House Numbers on Windows
 

Hi. We just bought a home in The Villages. I notice most of the houses have the house number in a front window. Ours does not - guessing it was removed by the previous owner. Anyone know where I can get these numbers? Thanks...

You could probably find Vinyl lettering and numbers in the paint sections of Walmart, Lowe's, Home Depot, Ace Hardware, etc. I don't know for sure if that's what residents use, but I know it should work.

They are used by the builder, sales agent to identify the home. Most people remove when your sign is put on your lamp post.

They are there for a reason. It helps the Emergency Personnel find your home easier especially at night as they are reflective. I know I'm going to get blow back on this but that's why they're there. Having ridden on EMS they do help !

I agree with you. We left ours up for that very reason. Easier to see than what's on the lamp post signs, which can be ornate and every one's different.

Do not remove the numbers !!!!!
 

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Try the ACE Hardware. I remember someone saying they stock the reflective numbers..

Thanks, just didn't know if there was some 'standard' numbers I should be using.

I was told by local firefighters that they do not look for the numbers the builder puts on the windows. They use GPS.

I removed the numbers from our front window because my wife didn't like them there. Instead, I bought 3" or 4" screw-on numbers at Home Depot and put them on the trim above the garage door. It still serves the EMS need.

Agree with NYGUY and wdonze, plus, they reminded me of military Base Housing and the various "Levittowns" I passed through in the Northesast and I wasn't thrilled by that look. Though I haven't done them yet, numbers on the garage are a very nice alternative if you absolutely need numbers other than the post sign.

Leave them up. When seconds count so does every method to locate you.

Decorative numbers on the wall or clearly visable on a sign on your lamp post serves the same purpose. We took our numbers off the windows day 1, not only did we think they were ugly from the outside, they were annoying looking out from the inside.

When I was a volunteer firefighter in NJ, we sold 911 wall switches--if there was an emergency , you could put the switch into the emergency position--then all the lights connected to that switch would blink--inTV your garage &entrance lights would blink--a lot better than trying to read a house #

Why in the world would you want to place tacky vinyl numbers that look awful, IMHO, in your front window? Those numbers really should be removed once the home is sold and the owner has their sign put on the lamp post. It really looks silly to me to see vinyl numbers in the front window AND a lovely post sign with the same numbers. Homes don't need both to display house numbers.

Lamp Post is only good if the numbers are on them and if they're lit. To each their own mine will stay on. JMO

We had those in our condominium complex in Michigan. The problem was people used them to let the pizza delivery people know which condo was theirs.:ohdear:

:agree:And we have proof of that. If we don't have them in our next house, we will get them and put them up.

Spotlights on EMS vehicles work wonders for illuminating pole mounted numbers, not to mention the ugly stick on numbers the builder puts on are not lighted. Another consideration as to why we removed ours was not only aesthetic, but our trees blocked them anyways.

In some areas, not in TV house #'s were painted on the curbs with reflective paint

The previous community I lived in before moving to TV was Legacy of Leesburg. 1,000 homes - and standard in each house was a red switch near the foyer wall switches for the outside lights. This switch -when flipped- would flash the post light on<>off. For EMT alert to find your house. ....of course, this is ONLY good when dark, and not if you were one of those "I've fallen and can't get up...or crawl...folks"

If you don't like my tacky numbers.....please look the other way.

Honestly, they do look bad to me. But....to each his own. Our community is so beautiful, those vinyl numbers look like they don't belong here.

I was told the same thing when the ENS had to come at night

They're still ugly and so out of place

we were told by the builder to leave them on for the safety forces to easily see them so on they will stay.

Numbers were removed on our preowned home. Previous owner took down their sign on the post. We closed by mail and didn’t realize there was not an address on our house.

EMS came to the house twice for my parents in less than 3 minutes each time, in the dark never said a word that there was not numbers on the house.

It was the UPS guy that mentioned it to my Mom when he delivered a package the following week.

Our first two houses were new so numbers were always there, never thought about someone removing them from a preowned.

Lets hope you do not have a fire in the first couple of years or someone make a mistake in the data base.

This is the RIGHT answer, you want help fast in an emergency, aesthetics are not as important. As a Community Watch patrol driver on the overnight shift, I would also say that if you leave your garage doors open with your fancy golf clubs exposed you might not find them in the morning. We call open doors in to the dispatchers who then call you with an alert. if we can't see your address....well. Also, please don't walk or bike ride at night with dark clothing and no safety lights, very dangerous.

We were required to have the curb numbers in our NJ town but it didn't do much good when it snowed and plowed snow covered it for weeks at a time. Really seemed like a dumb idea for emergencies where there was snow. [emoji3]


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I really don’t care if that’s the case.

Reminds me of when people used to leave the sticker on the window of the new car they bought but in this case, everyone has a new car!

and I'm sure it can be seen at night right.

i use to be a appliance repair person and go from house to house , people would put numbers every where, on the roof on a rock ,white numbers on a white house, and try to find them after dark.... good luck. the front window is the best.

What, they too cheap to put numbers above the garage door? Buy quarter million dollar home plus I shouldn't have buy nickel and dime stuff. IT SHOULD BE THERE.