House Numbers - Why You Should Choose One Made From Porcelain Enamel

A porcelain enameled house number has more qualities than meets the
eye.When choosing items that will go on the exterior of your home you
want to make sure that they are both beautiful and durable. There are
many qualities which may make enamel signs, door numbers and address
plaques a great choice for the exterior of any home. Although many
people may know that they are durable and beautiful it may surprise
them to learn that they are also incredibly friendly.It is possible to
get hand stenciled signs in a variety of shapes, sizes and styles.
This means that it is possible to find a sign that will work with any
type of home exterior. Whether you are looking for a sign that has a
more classic design or one that is more modern looking the sharp
relief of the lettering will get the attention you have been looking
for and will continue to look beautiful whether it is the first day
you have put it up or whether it has been up on the outside of your
home for years.In order to create a hand stenciled porcelain enamel
sign, colored glass powders are added to the surface of a metal plate.
The plate is then fired at an extremely high temperature. This causes
the powdered glass to liquefy on the plate and when that plate cools
the beautiful colors of house numbers, address numbers and other
enamel signs become visible immediately. Those colors are created
through the addition of metal oxides that turn the enamel into
beautiful shades of blue, green, red and other colors.When compared to
other methods of sign making, enamel signs are much more
environmentally friendly to create. Because they are hand-stenciled
using traditional manufacturing techniques they do not use chemical
additives that automated manufacturing processes do. As well, the
materials used to create enamel house numbers, address plaques and
other items can be recycled. This means saving resources and reducing
the amount of waste that goes into our landfill system.Almost all
modern methods of making signs use an array of solvents and other
materials that are very bad for the environment. Often they use
paints, coatings and dyes that are full of harmful chemicals. As the
signs are exposed to the weather they will gradually wear down and
when disposed of they may allow chemicals in paints and backing
materials to enter the environment in such a way that they become
harmful to that environment.