FAQ: Why Choose an Edge Lit Exit Sign?

One of the most frequently asked exit sign questions is, why is choose an Edge Lit exit sign?

Edge-Lit Exit Signs provide a code compliant and attractive glowing EXIT panel with brushed aluminum housing.

Amongst the various options available for exit signs, edge lit signs are amongst the most popular, especially in office locations. These edge lit signs are made of clear polycarbonate, clamped into an aluminum housing along one edge. The housing contains the LEDs that illuminate the unit, along with the battery backup and associated circuitry.

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The light from the LEDs is transmitted into the clear plastic sign by the same principles as fiber optics. This light provides backlighting to the lettering on the sign, without seeming to light the clear panel of the sign itself. This makes for a very stylish, upscale look for your signs. The LED exit sign has become the premier choice for exit sign applications because of the efficiency and longevity associated with LED technology.

It is the details like these signs which interior decorators are paid to provide for their customers. Most interior decorators don’t treat so much with the furniture you have in your office, as they do with the details of decoration. Why? Because it is those details that convey the message to the customer.

Edge Lit Exit Signs for Office Use

Many companies that are trying to create a modern or prosperous look in their offices use edge lit signs. It is details like this that transmit to your customers the success of your company. Just like antique furniture or original art pieces on the wall, details such as what type of sings you install in your office areas will convey a message to your clients. If you want a message that makes your company stand out from the rest, you probably want to choose edge lit exit signs.

Edge Lit Exit Sign Installation

Edge lit signs are available for wall (flag) or ceiling mounting. Ceiling mount units are available that are surface mount, or recessed. If you have drywall ceilings, the recessed units can only be installed in new construction, unless you are willing to repair the damage you make to your ceiling by cutting a hole for the installation of the light. These recessed units can also be used with a suspended ceiling system.

Recessed Edge Lit Exit Signs offer a flush mount and clean look.

Recessed Edge Lit exit signs are increasingly becoming the most popular type of LED exit sign for commercial office use. Commercial offices favor recessed Edge Lit exit sign models because they offer the most seamless look and highest level of design appeal.

Edge Lit Exit Sign Options

Edge lit signs are available with either red or green lettering, depending upon your local needs to comply with building codes. There are also red lettered edge lit exit signs with the larger letters and red lighting required to meet New York City building authority regulations.

You can also order double sided edge lit exit signs. In the case of edge lit signs, a little deception in the form of a mirror is used, so that the lettering from the other side of the sign isn’t visible. This mirror, which is sandwiched between two layers of the clear acrylic panel, reflects the ceiling back to the person on the ground that is looking at the sign, creating an illusion of the sign being transparent.

Affordable Edge lit Exit Signs

Edge lit signs are not that much more expensive than standard exit signs. For a few dollars more, you can have signs that compliment the decorating of your office spaces, instead of detracting from them. The attractive design of these signs, with the clear backgrounds provides you a way to meet code compliance, without detracting from the attractiveness of your office.