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Outdoor Specialist, Inc. Takes Advertising Structures Through the Roof In Florida!

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OSI Installs High Visibility Trivision Through A Roof!

Fort Lauderdale, FL

OSI recently completed a unique installation of a billboard advertising structure in Fort Lauderdale, FL for Impact Media. There is a warehouse located on the site! The site also tested for high water table and limestone.

It just so happens that all three were exactly where the billboard needed to be! The location was adjacent to a highway and offered excellent 360 degree visibility so getting the trivision installed would afford a high ROI for the client.
Outdoor Specialist, Inc made this location owner realize a high ROI outdoor advertising structure was possible when others said no.

Outdoor Specialist, Inc. got it done where other companies said it was impossible or beyond their capabilities!

Outdoor Specialist, Inc. Billboard Structures Weather Hurricane Irene With No Damage!

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No Hurricane Irene Damage To Outdoor Advertising, Inc Billboards!

Bloomsburg, PA
Hurricane Irene wreaked havoc along the east coast with heavy wind and rain, but none of the heavy weather damaged any billboard structures designed and fabricated by Outdoor Specialist, Inc. As in 2008 in Houston, TX, advertising companies that choose Outdoor Specialist, Inc. were spared loss of revenue and inconvenience due to sign damage to billboard structures.

image Billboard Survives Hurricane Irene Bloomsburg PAOutdoor Specialist builds billboards and outdoor advertising structures for clients who demand a high ROI! That means building advertising platforms that exceed industry standards. Billboards blow down all the time. Inferior engineering, improper site preparation and poor installation are all culprits that contribute to outdoor advertising structure failures in robust weather. If not a complete billboard failure, a loss of the display area due to even moderate winds can impact revenue!

The two outdoor advertising structures shown here are in Bloomsburg, PA. They are only 60 days old! Despite Hurricane Irene’s high winds and ten feet of water flooding by the new footing, there was no damage whatsoever! Outdoor Specialist, Inc. billboards, sign poles and scoreboards from North Carolina to Massachusetts survived Hurricane Irene unscathed!

If your an advertiser, look for an outdoor advertising company that chooses Outdoor Specialist, Inc. If you are an outdoor advertising company, just call us!

Quincy, MA – 85′ Challenge

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Where others said “NO”, OSI Got It Done – Quincy, MA 2008
When first evaluating this opportunity there were definite mountains to climb in order to accomplish our goals. The soil boring report first told us that we would be drilling 52’ deep into some granite and would have water to deal with. To complicate matters we were within 2′ of a building and within 8’of underground gasoline tanks which we would need to remove fluid from. The property size would be an additional hurdle as it was very small.

OSI laid out the structure on the property and determined it would fit being a full flag cantilever unit and would be built so it hovered over the building. The foundation was then designed and the sign was engineered. The foundation was to be 52’ overall depth with 15’of the top being cased and filled with foam to allow the bottom part of the column to move with the sign. All the engineering was based on protecting the building and underground gasoline storage tanks.

We back hoed the top of the foundation and installed the outer wall casing (7’ x 15’) then filled with a pea gravel material that protected the tanks.

We mobilized our drill rig and water tankard and began processed drilling into the granite and other material. Through many ups and downs we drilled for days while installing another sleeve to protect from losing the foundation and more importantly collapsing the building or the storage tanks underneath while we drilled. When we finally reached our target depth we de-watered and installed our column inside the inner sleeve and set up our pump truck then concrete was delivered and poured to within 15’from the top.

After proper curing we de-watered the 15’above the concrete then mobilized our foam truck and began to fill the hole. After the hole was filled we capped it with 6”of sandy grout and installed a moving safety cover to also protect the cavity from accepting water or any loose dirt.

The upper column and unit were built entirely in the air because of the limits of the property but the sign turned out very nice and is a functional part of the Outdoor Advertising Group that we built it for. We are very proud of this build that towers 85’tall and we will accept any complicated builds that other fabricators choose not to do.