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Indiana businesses can price custom LED channel letters online, have them built in Washington and California, and receive them ready for a locally licensed installer. Banners and window graphics are printed in Renton, WA.
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What we ship
Indiana leaves electrical licensing to local government. The state’s own business guide says the only construction contractors licensed by the State of Indiana are plumbers, so each city or county decides whether, and how, it licenses electrical contractors.
Indianapolis does: its Department of Business and Neighborhood Services (BNS) licenses electrical contractors and issues sign permits through an online portal, and it treats a banner fastened at all four corners as a wall sign.
Built in Washington and California
Indianapolis counts a sign as a wall sign when it sits parallel to and within 18 inches of the wall, with no more than half of it, and never more than 4 feet, above the wall.
Starting at $9.68 per inch
Made in Renton, WA
In Indianapolis, a banner attached securely at all four corners is regulated as a wall sign, so it needs the same wall sign permit as permanent letters.
Starting at $1.58 per ft2
Made in Renton, WA
Starting at $1.98 per ft2
Made in Renton, WA
Starting at $16 per item
Made in Renton, WA
Starting at $269.50 per item
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Lit letters for shopping centers and courthouse-square downtowns.
Lit letters for shopping centers along busy roads in Indiana.
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Who can install it
There is no statewide electrician or electrical contractor license in Indiana. The state’s business guide lists plumbers as the only construction contractors it licenses and calls other contractor licensing a local option, so the rules in Fort Wayne, Evansville or a small county seat can each differ.
In Indianapolis, BNS licenses contractors working in the Consolidated City, except in Lawrence, Beech Grove, Speedway and Southport, which handle their own. City Code § 875-201 requires an electrical contractor license, and getting one means passing an exam and first being approved by the Board of Electrical Examiners. A licensed company names the authorized agents who may pull permits in its name, so check that your installer’s license and agent list are current before the permit is filed.
| State license | None; the state licenses only plumbing contractors |
|---|---|
| Indianapolis | BNS electrical contractor license; exam and board approval |
| Not covered by BNS | Lawrence, Beech Grove, Speedway, Southport |
| Permits | Pulled by the company’s named authorized agents |
Rules change. Always confirm with the office that issues your permit before you order.
Permits
Sign permits in Indiana come from your city, town or county under its zoning ordinance.
In Indianapolis, every sign application goes through BNS, online in the Citizen’s Access Portal or dropped off at the BNS lobby. A wall sign application needs a scaled elevation of the building showing the sign, plus the property owner’s signature or a letter of permission. Routine maintenance and copy changes that don’t change the sign’s size don’t need a permit. BNS lists fees by sign type: a wall or incidental sign is $32 plus $142, an awning or canopy sign $32 plus $170, and a pole, pylon, roof or ground sign $32 plus $422.
| Sign permit | Your city, town or county |
|---|---|
| Indianapolis | BNS, online or at the BNS lobby |
| Wall sign application | Scaled elevation + property owner’s signature or letter |
| Indianapolis wall sign fee | $32 + $142 |
| No permit needed | Maintenance and same-size copy changes |
New to sign permits? Read how sign permits work and what your electrician needs.
Rules change. Always confirm with the office that issues your permit before you order.
Banners and temporary displays
Indianapolis doesn’t treat every banner as temporary. A banner that is securely attached at all four corners is regulated as a wall sign, which means it goes through the same BNS wall sign permit, with the scaled elevation and the owner’s permission, as permanent letters. If you plan to leave a vinyl banner up while your channel letters are being made, permit it like a wall sign from the start.
Weather
Indiana storefronts see lake-effect snow in the north, spring thunderstorms with damaging winds statewide, and humid summers in the south. Ask your installer to seal every wall penetration behind the letters and use hardware sized for gusts on open frontage roads.
How it works
Use the channel letter builder or send your logo.
Check it with your landlord and installer.
Letters in WA or CA; the rest in Renton, WA.
Standard shipping takes 3–6 business days in transit; 3-day, 2-day and overnight shipping are available at checkout. Shipping options.
With our wiring diagram and install pattern (overview). Permit checklist.
On every channel letter style (details).
We build and ship; a local pro installs. A licensed sign installer or electrician in Indiana mounts and connects your sign. We don’t have an office or installation crew in Indiana, and orders can’t be picked up.
Questions
We ship custom channel letters anywhere in Indiana, built in Washington and California and tested before they ship. We don’t install, so you’ll hire a local electrician or sign contractor who meets your city’s or county’s rules.
No. The state’s business guide says plumbers are the only construction contractors Indiana licenses, and leaves electrical licensing to local government. Indianapolis, for example, requires an electrical contractor license from BNS under City Code § 875-201. Elsewhere, ask the local building department which license it requires.
If it’s attached at all four corners, yes: Indianapolis regulates a securely attached banner as a wall sign, so it goes through the BNS wall sign permit with a scaled elevation and the property owner’s permission. Routine maintenance and same-size copy changes don’t need a permit.
BNS lists a wall or incidental sign at $32 plus $142. Awning and canopy signs are $32 plus $170, and pole, pylon, roof or ground signs $32 plus $422. Fees change, so confirm the current amount when you apply online in the Citizen’s Access Portal or at the BNS lobby.
Standard shipping takes 3–6 business days in transit, with 3-day, 2-day and overnight options. Checkout shows the estimated date for each, including production.
Keep reading
Send a storefront photo, your logo and the size and lighting limits confirmed by your landlord or installer. We can suggest options and give you a price before you order.
