Try Souters in Thurso, the shop beside Mackays and the Bistro
Good hunting
I'm looking to buy a house sign for my sister (belated birthday present)
I was going to get a wooden one, but the place my mum got hers from quoted £470 - and I'm not that generous! (reckon it must be gold plated!!)
Do you know anyone locally that does house signs? and at a reasonable price?
Try Souters in Thurso, the shop beside Mackays and the Bistro
Good hunting
Have you tried Wood Bees or Souters
They might be able to help.
Check out eBay. SWMBO got a house sign from there, made to order. And a whole lot less than £450 too. Well, she said it was.............. (I know it's not local, strictly speaking, but there's a huge choice).
Also if you visit Wick you could try Shearers in Victoria Place. I too would try e-bay.
Families are like fudge - mostly sweet with a few nuts.
My sign was £30.00 approx {6 years ago} made out of Caithness stone from Willie MacDonald who does the headstones. Or I'm sure any joiner would be able to help you out if its wood you want.
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Never thought of Souters, but now you say it, they do have a few different ones behind the counter! I'll take a look on Saturday. Wanted one the same as my mums, but she said it only cost £40 - not £470. Even took a photo to the place so they knew exactly which one
go looking for a house that has the same name, only kidding
Ok, now my sister has mentioned that she once thought about buying a slate sign from a guy at a craft fayre - took his card, but never got round to phoning him - does anyone know who does slate signs locally? (She lost his business card!)
Is Golspie any good?
Got a house no. done by the firm just as you get in to Golspie on the right hand side.
Done in stone and very reasonable.
Will get the other half to price one on way back up road on Friday. Cheers for that LENSMAN
Orcadian Stone Company, is in Golspie there phone number is Tel/Fax 01408 633483 http://www.orcadianstone.co.uk/index1024x768.html
They also own the Sutherland Stone wear company. There is a link on the website to contact them for enquire/prices.
If you can get to a Timpsons (yeah, the shoe people) they do excellent signs. They did two really nice brass memorial plaques to my design for £50 apiece. They have a web site.
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well I got mine from R S waters and it cost me £30. Of course they are shut now, but shearers may do them. I think focus does them in Inverness.
for that price you were quoted - goodness - is it solid gold?
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David Mackay near Lybster does some very good sandblast stonework including signs.
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