.

Absolute Sign Solutions supply the following services:

LINE MARKING

• Painted lines to mark car parking spaces
• Zebra crossings for safe pedestrian access
• Lines to indicate disabled parking spaces
• Lines to indicate direction of traffic

Logos and lettering

• Hand painted letters are alternatively known as sign writing. They can be created at any size. Another alternative is laser cut stencils. Stencils are used to create precise lettering and logos. These signs can be made to any size and a selection of coloured stencil paint is available.
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• Disabled stencils and other compliant symbols are available. These are made to Australian standards. Stencils are custom made to meet your requirements, therefore you are not limited to off the shelf products.
• Stainless steel letters are popular as they have an up market appeal.

Stencils

• Stencilling of any design is applied to concrete areas. These stencil designs help hide imperfections therefore you can make the space more attractive.
• Stencils are designed to suit your requirements
• A selection of colours are available.

QUALITY MADE PRODUCTS

• Our Sign writers  are traditionally trained. They give you a quality end product.
• Our lettering will be correctly spaced with easily read fonts.
• The paint we use is a durable non slip matte finish. Over time it will show some wear from vehicle tyres etc. It is easy to use the same stencils to go over the exact space when they need to be renewed.  The markings will easily be brought up to brand new quality again.

SIGN ADVICE BY PROFESSIONALS:

Absolute Sign Solutions sign writers will advise what sort of strata signage will work best for you. We have over 30 years experience in Signage and Design. You can be confident of quality workmanship.

Some of the common areas where signs are needed are:

• entry and exit areas
• common areas
• car parks & driveways
• disabled spaces and loading zones
• commercial shopfront floors
• timber flooring
• vinyl flooring
• warehouses with concrete floors
• outdoor entertainment areas
• swimming pools
• lifts and escalators
• garbage storage areas
• common washing areas

Boat signage Northern Beaches

Do you need a sign for your yacht or motor cruiser?  There are two options for boat signage. Boat names are either sign written with paint or alternatively made with vinyl stickers.

A brush is used to do traditional sign writing. The signwriter hand paints the sign or design directly to the hull of the boat.

Hand Painted Signwriting

Hand painting is done with tough and durable enamel paint. Enamel sign writing paint is easily touched up if scratched to make like new again. Alternatively, if stickers are damaged they will need to be stripped off and redone.

Stickers on Boats

The other way to do boat signs is with stickers. These stickers are cut on a robot and known name is SAV decals. Self Adhesive Vinyl stickers are easily applied by the professional sign writer. They are tough and durable. Vinyl film for signage is available in many colours.

Do It Yourself Stickers

DIY boat decals can be applied by the owner themselves with a little instruction. Installing the signs yourself (DIY) is a cheaper way to put your name on your boat. A professional sign maker will give you the advice needed for successful installation.

Professional Sign Shop

Absolute Sign Solutions is a professional sign shop.  They offer both hand painted signwriting as well as vinyl cut decals and printed stickers. We do signs on yachts, cruisers, and all types of power boats including jet skis. Our team creates any type of design whether its complex or simple. All our boat signs are made using premium quality paint and long lasting vinyl film.

Our sign writers have hand painted many timber boats.  Often customers request the genuine look of hand painting.  Stickers don’t quite have the same look and character as the genuine look of hand painting.

Budget sign options for boats

Budget sign options are available. The stickers are made by us. The boat signs are installed by you. We are happy to give advice to make the process easy. This makes your signs very cost effective.

Summing Up:

• Hand painted signs are durable and easy to maintain if damaged. Painted signs are a fantastic option for timber boats and vintage boats.
• Vinyl signs can be more cost effective. They are also a good alternative for DIY if you have a tight budget and can install yourself.

