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    Kennesaw, GA

    Custom Signs & Vehicle Wraps in Kennesaw, GA

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    Sign Company Near Kennesaw, GA

    You want a sign that makes your business look its best, and a sign shop that is easy to work with from quote to install. The trouble is, it's hard to find a shop in Kennesaw you can trust to get it right. The wrong one hands back a sign that fades by next summer, or leaves you chasing proofs and answers. Around Kennesaw, that sign might be channel letters at Town Center, a storefront downtown, a monument for a subdivision near KSU, or lettering on a truck that runs I-75 all day. Every one of them only pays off if it is built right.

    3GM Signs builds your signs right, and we are easy to work with. We are family-owned, and we have made and installed signs across Kennesaw since 1985, from our shop right on the border of Marietta and Kennesaw, on Canton Road just north of Chastain Road. Being close helps: drop a work truck for lettering in the morning, check materials and a proof in person, and pick up a finished sign on the way home.

    We make the whole range: channel letters and storefront signs, monument signs for offices and neighborhoods, vehicle wraps and fleet lettering, banners, window graphics, and interior signs. Our customers are the shops, restaurants, KSU-area businesses, contractors, churches, schools, and HOAs around town. You get one shop and one point of contact from first proof to final install, and we pull the permits and clear the approvals as part of the job.

    What to know before you order a sign in Kennesaw, GA

    On most Kennesaw projects, the sign is the easy part. The approvals are what catch people. Retail tenants near Town Center and Barrett Parkway usually answer to a center's master sign plan, which sets sizes, colors, and lettering on top of the city permit. Downtown, a sign on a historic Main Street property needs a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Commission before the city will act. We map out every approval your address needs at the start, so nothing waits on a step no one warned you about.

    Downtown Main Street historic review

    Downtown Kennesaw's historic core is protected. A sign on a designated property there needs a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Commission before the city will issue a permit. The board favors materials and lettering that suit the old depot streetscape, so we design to that from the first sketch. Then the review is a formality, not a redo.

    Shopping-center master sign plans

    Centers around Town Center and Barrett Parkway set their own sign programs. They can dictate size, color, mounting, even the font, and they run alongside the city permit. We pull the center's criteria before we design, so the landlord and the city both sign off the first time.

    City line vs. unincorporated Cobb

    Some Kennesaw mailing addresses actually sit in unincorporated Cobb County, which permits signs through the county rather than the city. The envelope will not tell you; the parcel line does. We check it before drawing anything, so the application lands in the right office.

    Products

    Signage For Every Need

    Explore sign options for Kennesaw, GA businesses, schools, churches, and communities, from storefront signs and vehicle wraps to banners, monument signs, and window graphics built for visibility across Cobb County.

    The Stakes

    AVOID THE RISKS

    Of choosing the wrong provider in Kennesaw, GA

    Plenty of shops will print you a sign. Far fewer will get the approvals right and stand behind the work once it is on the wall. Choosing the wrong sign provider in Kennesaw, GA can create lost trust, lost money, lost opportunity, and frustration.

    Lost Trust

    Customers size up a business by its sign before they reach the door. A sun-faded face, a crooked install, or mismatched truck lettering quietly says 'cuts corners,' even when you never do.

    Lost Money

    A cheap sign or a skipped approval costs twice. If a landlord or the city flags it, you pay again to reprint, re-permit, or take it down. And you lose business every week it is gone.

    Lost Opportunity

    Drivers on Barrett Parkway and I-75 decide in seconds. A sign they cannot read at speed is a customer who never learned you were there.

    Frustration

    Chasing a sign shop for proofs, permit answers, and an install date is the last thing you need while running a business. We carry that, and keep you posted without being chased for it.

    EXPERIENCE THE 3GM SIGNS DIFFERENCE

    Quality signs and graphics that drive success for your Kennesaw, GA business

    YOUR PROFESSIONAL IMAGE

    ENHANCE

    YOUR PROFESSIONAL IMAGE

    A sign built from real materials and installed straight tells a Kennesaw customer the business is established and worth a stop. It still reads that way in five years, not five months.

    HIGH-QUALITY CUSTOMERS

    ATTRACT

    HIGH-QUALITY CUSTOMERS

    Sharp signage and clean truck graphics pull the customers you actually want: the ones who notice quality and pay for it. Looking your best is not vanity here; it is how you get found and remembered around KSU, Town Center, and downtown.

    OUR SEAMLESS SERVICE

    ENJOY

    OUR SEAMLESS SERVICE

    And because we are minutes away on Canton Road, the work stays simple for you. We carry the proofs, the samples, the permit drawings, and every approval, so your attention stays on the business instead of the sign project.

