3-post development board
A wide board with a third post, for open, windy sites.
For builders and developers · Since 2014
Construction Site Signs, Development Boards and Builder Signs
Site signs that tell people what is coming. We print the board in our own shop and our own crew builds it on site. One call covers both.
- Builders
- Developers
- Businesses opening a new location
Signs we put up
Site signs and project signs
The project name, the builder and the team, at the site entrance.
Development boards
A site development sign that shows what is being built.
Builder signs
Your name and number on every site you build.
New home community signs
A large board for a new home community, with the models and the sales office.
Coming soon signs
For a new store, office or plaza before it opens.
Future home of signs
Tell the neighbourhood who is moving in.
Filed a rezoning or other development application? The city's notice sign is on our development notice signs page. Leasing units in the finished building? See commercial real estate signs.
Self-standing builds
Every build is a self-standing sign set in the ground. The drawings show the shape of each one. They are drawings, not photos.
Frame sign
A board in a frame with a top rail, for a sign that stays up for the whole project.
Post and panel sign
A 4 x 4 or 4 x 8 board on two posts.
V-shaped sign
Two boards in a V for a corner lot or a busy road.
Plywood, coroplast or aluminum composite? Tell us how long the sign stays up and where it goes, and we will tell you which material fits.
Print plus install in one call
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We book the locate
Through Ontario Dig Authority (formerly Ontario One Call)(opens in a new tab), before every dig.
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We install it
Our own crew builds it on site.
Get an estimate
Tell us about the site and the sign. Where we can, we show an estimated range. Then send it to us and we confirm the price. You can also check our price list, including oversized installs.
Step 1 of 9
Request a quote
Where we install
Our install crew covers the same area as our sign post installs. Oversized and commercial installs take up to 3 business days anywhere in it.
Next-day zone
Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Bowmanville, Courtice, Newcastle, Port Perry, Uxbridge, Blackstock, Sunderland, Scarborough, Markham, Stouffville, Port Hope, Cobourg, Millbrook, Lindsay, Peterborough.
Scheduled-run zone
Beaverton, Richmond Hill, Toronto, North York, Etobicoke, Vaughan, Newmarket, Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Milton, Burlington, Brighton, Campbellford, Lakefield, Bobcaygeon, Fenelon Falls.
Why True Sign
In business since 2014
We have been printing and installing signs since 2014.
Our own print shop
We print the board ourselves, so it is made to fit the build.
Our own install crew
Our own crew installs every large sign in every area we serve. We do not hand these jobs to subcontractors.
Locates before every dig
We book a locate through Ontario Dig Authority (formerly Ontario One Call)(opens in a new tab) before every dig.
Other large signs
- Large Real Estate Signs4 x 8 signs for farm, acreage, land and commercial listings, sold boards and auction signs.
- Commercial Real Estate SignsFor lease, units available and building for sale boards, double-sided and V-shaped.
- Development Notice SignsNotice of application and rezoning signs, printed to the city's spec and installed.
- Large Real Estate and Site SignsAll large signs: 4 x 4 and 4 x 8 boards, V-shaped signs, frames, printed and installed.
Printing
Our own print shop. Prints for pickup or for install.
Prices
The current price list, including oversized installs.
Construction site sign FAQ
- How much does a 4x8 site sign cost?
- A 4x8 sign on posts starts from $400 installed, removal included. Printing is quoted separately.
- Can a site sign stay up for the whole project?
- Tell us how long the project runs and we pick a build for it, like a frame or a 3-post board. It depends on the town and on the permit, if the sign needs one. For for sale and lease signs, many towns set a deadline after the property sells or leases: 14 days in some, 30 days in others, and some set none. A permit for a larger sign can set its own dates. Tell us how long you need it and we will check the rules for that site.
- Do I need a permit for a construction site sign?
- It depends on the town and the size. On the sign rules pages we keep (last checked November 3, 2026), most towns let a for sale or lease sign go up without a permit up to a set size, usually 0.5 to 1.2 m² on a residential lot, with some allowing 2 to 4 m² on commercial land. A 4 x 4 board is about 1.5 m² and a 4 x 8 board is about 3 m². A board over the permit-free size may need a municipal permit. We help you check the by-law before we install. This is general information, not legal advice. The town has the final word.
- Do you get locates?
- Yes. We book a locate through Ontario Dig Authority (formerly Ontario One Call) before every dig, so buried lines are marked before a post goes in the ground.
- How long does it take?
- Oversized and commercial installs take up to 3 business days. A permit or a locate can add time, and we tell you before we book.
- Can you make an arrow sign for the sales office?
- Tell us the shape, the size and where it goes, and we tell you what we can build. Pick "Something else" in the estimate on this page.
- Who installs the sign?
- We do. Our own crew installs every large sign in every area we serve. We do not hand these jobs to subcontractors.
Starting a new project?
Use the estimate above, or call us. We print it and install it.