Let us know what boat signage you are after. We will advise the best way to do your boat signs on Northern Beaches or anywhere in Sydney,

3D Freestanding signs

3D signs are ideal for events and promotions. 3D letters when used on stage for an event give a lot of impact. Foam letters are light weight and cost effective therefore one of the best materials for large letters and logos. Polystyrene foam is best cut in letter styles that are suitable to stand on a flat surface. The foam letters are painted in any colour including pantone colours following company guidelines. Poly foam is available in various grades and thickness.  Free standing foam letters need to be between 150mm and 600mm thick. The height of the letters determines how thick the letters need to be made so they are stable when free standing.

Exterior grade foam is suitable for exterior building signs.  Letters must have at least 2 coats of exterior grade acrylic paint. This is to give them UV protection from the sun and make them long lasting.

Interior grade foam is cheaper and not as hard as the exterior grades. It is more cost effective and suitable for promotional signs and Event signage.

First impressions count!

This laser cut acrylic sign has custom made clear brackets fabricated to hold letters 300mm off the wall. The faux garden wall was then applied around the letters to give the impression of the name floating in front of the leaves.

The example below is a free standing foam sign around 10mtrs long. The University of Notre Dame engaged us to create an impressive sign to use on open days and special occasions.  The foam letters are large and stable but light enough to move around and store away after each event.

 

This example shows a 3D logo installed on site for Under Armour at this years City2Surf at Bondi Beach, Sydney.

 

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This example shows foam letters with individual bases collectively making the logo eight metres long. The advantage of individual foam letters with a base are:

• Individual letters are easier to transport especially when over a metre high
• Its easier to make a solid weighted base to provide sturdiness if using letters outside
• Easier for the client to move around and store away after use

Cost Effective

Foam letters are a cost effective option when compared with 3D fabricated acrylic or metal letters. They have the same look but without the big budget needed for metal and perspex fabrication.

For a greater impact , lighting can be used to cast dramatic shadows and highlight the foam structure consequently giving more impact.

Colours available

Polystyrene foam can be cut or machined to shape. The letters can be painted in any colour.

This example is for a product launch for Bethesda Software owned by Microsoft

The example shows the number sixty is custom painted. The foam number have a flat shaved base therefore they are sturdy on a table or stage.

For those wanting to really make a statement, foam letters can also have a smooth acrylic face colour coded to match colours. Foam letters can be up to 2.5mtrs high and up to 600mm thick. Large foam letters are lightweight, therefore easy to move and are often used for events and promotional signs. Logos, branding, hashtags and symbols can be cut in solid freestanding foam and painted in corporate colours. These are then placed on stage in venues. Alternatively the foam can be pegged into the grass on ovals and arenas.

We can advise on what sort of foam letters will work best for your project.

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How we create free standing foam letters

Netflix Australia needed large 3D logos for their new office in Sydney.

They also needed a quantity of the Netflix letter ‘N’. These would be used at different locations for event and promotional purposes.

3D foam letters are the best option when considering price and the finished product. The advantage of foam letters is that foam is light and easy to use for promotions, displays and events. Large letters over 1mtr to 2.4mtr high can still be carried and transported easily. Similiar size letters from fabricated acrylic or timber would be too heavy to move as well as being 3 times the price. The foam polystyrene letters and shapes are cut with a hot wire to give the best finish. The thickness of the letters can be anywhere from 50mm to 600mm. The thicker the foam, the more stable the letter when standing.

HOW TO MAKE STURDY FOAM LETTERS

Weights can be installed in the base of each foam letter. This gives the letters a much lower centre or gravity making them less likely to tip over.

HOW TO MAKE FOAM LETTERS MORE DURABLE

After the weights are added the whole letter is coated with 2 part epoxy resin. This gives a tougher more durable finish compared to just painted foam.

FOLLOWING CORPORATE GUIDELINES

The 3D Netflix logos are painted in their corporate colours.

FINAL TOUCHES ON FOAM LETTERS

This involves spray guns and airbrush to give a professional finish.

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Colours are carefully matched to pantone specifications following corporate guidelines.

The finished foam product looks fantastic. The extra weights and the resin coating gives a tough and stable letter that will be suitable to use in an outside situation as well.

