From: £295.00
Estimated Delivery Time: 7-10 Working Days
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Finish: Untreated, Superior Danish Oil or Diamond Coating
Aftercare: Product maintenance is very important. If you have chosen your product to be left untreated, your product will fade to a pale silver in time. We recommend a pressure wash or a sand once a year to remove any moss or unwanted mess on the timber and then treat with an exterior oil to slow down decay.
Danish Oil – If you have chosen Danish oil we recommend you continue to treat your product with Danish oil or similar timber treatment oil to protect the timber and stop it drying out. This will also help to prevent staining, discolouration, cracking and warping.
Dimond Coating – If you have chosen Dimond Coating, top up kits can be purchased on our website or over the phone. We would recommend you treat your product once a year minimum. Twice a year if you want to maintain full protection.
About Timber: Natural timber will always want to move. It’s going to expand and shrink as the temperature and humidity changes in your home and outside, rest assured it won’t change drastically. Small hairline splits may occur as your product ages, this is completely normal and is regarded as part of the timbers natural beauty. As the seasons change you may see some movement in your product, again this is completely normal.
Air-dried oak: Your product has been made using Air-dried timber. This is has been seasoned for outdoor conditions. Do not keep exterior products indoors.
If you need any help or advise on how to maintain your product please contact us or consult your care guide.
Design & Made: Handmade to order in the UK
Material: Made from solid English Oak
Dimensions:
Depth — 10cm
Width — 10cm
Height — 1.5Metres – 2Metres
Depth — 10cm
Width — 10cm
Height — 1.5Metres – 2Metres
If you are wanting something a little different to show off the name of your house – how about one of these beautifully engraved oak signposts?
These beautiful solid oak personalised signposts are just stunning. We make these in two standard sizes from one piece of ‘Air Dried’ hand-selected English Oak. This is a truly unique way to display your house name. Handcrafted from 10cm thick Superior Grade English Oak.
We would like to stress, these are made from Air Dried Oak and not Green Oak. The reason why this is so important is that green oak is cut straight from the tree soon after it is felled and has not been dried in any way. This will over time dry out even in outdoor conditions and will move, split and crack as it dries and becomes accustomed to its surroundings. ‘Air Dried’ oak is as it states. It has been left to dry out for several years and has acclimatised and settled into its surroundings, meaning any movement or splitting has already occurred and can be removed leaving a flawless finish. This means your beautiful wooden house signpost is already perfectly accustomed to outdoor conditions.
As with everything we do here at Make Me Something Special, we have spent the time researching and sourcing the perfect materials available. Each engraved oak sign post is handmade from one piece of Air Dried Superior Grade English Oak. You can choose to leave your sign post untreated, finished in Superior Danish Oil or our low maintenance Diamond Coating finish. If you choose untreated your product will weather to a pale silver more quickly. Danish Oil will not only treat the timber but also bring out the timbers natural colour. This has a UV filter to protect the timber but it does require regular upkeep. 2 – 4 times a year to keep it looking its best. Diamond Coating is more glossy but a lot more harder wearing and only requires a top up once a year, however this depend on the weather and where the product is placed. We would recommend twice a year if you want full protection. Top up kits can be ordered over the phone or on our website – see here.
We recommend you set your oak signpost in concrete for making sure it is properly secure. You can purchase small bags of ready-mixed concrete to fix the post in the ground yourself or contact a local specialist. We recommend you set a minimum of 30cm into the ground for our half size Oak signpost and 50cm for our full-size signpost.
The price includes engraving on the front face – up to 40 characters. This can be laid out over one or two lines – it is completely up to you. We also offer further engraving on the other three faces if required. The sides are numbered 1 to 4 and they rotate, from the front face, clockwise in order. i.e. Side 2 – is on the left-hand side / Side 3 – is on the back / Side 4 – is on the righthand side. Black and white paint-filled engraving is also available.
Extra carvings like arrows or motifs, please contact us for a quotation.
Half Size: 10cm x 10cm x 1.5 Metres (4” x 4” x 59”)
Full Size: 10cm x 10cm x 2 Metres (4” x 4” x 79”)
7-10 working days once we have received your order. Please be aware this can change daily. If you require an item to be made by a specific date please contact us.
All engravings are in capitals. For lower case lettering, this can be requested at the time of order. Please add this to the note section at checkout or you can contact us via email or phone. All sizes are approximate. All signs are made to order.
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Lucy (verified owner) –
Hi,
Just wanted to say I received my order today and it is beautiful. Such amazing quality :)
Many Thanks,
Lucy
Ben & Davina (verified owner) –
Hi Ben
The post has arrived with us today and it is perfect, thank you!
We shall get it in place at the weekend and I’ll get a photo of it in situ for you.
Thanks again,
Michelle
Client Review –
Hi Ben
Thanks so much for our sign post which has arrived safely and looks absolutely great.
Many thanks
Anna