Channel Letters
Channel letters are the benchmark of professional exterior signage. Individually fabricated, three-dimensional, and built to perform in any weather, they’re the sign of choice for retailers, restaurants, hotels, medical offices, and anyone who needs their name on a building and needs it to look right. Clean, crisp, and unmistakably intentional.
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How Channel Letters Are Built
Each letter is its own fabricated unit — aluminum returns, a trim cap or welded return, and a face of translucent polycarbonate or aluminum. Inside, LED modules deliver even illumination.
Face-Lit, Halo-Lit, or Both
Face-lit letters glow from the front. Halo-lit letters cast their light backward onto the mounting surface, creating a floating glow.
Color, Font, and Finish — All Custom
Produced to your exact specifications: any font, any size, any color.
Built for New York Exteriors
Sealed returns, corrosion-resistant hardware, UV-stable faces, and weatherproof LED modules.
Permits and Building Requirements
In NYC, channel letter signs on building facades almost always require a permit. We handle the entire permitting process.
Channel Letters FAQs
With stud mounting, each letter is anchored independently to the wall with threaded studs, and wiring is concealed behind the letters — cleaner and more architectural. Raceway mounting groups all letters onto a single metal housing that contains the wiring and mounts as one unit — faster to install and easier to service, but more visible as a component. Many landlords specify one or the other; we work with whatever the situation requires.
Well-fabricated channel letters installed correctly will typically last 10 years or more before requiring significant maintenance. LED modules have a rated lifespan of 50,000+ hours. The most common maintenance items over time are LED module replacement and occasional touch-up of painted finishes.
Yes, in many cases. Face panels can be replaced to update colors or graphics without fabricating new letters from scratch. Copy changes that involve different letterforms typically require new letter fabrication, but structural components like raceways and mounting hardware can often be reused.
We handle all sign-side electrical work — wiring the letters, installing the power supply, and making the sign ready for connection. The building electrician handles the connection from the panel to the sign location. We coordinate directly with the electrical contractor to make sure everything lines up cleanly.