The client will be moving the 3D Netflix letters to offsite locations when needed. Foam letters could be damaged in transport. We provide a custom packaging service using light but durable plastic crates and soft but dense foam rubber for protection. When the customers event is over it is easy to repack the foam logos and store them safely until needed again.

Bang for Buck

Foam letters are a more cost effective option when compared with 3D fabricated acrylic or metal letters. They have the same look without the big budget needed for metal and perspex fabrication.

The letters cut from foam are light and easy to transport. If damaged the painted surface is easily touched up. The foam letters can also be repaired easily.

Colours available

Polystyrene foam is either hot wire cut or machined to shape. The letters can be painted in any colour.

For those wanting to really make a statement, foam letter options include painting in any colour. This includes matching corporate colours or reproducing logos. Bright colours and sparkles are great for promotions and events, such as Sydney Mardi Gra. Another popular upgrade is an acrylic face glued to the front of the letter or logo. This can be colour coded to match.

Foam letters can be up to 2.5mtrs high and up to 600mm thick. Large foam letters are lightweight, therefore easy to move and are often used for events and promotional signs. Logos, branding, hashtags and symbols can be cut in solid freestanding foam and painted in corporate colours. These are then placed on stage in venues or alternatively can be pegged into the grass on ovals and arenas.

Our sign writers can advise what sort of foam letters will work best for your project.

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TAX DEDUCTIBLE SIGNS FOR END OF FINANCIAL YEAR

Any business needing some sort of signage for should consider engaging a sign writer prior to the financial year end. All business signs are tax deductible. Paying for signs prior to E.O.F.Y. will help reduce your taxable liabilities. At this time most businesses have had a down turn in trade. Many businesses have had little or no income generation with major financial losses.

PREPARING FOR WHEN BUSINESS TRADE INCREASES

Now is the time for businesses to prepare as the economy starts to pick up. Sydney business owners should consider what sorts of signs will be needed. Here’s a list of sign items that are a basic necessity to make your business look professional. Remember, the right kind of signs will convey to customers that they are dealing with a professional company or individual. So its important to have the best looking signs for whatever your budget allows.

TYPES OF SIGNS YOU NEED FOR YOUR BUSINESS

Exterior Signage – This includes sign panels and fabricated signs. Hand painted lettering and designs are a good option for any large wall areas.

3D letters always make an impact when used for signage.

Lightboxes are used under awnings or mounted to walls and roof tops. Movable signs include Aframes, flags, banners, grass spike signs. These types of signs are also good for point of sale promotions.

Interior signage includes reception signs, directional signs, window frosting and decals, vinyl lettering for names and room numbers including any identification.

Hand painted signs including murals and designs make a big impact to the look of your premises when used on a large scale.

OHS and Safety Signs. Safety is an important issue when running a business. Health issues must be complied with. Customers and staff need to be notified if any areas are unsafe or have potential safety risks. With the ongoing covid 19 issues, businesses should have warning signs and directional signage displayed and easily seen or risk heavy fines. These signs should be located in prominent areas around your business premises. Customers need to be notified that their movement must be restricted and only certain numbers are allowed in any one area. Social distancing and cleaning issues need to be advertised clearly.

All businesses need vehicle signage.

Signage can be applied to cars, vans, utes, trucks, trailers and heavy machinery such as excavators.

This includes vinyl decals, vehicle wraps and magnetic signs.  

Trades such as builders need site signs and safety signs. These include sign panels, corflute signs and banners.

Line marking and Stencilling. Lines are spray painted. Lettering and logos are stencilled onto car park areas.

SIGNAGE IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE FOR ALL BUSINESSES.

Signs and branding are tax deductible for all types of clubs and community groups. Sports clubs, Co Ops, Charity groups, Social groups can all benefit from advertising their brand and claiming the advertising expense. This may be branding the club trailer, vehicle, boats, surf skis, paddle boards, bikes, golf carts etc. You probably want your name on the club house for identification. You want to recognise your highest achievers by adding their names to your honour boards. All the protective equipment and ground items can be branded with your logo and colours also. This helps with security and theft issues.  Anything you get your sign writer to work on is tax deductible.

