3D letters with depth
Fabricated channel letters with painted aluminium faces and returns, 60mm deep, sized to a combined 8450mm across the fascia.
Melbourne project · Illuminated building signage
A butcher trading since 1965 gets a sign that changes colour.
Tip Top Meats' faded printed fascia in Laverton North was replaced with a full rebuild — an 8.45m set of halo-illuminated 3D letters on a fresh folded-ACM panel backdrop, driven by a colour-change LED system that cycles the whole sign from crisp white to red, green, blue and everything between.
Laverton North, Melbourne · surveyed, built and installed by Platinum Signs
Halo letters at night
The finished sign after dark — halo illumination in one of its many colour states.
- Location
- Laverton North, VIC
- Letter set
- 8450mm × 2123mm, halo-lit
- Backdrop
- Folded ACM · 3005mm × 10620mm
- Lighting
- Colour-change RGB halo LEDs
The project in detail
Before, during and after — including the sign changing colour.
Seven photographs follow the rebuild from the faded fascia it replaced through letter QC to the finished sign cycling through its colours at night.
The two night frames show the same installed sign in different colour states — that is the RGB system doing its job, not a re-edit.
Project at a glance
One fascia, rebuilt from the frame out.
The old printed sign had done its years in the weather. Rather than print another banner, the fascia was rebuilt as dimensional, illuminated signage that works day and night.
Halo illumination
LEDs inside each letter wash light back through polycarbonate backs onto the panel, so the letters read as a floating glow after dark.
Colour on demand
An RGB control system cycles the whole sign through solid colours and transitions — white for every day, colour when the business wants to stand out.
How it came together
From a faded banner to an illuminated fascia.
Large illuminated fascias succeed or fail on what happens before production. This one started with a site visit to work out how the new sign could reuse the structure already on the building.
Read the four delivery stages
- 1
Site visit and survey
The existing fascia and its frame were inspected first, so the rebuild could be engineered around the structure already in place.
- 2
Design and mockups
The letter set and panel layout were mocked up on photos of the building and refined with the owner before anything was fabricated.
- 3
Fabrication to template
Letters were fabricated to a 1:1 template with pre-wired LEDs and spacers, while folded ACM panels and new framework were prepared for the backdrop.
- 4
Staged installation
The crew stripped the old signage, fixed the framework and panels, then mounted and wired the letter set — working from height equipment across multiple visits.
Project anatomy
Built for a western-suburbs industrial frontage.
A fascia this size lives with weather, traffic dust and a long viewing distance. Every component was chosen to stay sharp from the street for years.
Aluminium channel letters
Painted aluminium faces and returns at 60mm depth give the letters real dimension without the weight of solid fabrication.
View illuminated signsFolded ACM backdrop
Folded aluminium composite panels over new framework turned the tired fascia into a clean, flat canvas for the letters.
View ACM signsRGB halo LED system
12V LEDs behind polycarbonate letter backs, run through an RGB controller, light the sign in any colour the business chooses.
Melbourne signageMaterial decision
Why halo letters instead of another printed sign?
A printed fascia is the cheapest day-one option, but it reads flat, fades in the sun and disappears at night — exactly the state the old sign was in. Halo-lit letters cost more up front and repay it every evening: dimension by day, a floating glow by night, and with RGB control the same sign can mark trading hours, promotions or seasons without touching a ladder.
The existing frame was reused and clad rather than demolished, which kept the structural scope — and the budget — under control.
Budgeting a fascia rebuild
What drives the cost of an illuminated fascia.
Illuminated rebuilds are priced from the structure up rather than per square metre. The main drivers are:
- Letter set size, depth and quantity of characters
- Whether the existing frame can be reused or must be rebuilt
- Lighting specification — single-colour halo versus full RGB control
- Height access equipment and the number of staged visits
- Removal and disposal of the existing signage
Send building photos and rough fascia dimensions for a project-specific quote — structure condition and access change scope materially between sites.
Technical detail
The deeper project information, available when useful.
The main story stays visual and easy to scan. Open these sections for the delivered scope, the evidence in the photography and the specifications that still need a site-specific review.
The confirmed scope shown and described on this page includes the following elements.
- Site visit to assess the existing sign structure before design
- Photo mockups of the new fascia for owner approval
- 8450mm × 2123mm set of 60mm-deep halo-illuminated channel letters
- New framework and folded ACM panels over the existing frame — 3005mm × 10620mm
- RGB colour-change LED system, installed and commissioned
- Removal of the old signage and staged installation from height equipment
The photo set documents the job from the state it started in to the sign running at night.
- The faded printed fascia the rebuild replaced
- Letter-by-letter quality checks with LEDs powered before installation
- The physical scale of the letter set against the crew handling it
- The finished sign installed and cycling through colour states after dark
A comparable fascia rebuild should be scoped from its own site and structure.
- Condition and capacity of any existing frame before reusing it
- Letter sizing and mounting heights from a measured survey
- Power supply location and switching for the LED system
- Height access — scissor lift, boom or scaffold — for the install
- Any signage permits the property or council requires
Melbourne proof · Illuminated capability
Designed, built and installed — interstate, without drama.
This rebuild was delivered at Tip Top Meats in Laverton North, Melbourne — surveyed, fabricated and installed across staged visits with height equipment. Platinum Signs delivers illuminated building signage like this Australia-wide, with the same survey-first process wherever the building is.
- Survey-first engineering around existing structure
- Letters QC-tested with power before they go up
- Staged installs planned around trading hours
Prepare a useful brief
What to send for an illuminated fascia rebuild.
Fascia rebuilds are scoped from the building and the structure behind the old sign — both matter before any pricing.
Read the four-point quoting checklist
- 1
Photos of the building
Straight-on and angled shots of the fascia, plus a wider shot showing the street context and viewing distance.
- 2
The existing sign's story
What is there now, roughly when it went up, and whether the frame behind it is original or has been rebuilt.
- 3
Rough dimensions
A tape measure across the fascia — even approximate — lets the letter set be sized realistically before survey.
- 4
Power and access notes
Where power is available near the sign, and anything that affects lift access — awnings, car parks, loading bays.
Frequently asked questions
Questions this project usually raises.
Practical answers for owners weighing up an illuminated rebuild of a tired fascia.
A halo (or reverse-lit) letter has an opaque face with LEDs inside firing backwards through a translucent back panel, so light washes onto the wall behind it. The letter itself reads as a solid silhouette ringed with glow — a premium look compared with plain face-lit box letters.
Yes. This letter set runs on an RGB LED system with a controller, so the whole sign can hold crisp white, any solid colour, or cycle through transitions. The night photos on this page are frames of the installed sign doing exactly that.
No — the site visit confirmed the existing frame could be reused, so new framework and folded ACM panels were fixed over it rather than demolishing and rebuilding. That is often the biggest cost lever on a fascia rebuild.
Yes. This project was delivered in Laverton North in Melbourne's west, including height equipment and staged installation visits. Platinum Signs scopes and installs illuminated building signage Australia-wide.
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