How to Install
ADA‑Compliant Signs
Hanging your new hotel signs can seem overwhelming, but not to worry! We have all the ADA installation requirements you need to know to ensure that your signs look beautiful and are installed at the proper height to comply with the Americans Disabilities Act. While there are specific ADA sign installation mounting height requirements, we recommend installing your signs at 54" from the center of the sign to your hotel's floor. Although not required, this mounting height is both ADA code‑compliant and also ensures visual consistency. The installation video and guides below will help walk you through every step of the ADA sign placement process. And if you have any other ADA sign installation questions, please reach out to our wonderful customer service team for all other ADA sign installation help.
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ADA Sign Placement Steps:
We highly recommend watching our sign installation video before installing your ADA signs. Our sign expert will walk you through the process of how to install ADA‑compliant signs.
1. Surface Prep. Ensure that all wall or ceiling treatments, such as wallpapering or painting, are fully completed and dry before installing ADA signs. Then, using a lint free cloth or towel, begin by wiping down the wall or ceiling surface, ensuring it is free of any dust or dirt.
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ADA Braille Signs - Wall Installation. In order to properly install braille signs, they must be installed at an ADA‑compliant height. For ADA tactile signs, the ADA requires that the baseline of the lowest raised character be a minimum of 48" above the finished floor, and the baseline of the highest raised character be a maximum of 60" above the finished floor. We recommend installing our ADA signs at 54" from the center of the sign to your hotel's floor. For ADA wall signs located near a door, the ADA requires braille signs to be installed on the latch side of the door. When there is no wall space on the latch side of a single door, ADA braille signs should be installed on the nearest adjacent wall.
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ADA Braille Signs - Door Installation. Can I hang an ADA Sign on a Door? In some cases, you may install your ADA tactile signs directly on the door, but only in certain circumstances. All three conditions listed below must be met in order to install ADA tactile signs directly on a door:
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The ADA sign is mounted on the push side of the door.
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The door has an automatic closer that is ADA‑compliant.
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The door does not have a hold open device.
The ADA requires that the baseline of the lowest raised character be a minimum of 48" above the finished floor, and the baseline of the highest raised character be a maximum of 60" above the finished floor. We recommend installing our ADA braille signs at 54" from the center of the sign to the floor.
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Double-Door Installation. Install the tactile sign centered on the inactive (locked) leaf of a double-door. If the double-door contains two active leafs (neither door is locked in place), the ADA sign should be mounted on the wall to the right of the double-doors.
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Floor Clearance. In the case of outward swinging doors, ADA braille signs must be installed on the wall outside of the arc of the door swing. The ADA sign must be centered on the letters in a clear floor space of 18" minimum by 18" minimum. If there is no room on the latch side of the door, the ADA sign must be installed on the nearest adjacent wall with the 18" minimum clear floor space.
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Visual Character Signs. Visual character signs or non-tactile signs do not have as strict ADA installation requirements as braille sign installation requirements. The only visual character sign requirement is that visual signs with text 2" and under in height should be installed with the baseline of the lowest visual character a minimum of 40" above the finished floor, and the bottom of the highest visual character a maximum of 70" above the finished floor. In order to achieve a visually appealing and cohesive look, we recommend installing our hotel signs at 54" from the center of the sign to the floor.
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Perpendicular & Ceiling Signs. The ADA requires signs that project from the wall (perpendicular signs) or ceiling (overhead signs) to have a clearance of 80" from the finished floor to the bottom of the sign. Signs should not interfere with or block the function of any doors, emergency equipment, or sprinklers.
3. Measure and Mark. Using a pencil and tape measure, mark the correct placement for the sign. We suggest following the steps shown in the installation video.
4. Install Using the Appropriate Method: Install your new signs using the mounting method best suited for your sign and wall type. Adhesive strips are often used for mounting and should be included with your order. We also suggest using a level to help keep the sign straight and even while installing.
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