Beautiful plaque, bolts are strangely long
This is a beautiful house number plaque and overall I totally love it. I like that the base isn’t wood so it won’t warp or fade, but that the numbers are metal, which many examples you find here or on Etsy are just plastic. I chose to get the numbers that are raised, and I think it looks awesome.<br /><br />The hanging method includes two hooks to put in the wall and then hang it on the hooks, as well as an optional anchor screw for the bottom. Since we regularly get wind gusts up to 60 mph, I decided to just go with a screw in the top and bottom and not mess with dangling it off the hooks. It was also much easier to level that way.<br /><br />The thing that is odd to me is that the bolts from the numbers are secured to the back plate with nuts, but then the bolts themselves are REALLY long. Like at least 3/4 inch. The result is that the plaque pushes off the wall pretty considerably. In my case, since it’s on a bumpy stone wall, it sticks out maybe even more, but also then it doesn’t look strange. If you were to put it on a flat wall like siding or a post, I think it would look odd to have it so offset. If I had bolt cutters I would’ve trimmed it down, but for the price, I think the seller probably should have done that.<br /><br />Overall I still love my sign, it was exactly what I was looking for, and I didn’t find any comparable options anywhere else, so I’m still happy to give it 5 stars.
Rating: 5 stars