SIGNAGE EXPERTS

We can help you with any type of signage you need. Get in contact today.

WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU

Absolute Sign Solutions supply and install shopfront signs for all types of businesses in the Sydney area. We can paint over existing signs, reface the signs with vinyl overlays or make brand new sign boards which are long lasting and durable. Our sign writers also do hand painted signs as well as decals (long lasting stickers) to glass shopfronts.  Glass panels can be given added privacy with frosted privacy film. Frosted film is applied in sheets, cut to shape or used for cut lettering and logos. Privacy film can also be printed on with a large format printer giving you any type of pattern or decoration for your office areas.

We can help you with creative sign solutions. Absolute Sign Solutions give great personal service and we work to your budget. Our sign makers have over 30 years experience in the signage industry.

CLIENT BRIEF

A  Sydney based physiotherapy clinic has a studio in Curl Curl on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. A shop front renovation is needed with new signs that will be easily noticed and long lasting. Absolute Sign Solutions did an onsite inspection. Measurements were taken and a new design was mocked up for sign writing. The sign proof was then forwarded to the client for approval. This location is a busy road where thousands of people drive by every day. Therefore the hand painted message needed to be easily read and strategically positioned on the wall to maximise the view as you drive down the hill.

HOW SIGNS ARE DONE

We do as much preparation as possible prior to going on site. This includes layouts, measurements, checking OHS and traffic issues and communicating with the client so everything runs like clock work. The wall sign was all hand painted using a brush by our signwriters. The wall was very rough (see detail)

However this is no problem for an experienced signwriter.

Hand painting always gives you the best outcome for a long lasting wall sign. No other method will work as well on a rough surface. The only other option is by using sign panels which are produced and installed to the surface of the wall. However this can be costly. The life of the sign panels would probably be less than the hand painted signs, therefore not as cost effective. Another advantage of hand painted signs is that they can be touched up or recoated if needed down the track. Alternatively sign panels need to be removed and replaced with new ones when past their use by date. Often the customer prefers the look of a hand painted finish as it becomes and looks like ‘part of the wall’.

WHAT A SIGN WRITER DOES

A traditional sign writer hand paints just about anything. These include

• One off signs
• Lettering in any type of font style
• Replicating logos
• Stylised artwork and designs
• Photo realistic signs and images
• A professional sign writer trained in brush art can create anything!

DEMONSTRATION

Check out our sign writer creating a hand made timber sign for one of our clients

 

THE VALUE OF HAND PAINTED SIGNS

• Hand painted signs are great value considering how long they last. Customers always comment on the value of a ‘sign written’ sign.
• Painted signs have lots of character. They can be exact or very rustic depending on the customers requirements.
• When hand painted, the sign actually becomes part of the wall or the surface they are sign written on.
• Hand done signs last.
• Hand painted sign writing can be applied to virtually any type of surface
  

  TYPES OF APPLICATIONS FOR HAND PAINTED SIGNS

  Hand painted signs are becoming more popular. Food and beverage businesses such as cafes, restaurants, pubs and bars ask for hand painted signwriting.  Traditionally trained signwriters are often engaged to hand paint menu boards, price lists, signs and wall murals. There is also a trend for boutique shops and small businesses to engage sign writers to hand paint signs that are more original, rustic and organic. Hand painted signs give a more personal touch making them perfect for events, weddings and special occasions

  Our Signwriters are all in house. We give you high quality and long lasting sign writing for your business. We can design or replicate any type of logo, image or design. Our sign writers have over 30 years of experience in all types of traditional hand painting as well as the other types of signage.

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ALL SAFETY SIGNAGE AND OHS COMPLIANT SIGNS

 Safety signs and compliant OHS signage are needed by all types of businesses. These signs are used to help with workplace safety. Therefore they are used in the workplace, all types of clubs, strata and community areas.

TYPES OF SAFETY SIGNS

Examples of OHS signs include the following.

