All my Custom House Signs are suitable for outdoors. The decoration, including the numbers and letters, is permanent and will not fade, having been fired in my kiln to 1100 degrees C. Unlike some makers, who use standard transfers to produce their designs, all house signs are made to order. Your personalised house sign will be hand made from start to finish, so each individual house name or number plate is a unique work of art.

First, the clay is rolled out by hand. The background colour for your personalised house name plate or number plate will either be the natural creamy colour of the earthenware clay, or will be applied in the form of a coloured slip (runny clay that is applied by hand with a paintbrush.) This gives a smooth, opaque background. Next, the letters and numbers are imprinted into the clay. Then, your house name plate will be left to dry very slowly, to avoid warping. Finally, your chosen design will be hand painted so your house name plate will be completely distinctive. Your unique design is applied with special underglaze colours before the first firing to 1100 degrees C., and then a transparent glaze is added before a second firing to 1060 degrees C. Finally, the back of the house sign is sealed with two coats of yacht varnish, to ensure that no moisture can enter. A house name plaque or number plaque fixed to the wall of a building is guaranteed to last a lifetime, as long as it is not knocked with force.