UK Made - Wooden House Signs Name Plates

Oak House Signs
Oak is a beautiful timber and without doubt incredibly durable, strong and heavy. It has a lovely variations within the grain and sometimes has small knots and burrs which are most attractive. It is the most popular timber for house signs, but it does have one disadvantage - if you want to keep it looking at its best you must oil it regularly. However providing it is maintained it will last a lifetime.

Wooden House Numbers
These are many to order in any of the timbers we use. We will create your door number sign just the way you want it. You tell us the font, if you want a border or maybe an image. We can even add a few words.

Cherry Signs
This is a timber which reddens when exposed to sunlight and the colour does improve with age. It does need to be well maintained when used outside though.

Rustic Timber Slices
Rustic timber slices make interesting wooden house signs and they are reasonabley priced. Each piece of wood is different so each sign is individual. The bark is left on and the top surface is varnished. They are made in three different size brackets.

Wooden Round and Oval Plaques
We have created some really lovely round and oval plaques and with a little of your imagination we can make really wonderful house sign for you. You can choose any of our images and fonts to make your sign totally unique to you.

Sapele Wood Signs
It has a rich, lustrous, and variable reddish-brown color similar to mahogany It is however more stable than mahogany and even harder than oak. It is actually cheaper than oak too! Letters can be painted in any colour including white, silver and gold.

Iroko Wood
Iroko is a West African hardwood which is similar to teak. It is an extremely dense, durable and stable timber and as it is naturally oily, it is ideal for external signs.  It is a timber which can even be left untreated. It is usually yellow in colour this can vary.

Which Timber to Use
Have a look at this page if you are unsure which timber to use. It has images of all our timbers plus the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Gallery of Wooden Signs
A page with lots of pictures to give you ideas for your sign.

Posts & Brackets
We have a whole selection of oak and softwood posts along with wrought iron brackets.