Printed and finished in our own shop — so the one you need for the weekend is usually possible.
Banners are the fastest sign there is. No permit for most of them, no fabrication, no install crew — printed, finished and in your hands quickly. That speed is exactly why they get ordered badly: the wrong material, the wrong finishing, and a banner that tears off a fence in the first serious wind.
Caspian Signs & Graphics prints banners on our own equipment in our Vancouver shop and finishes them here too, for businesses in Vancouver, Burnaby, North Vancouver and across British Columbia. Because the printing and the hemming happen in the same building, a banner needed for the weekend is usually possible.
Banners are priced by the square foot, then by the finishing. A plain hemmed and grommeted vinyl banner is the baseline; mesh, pole pockets, reinforced corners, double-sided printing and stands all move the number.
Tell us the size, where it is going and how long it needs to last, and we will quote it. If the size you have in mind wastes material, we will tell you — a small change in dimensions sometimes drops the price noticeably because of how the roll cuts.
| Size | Priced by the square foot. Roll widths mean some sizes cut more efficiently than others. |
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| Material | Standard 13 oz vinyl, heavier 18 oz for long outdoor use, mesh for windy sites, or fabric for indoor work. |
| Single or double sided | A double-sided banner needs a blockout material so the back does not ghost through the front. |
| Finishing | Hems and grommets, pole pockets, reinforced corners, webbing and D-rings are each priced separately. |
| Quantity | The setup is shared across a run, so the per-banner cost drops quickly after the first one. |
| Stands and hardware | Retractable stands, X-frames, feather flag poles and bases, if you need them. |
| Installation | Most banners you hang yourself. We install where it is high, over a sidewalk or across a building. |
A solid vinyl banner is a sail. Stretched across a fence in an exposed spot, the wind has nowhere to go, so it pushes the whole panel — and something has to give. Usually it is the grommets tearing out of the hem, sometimes it is the fence.
Mesh is the same print on a perforated material that lets air through. It looks very slightly softer up close and essentially identical from the distance a banner is read at, and it survives weather that destroys solid vinyl. Our rule of thumb for this region: if the banner is going anywhere exposed — a fence line, a rooftop, a beach, anywhere near the water, anywhere with a clear run at it — use mesh, or budget to replace it after the first serious storm.
Indoors, or on a wall where it is backed by solid building, vinyl is fine and gives a slightly richer print.
Almost every banner failure is a finishing failure, not a printing failure. A few things worth knowing before you order:
| Construction fence lines | Brentwood, Metrotown, Olympic Village, the Broadway corridor. Long runs, months or years up, so mesh and a laminate are worth it. |
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| Street festivals & markets | Commercial Drive, Main Street, Granville Island. Short-life banners, table covers and feather flags, reused season to season. |
| Sports fields & the PNE | Hastings Park and fields across the region. Fence-mounted sponsor banners, almost always mesh. |
| Beaches & the waterfront | Kitsilano, Jericho, English Bay. Wind off the water, so mesh is the only sensible choice. |
| Trade shows & conferences | The Convention Centre and hotel ballrooms. Retractables, fabric banners and step-and-repeat backdrops — see trade show displays. |
| Retail storefronts | Sale and opening banners across the city. Short-term, so standard vinyl is usually right. |
| Industrial & warehouse | Big Bend and Still Creek in Burnaby. Safety messaging and company identification on fences and building faces. |
| Real estate & development sites | Leasing and pre-sale banners on fences and buildings, region-wide. |
Banners are printed large and read from a distance, so they do not need the resolution people assume — but they do need the right kind of file. Vector artwork, a PDF or a high-resolution image works. A logo pulled off a website will look soft when it is six feet wide, and we will tell you before we print it rather than after.
Two practical points. Keep important text and logos away from the edges, because hems and grommets eat into the outer inch or two. And remember how far away the banner will be read from: on a fence that people drive past, fewer words and bigger type beats a full paragraph every time. If you do not have artwork, our designer can lay it out for you.
Printing and finishing both happen in our shop, so a simple banner is often possible within a couple of days. Tell us the date you need it and we will tell you honestly whether it is achievable.
If it is going anywhere exposed to wind — a fence, a rooftop, near the water — choose mesh. Solid vinyl acts as a sail and tears out its grommets. Indoors or against a solid wall, vinyl is fine.
A standard vinyl banner handles a season comfortably and often much longer in a sheltered spot. Heavier material and a laminate extend that for multi-year installations such as construction fencing. Constant sun fades a banner faster than rain does.
Tell us where it is going and we will suggest one, because roll widths mean some sizes cut more efficiently than others. A small change in dimensions sometimes drops the price noticeably for the same visible size.
Yes, on a blockout material so the reverse does not ghost through. It costs more than single-sided and it is the right call for pole banners and anything hung where people pass on both sides.
It depends on the municipality, how long it is up and whether it is over public property. Temporary banners are often treated differently from permanent signs. Send us the address and the plan and we will check — see our sign permit page.
Yes. Most banners you can hang yourself, and we will tell you how. For anything high, over a sidewalk, or across a building face, our team installs it.
A printed banner that rolls into a weighted base and stands on its own, for trade shows, lobbies and events. It packs into a carry bag and sets up in about a minute.
We print vinyl, mesh, pole, fabric and retractable banners, step-and-repeat backdrops, feather flags and table covers for businesses, events and construction sites across Vancouver, Burnaby, North Vancouver and the rest of British Columbia.
Caspian Signs & Graphics carries liability insurance and WorkSafeBC coverage, so your project is protected from start to finish.
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Also see: Large Format Printing | Trade Show Displays | Construction Hoarding | Coroplast Signs | Sign Shop in Vancouver, BC | Sign Shop in Burnaby, BC