Distinctions 844712 Upgraded 5 Black 5 Floating House Number 2

Bought a year ago and they’re still sitting in a drawer. Why am I like this? Good quality and cute tho

Its nice, but it came with low quality pieces to float-attach it to what youd like, and one broke during installation. Im a handy guy and know what Im doing, I wasnt careless. Still, it gets 4 stars because the number itself is a nice piece. The little hole you can see in the first picture is where the piece that broke would have gone. Even though that happened, Id still buy again.

Lots of feedback and reviews complaining about the mounting hardware. Agreed that they are poorly made and flimsy, but for what they were designed to do - they work perfectly. Heres the trick... DO NOT tighten the mounting posts onto the numbers with a wrench. They WILL snap. Simply hand tighten along with adding a small drop of Loc-Tite or similar thread locker. Dont have that around, Krazy Glue or other CA glue will do the trick. This may not be all that necessary, because once the numbers are installed, there is no way to unscrew the posts when properly mounted into your wall. Drill the holes as described by the instructions, but before you do, mount your posts into the numbers and hold the numbers against each template. Manufacturing precision here isnt great, so mark where the posts actually hit on the template, rather than assuming the templates are correct. Your final 1/4 holes are large enough so that the posts will slide into the holes without any issue. If youre forcing these into your holes, go bigger. Then - caulk as instructed for a perfect mount.

I loved it for my side driveway corner lot home. I mounted vertically on my limestone wall garage. In looks nice but 3 legs are broken from the numbers I got. I didn’t complaint but wished the stem legs can be better material and not broke when I received.

Great price for these house numbers. Much much more expensive at big box stores. Read the reviews and took my time hanging. Made sure used correct drill bit etc. Some of the templates were “off” so I retraced. Took me 30-45 minutes to hang 4 numbers and couldn’t be happier.

Stands out enough to be seen from street! Clean and modern look. Multiple ways to place numbers and would still look great!

Saw the board + address signs on Pinterest and Etsy. Didn’t want to pay a ton so I made it myself. Super impressed with the product!

These house numbers are very modern and sleek. I choose to use the floating vs flush mounting option. Its very attractive to see the shadows behind the numbers from the sun or porch light. I read the other reviews and two items were fairly constant. 1. The metal mounting studs easily break. 2. The template provided to drill mounting holes do not match the actual position of the metal studs. With that info, I very carefully screwed in the mounting studs for each number until they felt secure but not tight as I was afraid of stripping out or snapping the studs. I prepared my templates as instructed and then took each number with studs attached and lined them up with the template holes. Sure enough each number had a slightly different position from the template. I suspect that the studs are not perfectly straight so each turn of the stud moves them in a different direction in relation to the template holes. I marked each position of the real studs in order to get a proper fit. I followed directions and used a 1/8 drill bit, but stopped before using the final 1/4 drill bit. It just seemed that the 1/4 bit was too large and the same size as the collar of the stud that provided the floating section for each number. I decided to test fit the numbers and frankly it was perfect. Each number fit perfectly and because the holes were only 1/8 they provided some light resistance so that the each number would be held in place without any adhesive as instructed. Also I noticed that the collar was just large enough to hide each hole so it was a very clean look. I pulled out each number so as to wipe down the surface from the dust I created and sure enough two studs snapped off just before the collar. I was dumbfounded as I was pulling straight out and the amount of force was very slight. It looks and feels like metal but behaves like a cheap plastic thats brittle. The good news is that the place it snapped off left just a tiny bit of material so that it can still rest in the holes. I might fix it later but for now it works. I figured I would call Hillman Group to provide some feedback. The customer service person Katie was friendly and appreciated my comments but took no effort to ask for a callback number or email. She seemed disinterested and had no desire to fix the issue with me, even after I told her I would be writing this review. The home page for Hillman Group states Quality, Service and Innovation. Hillman Group has failed on all three.

Made my parents an address sign for their house using these numbers. The included template aligns perfectly and makes for easy install. The numbers can be mounted elevated or flush against whatever youre putting them on with the included hardware. The finish is a nice looking matte black. All I n all I think they look great and the installation is easy peasy with the included template and instructions.

Great product. Arrived fast. Quick and easy DIY installation. Have one on the front of my house and another on the street post.