    Sign project examples

    Make your Kennesaw, GA sign easier to notice, trust, and remember.

    Every example below is here to spark ideas for your Kennesaw project, whether that is channel letters that read from Town Center traffic, a monument that anchors a subdivision entrance, or fleet lettering that works the I-75 corridor all day.

    Service truck vehicle graphics produced by 3GM Signs for a Kennesaw company

    Project example

    Service-truck graphics that work all over Cobb County

    Vehicle lettering and fleet graphics

    Consistent truck graphics keep a Kennesaw service company looking sharp on every job, from the shop to the customer's driveway.

    See This Sign Type
    Channel-letter storefront sign with window graphics for a Kennesaw business

    Project example

    Storefront and channel letters for a Kennesaw shop

    Storefront and building signs

    A storefront sign with crisp channel letters reads from across the lot, so customers find the door before they give up looking.

    See This Sign Type

    Common local use cases

    Vehicle lettering and wraps for service fleets running between Kennesaw, Acworth, Woodstock, and Marietta.

    Storefront and tenant signs for downtown Main Street, Town Center, and the Barrett Parkway centers.

    Monument, subdivision, and wayfinding signs for neighborhoods, campuses, and office parks across the area.

    41 Years Helping Kennesaw, GA Look Its Best

    Since 1985, we have helped hundreds of people, businesses, churches, and schools in Kennesaw, GA and the surrounding area with signage built for everyday use. That includes vehicle wraps, fleet graphics, building signs, storefront signs, banners, window graphics, monument signs, and directional signs for the places local customers, members, students, and visitors rely on.

    About Us

    You Deserve A
    Premium Sign Partner

    We understand how frustrating it is to deal with unreliable sign companies, or invest time and money on your signage and graphics just to end up with an inferior product that doesn't last.

    Over the past 41 years, 3GM Signs, a One Hour Signs, Inc. family brand, has been a trusted Kennesaw, GA sign company for thousands of businesses, offering a wide range of custom signs from vehicle wraps, fleet graphics, building signs, and neighborhood entrance signs to full-service design and installation. Our family-oriented approach allows us to combine our craftsmanship with unparalleled, personalized service.

    Family owned and operated since 1985.

    41
    Years Experience
    60k +
    Orders
    10M +
    Signs Completed
    3GM Signs Building
    Michael Martin
    Michael Martin
    General Manager

    Trusted by leading brands

    U.S. Air Force logo
    AT&T logo
    Chick-fil-A logo
    Farmers Insurance logo
    FedEx logo
    GE logo
    Home Depot logo
    Kroger logo
    Maaco logo
    Office Depot logo
    Primrose Schools logo
    United States Postal Service logo
    Xfinity logo
    U.S. Air Force logo
    AT&T logo
    Chick-fil-A logo
    Farmers Insurance logo
    FedEx logo
    GE logo
    Home Depot logo
    Kroger logo
    Maaco logo
    Office Depot logo
    Primrose Schools logo
    United States Postal Service logo
    Xfinity logo
    3GM SIGNS REVIEWS

    Imagine how happyyou'll be,
    when your sign is complete!

    And see why we're consistently rated 5.0 stars on Google!

    3GM Signs has been my go-to place for signs. I recently opened up a restaurant & tea room in downtown Kennesaw, and 3GM Signs is who I called to do all my signage. I have received so many wonderful compliments on the design & look of the main sign out front, and I am 100% pleased with the work 3GM Signs did!

    Sandra Cook

    We are so pleased with the service we receive from 3GM Signs. We are a towing company with a very limited time schedule for upgrades to our trucks. Michael always had our trucks in and out in under 1 hr. Their attention to the smallest details ensures your vehicle will look amazing when completed. Our business has increased just from the advertising of our phone number and web address on our vehicles. I recommend 3GM Signs for your custom work and we will not trust our vehicles with any one else. Jennifer Talley Owner Elite 7 Towing Kennesaw, Ga

    Jennifer Talley

    Michael and the rest of the crew at 3GM Signs do great work and are easy to work with! We could not be happier with our business signage and will gladly use them again in the future.

    Casey Pegram
    Casey Pegram
    Africa Mami Hair Braiding

    It was a pleasure working with Michael. His communication was clear and quick. The signs they made for us were excellent, they also delivered and installed. Could not recommend more!

    Ben Wolosick

    I have used this company now for three locations and their service is quick, efficient, and always top-notch! I never hesitate to reach out when I need creative solutions to certain spaces. They have met our needs each and every time and I look forward to a continued working relationship.

