Brick and Stone Signs in Jamestown
Jamestown is small and old by Triad standards. Quaker families settled along the Deep River here in the 1700s, and the Mendenhall Homeplace still stands as a reminder of that. Today the town is wedged between Greensboro and High Point, with Main Street carrying traffic between them, the main campus of Guilford Technical Community College on its east side, and quiet neighborhoods tucked along wooded streets on either side of the river.
That history shows up in what people want on the sign. Few Jamestown customers ask for anything flashy. They want brick or stone that looks like it has always been there.
Where our signs go in town
Churches are the most common Jamestown job. Several sit right on Main Street or just off it, and a good sign there has to read from passing traffic without looking out of place next to a historic building. Neighborhood entrances are next: older subdivisions with a brick wall at the turn-in that has started to lean or lose its letters, and newer ones that want something to match. Small offices, dental practices and shops along Main Street fill out the list.
The college brings its own kind of work. Businesses that serve students and staff near the GTCC campus want a sign that shows up from a car at 40 mph and still looks tidy enough for a town that takes its appearance seriously. A short masonry sign with a clear address number usually does both.
Brick, stone and lit options
Brick is the usual pick here, often a running bond with a soldier course and a cast-stone cap. Stacked stone works well along the wooded streets near the river. For lettering, we use routed aluminum or raised cast letters set into the face, and for churches and schools that need a changing message, the panel can be a changeable letter board or an LED display recessed into the masonry.
Lighting is optional. Many Jamestown signs are lit with a pair of ground-mounted LED floodlights hidden in the planting bed, which keeps the look simple. If an older sign in town just needs its letters replaced or its base straightened, we also relevel and repair older brick bases without tearing the whole thing out.
Clay soil and footings
Jamestown sits on the same red Piedmont clay as the rest of Guilford County, and near the river the ground stays wet for long stretches. Clay swells when it is wet and shrinks when it dries, and a heavy masonry sign on a shallow pad rides that movement until it cracks. We dig below the soft layer, lay gravel for drainage and tie the base to a reinforced footing.
The weather does its part too. Hard summer storms drive water into every open joint, and an ice storm every few years freezes it there. Sealed caps, tight mortar and a footing that drains are what keep a brick sign standing straight.
Close-by service areas
A lot of our Jamestown work comes from people who drive through High Point every day, and we often build matching signs for churches and offices in neighboring High Point. Heading the other direction, we cover the farm roads down toward Pleasant Garden for congregations and neighborhoods that want the same masonry style. Greensboro, where we are based, is a few minutes up the road.
Request a quote
Start with the address, a photo from the road and a note on what the sign should say. We check whether the parcel is in town limits, since freestanding signs go through the town's review, and we handle that paperwork. Every sign is quoted by size, materials and lighting, with a drawing and the price in writing before any digging starts. Then we measure, check for buried lines and draw it. Use the form on this page for the details and email your photo to jedsigns101@gmail.com. Call us or send the form, whichever is easier, and we reply with questions or a time to come look at the site.
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