Do large banners have any seams?
Only when the banner size will exceed the material size.
The term large banner is relative to the actual size of your banner and what you consider large. Some people would think a banner was large if it was very long in length (width); while others might consider that the actual height of the banner, for example a six foot tall banner, constitutes a large banner size. When it comes to our banner printing capabilities, any banner that measures over fifty-two inches in height, is considered a large banner.
Now the question arises, depending on your banner size needs, if your particular large banner will have a seam or not. Seams occur when the finished printed banner measurements exceed the banner material size. And with a variety of banner material options for all our banner printing, the style of banner you choose and the material, will play a big part in determining if your large banner will have any seams.
We find that most large banners ordered from our customers don't require any seams to achieve the final banner size. Usually this is because most standard large banners don't exceed the banner material height. Our large banners are printed onto different sized material depending on the height measurements. Our large banner vinyl material starts out at two feet tall rolls on up to 16 foot tall rolls. So for large banner printing seams are usually not necessary.
But this changes rapidly when another banner material is used. For instance, if you are looking for a 10 foot by 10 foot banner printed on fluorescent vinyl banner material, your banner will have a seam. Why? Because the max height of vinyl banner material on our fluorescent banners maxes out at 6 feet tall. To create this large banner size we'd have to seam together to prints to achieve the overall 10 foot by 10 foot banner measurement.
Sometimes a large banner with a seam isn't an issue, especially when the banner will be viewed from a distance. But if a large banner with a seam will be an issue for your banner needs, then it's best to give our banner specialists a quick call before ordering, to verify if you banner size and banner material choice will accommodate a large banner without a seam.