    Christy Black

    TOTALLY satisfied! The staff is very knowledgeable and professional while the prices are affordable. I know of other companies that have used them for signage and everyone has said the same: Great work at great prices, you can’t go wrong. Would highly recommend!

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    Permits and local approvals

    Do You Need a Sign Permit in Kennesaw, GA?

    Whether a Kennesaw sign needs a permit usually comes down to one question: who has jurisdiction? Plenty of properties with a Kennesaw address sit outside the city, in unincorporated Cobb County. The city limit line decides who reviews the sign, not the mailing address alone.

    The city and the county cap size, height, placement, mounting, and lighting differently, so it matters which one you answer to. Inside the city, Kennesaw reviews signs under its Unified Development Code, and a historic downtown property adds a Historic Preservation Commission step. Outside the city, you are in Cobb County's jurisdiction.

    Kennesaw regulates signs through its Unified Development Code, and most permanent exterior signs need a city permit before they go up. Downtown is the wrinkle: a sign on a designated historic property needs a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Commission before the building official can issue the permit. Addresses beyond the city line fall under Cobb County's sign rules and permit path instead.

    Before anything else, pin down whether the address is City of Kennesaw or unincorporated Cobb County, because that one fact sets the entire permit path. We are glad to confirm it and route the project to the right office, including the Historic Preservation Commission when the sign is on a historic downtown property.

    Already operating at this address? Your occupational tax certificate is a useful clue. Whoever issued it — the City of Kennesaw or Cobb County — based that on whether you sit inside city limits, and signs are permitted on the exact same boundary. It is a reliable first indicator of where you will file, though we still confirm the specific address before production.

    Which signs usually need a permit

    In Kennesaw, a permit usually comes into play for permanent exterior signs, with an added design review downtown. Run through these before you build:

    • Channel letters and storefront wall signs
    • Monument and freestanding signs
    • Illuminated or electronic-message signs
    • Tenant-panel swaps in shopping centers
    • Any sign on a downtown historic property

    How the permit process works

    Once a Kennesaw sign clearly needs a permit, the steps generally go like this:

    • Confirm the parcel is City of Kennesaw, not unincorporated Cobb County.
    • For a historic downtown property, secure the Certificate of Appropriateness first.
    • Submit the sign permit application and drawings to the city, and gather any shopping-center approval in parallel.
    • Hold the installation until the permit is actually in hand.

    How 3GM keeps your permit on track

    We have handled Kennesaw and Cobb County permit work since 1985, so the paperwork stays on our desk instead of yours. How we keep it moving:

    • We verify up front whether the parcel is City of Kennesaw or unincorporated Cobb County, so the application starts in the right place.
    • We draw the sign the way reviewers expect, showing dimensions, materials, placement, mounting, colors, and lighting, then submit it to the city.
    • For historic downtown properties, we design to the district's character and walk the Certificate of Appropriateness through the Historic Preservation Commission before the permit goes in.
    • We collect any shopping-center or landlord sign criteria early, so a private rule does not blindside the project after it is built.

    What to confirm before we build your Kennesaw, GA sign

    • Check whether the parcel is inside Kennesaw or in unincorporated Cobb County, since each permits signs through its own office.
    • On a designated historic property downtown, secure the Historic Preservation Commission's Certificate of Appropriateness before filing for the permit.
    • Shopping centers near Town Center and Barrett Parkway often enforce a master sign plan stricter than the city code.
    • When it is unclear whether a sign needs a permit, the city would rather you ask first than tear one down later.

    Permit requirements can change. Always verify the current city or county rules for the exact project address before installation.

    FAQ

    Questions about signs in Kennesaw, GA

    Our shop is at 4011 Canton Rd, right on the border of Marietta and Kennesaw, on Canton Road just north of Chastain Road, ten to fifteen minutes by Canton Road, I-75, or Barrett Parkway. Close enough to drop off a truck, check a proof, or grab finished signs without losing half a day.

    For most signs in the historic district, yes, and there is an extra step. A sign on a designated historic property needs a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Commission before the city issues the permit. It is also expected to suit the Main Street streetscape. We design to that and carry the approval for you.

    Almost always. Most centers around Town Center and Barrett Parkway run a master sign plan. It dictates size, color, lettering, and mounting, and it sits on top of the city permit. We get the center's criteria before we design, so the landlord and the city both approve the first time.

    Absolutely. We do door lettering, partial wraps, and full wraps, from a single service van to a matched fleet. We keep your artwork on file, so trucks you buy next year still match the ones already on the road. Kennesaw companies cycle vehicles through us as they grow.

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    3GM Signs & Graphics

    4011 Canton Rd,
    Marietta, GA 30066

    Hours

    Monday through Friday

    9am-5pm EST

    Closed Saturday and Sunday