• Safety stickers, are printed on SAV (self adhesive vinyl). Stickers can be applied to walls, windows, floors, carpet etc. Its important to notify the public of any potential safety issues.
• PVC signs, metal signs or banners are used for all types of safetry signs. Examples are carpark and speed limit signs, wall signs, aframes. They are long lasting and permanent sign options.
• Spray on stencils are used to spray concrete driveways and roads.  Stencils are lasercut with messages like –  NO PARKING, SLOW DOWN, PEDESTRIANS ONLY, DANGER CONSTRUCTION SITE  etc.
• We can custom make all safety signage to any size required. We tailor the wording and design to your requirements. All our safety signs are made from premium products and guaranteed to last.

HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL SIGNS

The recent world health pandemic has brought with it increased safety issues. Therefore it has made society as a whole more aware of personal health safety isuues regarding Covid 19. OHS signs are now necessary in all walks of life. Now every business or organisation needs signs advising social distancing and how many people are allowed in any area at any time.

Safety signs and stickers are needed for all types of businesses, institutions and community organisations. Examples of these are:

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES – These include all trades such as Carpenters, Builders, Electricians, Plumbers, Roofers, Mechanics and more.

ANY TYPE OF BUSINESS – Safety signs are needed for all businesses. Retails Shops, Trade Supplies, Childcare Centres, Medical Facilities, Factory Areas, Restrictive Areas and compounds are examples.

COMMUNITY AND SPORTS CLUBS – Any type of sign or sticker that will warn people of danger or safety issues.

Let us know what you need and we are happy to provide a quote.

LINE MARKING FOR STRATA AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES

Quality line marking  is needed for visitor parking areas.

Finding parking spots in unit blocks and strata complexes can be challenging unless all parking areas are well marked. Easily read signs are necessary to define exactly who can park in various locations.

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Certain messages and logos are applied to parking spaces in your strata block or business premises. These are necessary for security and OHS reasons.

Our line marking services include creating names, logos and images. We also design and install stencilled patterns. These are good for someone wanting to hide unsightly old surfaces or to decorate plain concrete areas. All our design and installation is done by experienced trades people so you can be confident of excellent workmanship.

Absolute Sign solutions supply the following services:

LINEMARKING

• Painted lines to mark car parking spaces
• Zebra crossings for safe pedestrian access
• Lines to indicate disabled parking spaces
• Lines to indicate direction of traffic

LOGOS AND LETTERING

• We hand paint large letters.  Laser cut stencils are also used to do precise lettering and logos. These stencils are made from durable PET and can be made to any size. A selection of paint colours is available.
• Disabled stencils and other compliant symbols to Australian standards are available. We custom make all our stencils to meet your requirements, so you are not limited to off the shelf products.
• A selection of signs to go on walls e.g. Speed limit signs, time restrictive signs, reflective signs, safety signs are also available.

STENCILS

• Any type of design can be stencilled to concrete areas. The stencil design can also hide imperfections therefore can make the space more attractive.
• All stencils are designed to suit your requirements
• A selection of colours are available.

QUALITY MADE PRODUCTS

• Our traditionally trained signwriters  give you a quality end product.
• Our lettering will be correctly spaced with easily read fonts.
• The paint we use is a durable non slip matte finish. Over time it will show some wear from vehicle tyres etc. It is easy to use the same stencils to go over the exact space again at a later date to bring any marking up to brand new quality again.

DIY OPTION:

• The stencils used for lettering or symbols are of the highest quality. They can be used repeatedly over time.
• The stencil application can easily be done by anyone trying to save money or on a budget.
• We are happy to give advice on the correct method of application.
• We make the stencils and supply the paint needed for your project.

SIGN ADVICE BY PROFESSIONALS:

Absolute Sign Solutions signwriters  advise what sorts of line marking or stencilling will work best for you. We have over 30 years of experience in all types of sign making. Therefore you can be confident in the quality of the workmanship of all items supplied.

Some of the common areas markings are used for are:

• car parks & driveways
• commercial shopfront floors
• timber flooring
• vinyl flooring
• warehouses with concrete floors
• outdoor entertainment areas