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Condominium & property manager
The hard part is not the engraving. It is getting a decision made, and then keeping the building consistent for the ten years afterwards.
Standardising a building is usually a general-meeting item, and meetings need a figure before they can vote. To quote we need three things: the number of letterbox and doorbell positions, the dimensions of one existing plate, and a photograph of the panel. That is enough for a firm price you can put in the agenda. From there you have two paths. Replace everything at once, which is cleaner and cheaper per unit; or fix the specification now and replace each plate as tenants change, which spreads the cost over years but only works if the specification is recorded somewhere it will not be lost.
What to engrave
Surnames only, in most buildings. First names date a plate when a flat is inherited or a couple separates, and they cost width you rarely have. Floor and flat number belong on the plate if the building has more than one entrance; otherwise they clutter it.
Which material
Brushed stainless steel for anything in a hallway or on an outside wall, black acrylic for a sheltered indoor directory board where legibility beats everything. Never acrylic outdoors: frost will craze it within a few winters.
The mistake to avoid
Replacing plates one at a time without recording the specification. Five years later nobody knows the font or the exact size, and the wall becomes a patchwork that only a full replacement can fix.
Use cases · Condominium & property manager
- Firm price for the general meeting from three inputs
- Specification recorded and kept for future single plates
- Volume pricing up to 30% on large buildings
Questions
Can you invoice the condominium directly?
Yes. We invoice the association or the managing agent, with VAT shown separately, and we can quote per unit so the figure is easy to present at a meeting.
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