Design a House Sign Reviews 1,112

TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The slate sign arrived OK, but broke after a few months, presumably because the wood was of poor quality and warped. Nevertheless, the slate should have been strong enough; after all, it was bought to... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Easy process to order, and delivered sign appeared exactly as that was ordered, with respect to colour and text etc. However the holes between back wall plate and front floating perspex sign were not... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

the sign came after two attempts (and some of the hateful rubbishing around when you're lied about... with the claim that it got sent but we're making one more for you, sir... - really? in 2022...... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The product was as expected - thick slate and clear writing as per design. Item received nicely protected and before the estimated date. Looks good next to the front door, on the wall of the house. R... See more

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  1. Prints and Signs Store

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At Design a House Sign our wide-range of house signs and house numbers allow you to add that finishing touch to the exterior of your home. All of the house name signs that we sell are unique to you, allowing you to customise and personalise your very own house sign or house name plaque.


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2.4

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Steer clear of this company

I wish I had read the reviews before I ordered.

Ordered a sign in April, nothing has turned up. They are now ignoring my emails. Going to have to try and charge back my money through my bank.

Its a shame because I've ordered through them before and had no issues but clearly this business has been run into the ground since then.

June 9, 2022
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

If it's not wonderful..you can only blame yourself!

The design site was really good and delivery pretty quick. The slate backing slab needed a bit of edge finishing...easy for me with a workshop.

The surface painted lettering looks just great...I hope it lasts well as I assumed it would be engraved!..should have read the small print!

June 9, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disgusting company.Ordered a small…

Disgusting company.Ordered a small plaque for my grandson's present for starting college in Sept.After "Jamie" agreed to complete order,font and size.That was on 13th may 2022.Its is now 30th May 2022 and he has ignored all emails sent requesting an update.Dont bother trying to phone either,it never gets answered. Very interest that he has a company and vat number.Is that to give the impression of a legit company??...You can register a company from as little as £19.99

May 30, 2022
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Disappointing

The sign took much longer to come than the confirmation email indicated. Several days after the sign should have been dispatched I contacted customer service who told me that the order had been dispatched. A week later they told me it had been delayed in the post because of the bank holiday, two weeks later I had an email stating that the order had been dispatched. Because of this lack of communication I feel cannot recommend them although the sign is fine and came well wrapped.

May 25, 2022
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Bought 3 numbers

Bought 3 numbers. Disappointed that the "aluminium letters" were actually ACM, so predominantly plastic and very lightweight, and a bit rough around the edges. Looking back at the site it does fleetingly mention this, but not very prominently. Delivery times are appalling and communication virtually non-existent. They look decent on the house but overall vfm is poor for what you get.

May 19, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful - crooks

Awful. Paid £120 for a granite sign over a month ago and other than the order confirmation email, I've had no communication at all. I've tried calling 5 times (no one answers) and emailed 4 times (no replies). No idea when or if my sign will turn up and judging by other people's reviews, if it does, it will probably be of poor quality. DO NOT USE.

May 17, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Wonky Borders

Our first order of granite house name plaques came, and some of the borders were skew-wiff, and one of the signs came with a very uneven cut on the top edge. The granite had suffered splintering/chipping.
They offered to redo that sign. A whole new batch of signs arrived several weeks later, but they were worse than the first set, the borders were even more out of plum. Our accounts also requested a VAT invoice which they refused to provide. I would not recommend using them. We certainly won't be ordering our next set of house signs from them.

May 16, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The sign itself is beautiful

The sign itself is beautiful, very high quality. My only criticism is it was wrapped in packaging in an open ended cardboard roll and there was a small piece on the corner ,still in the packaging that had cracked off, fortunately it is on the back not the front. I do feel they should arrive in a full box to avoid this. Otherwise it is a great product.

May 14, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I was very disappointed with the…

I was very disappointed with the service and product received by Design a House Sign. The product was not despatched when promised, there was no information provided around this and required several contacts from myself to chase it up. Eventually another order was despatched but when this arrived (almost 6wks after ordering) the slate sign was of very poor quality and more like a smooth wall tile rather than a textured natural slate, furthermore the sign was flawed and damaged. I have attempted to contact the company several times about this, in order to reach a satisfactory resolution but they are not responding to my emails or calls. Very disappointing product and customer service. I will be taking this matter to trading standards.

May 13, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sign never turned up

Sign never turned up, emailed the company I bought through and was told they do not trade anymore. Had to go through PayPal to get my money back. Do not use

May 12, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I wish I’d read the reviews before…

I wish I’d read the reviews before ordering.
Ordered my sign on the 27th March and after many chases and a made up story that the sign may have been lost in the past, the sign arrived without the holes to install. I am still waiting for the replacement to arrive and have now given up, and asked for my money back. I will certainly be checking reviews from now on.

May 10, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Like so many other reviewers my sign…

Like so many other reviewers my sign has not arrived and all I get is a standard email saying you have to wait 15 days after due delivery date. Well it still didn't arrived after waiting 15days so I sent another email and got the same standard email back. I believe the sign will never arrive and have asked my bank to retrive my money from the awful company.

May 9, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Order has never arrived!

I placed an order on 16th March and still don’t have my sign! I never thought ordering a simple sign online would cause so much hassle!! Several emails chasing, no postage tracking details ever received after advised they would be sent etc etc, it goes on and on!! I’ve now requested a refund as 6 weeks on and still no sign! Appalling service.

April 29, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Late delivery and poor product

Ordered my granite sign 12/3/22 and was due by 25/3/22. Emailed and messaged there was no sign 15/4/22 and it finally arrived. It was roughly cut on three sides and the fourth side was awful, the front top part looked like it had been accidentally planted along half the edge. I wrote to Design a house with photos to let them make good but nothing. I would not buy from them again.

April 27, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very pleased!…

Very smart looking,quality slate sign,great that you can choose layout,font and font size,very pleased with product and price,website easy to use and sign arrived promptly...would recommend.

April 23, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Stay well clear of this company…

Stay well clear of this company,ordered a sign that was never delivered over 3 weeks after placing order then was offered a refund after shocking customer service responses but yep you guest it that never turned up either so now trying to get a refund but not holding my breath so going through pay pal,this is a scam company taking peoples hard earn money and delivering no good in return,please stay well clear

April 22, 2022
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