A yard sign is read by everyone who walks by.
Neighbors, passersby and anyone driving past can write the number down. Put a different number on the sign from the one on your van and your bids.
A number for your job site sign
Get a phone number for contractor yard signs that rings your real phone.
Put an ExpressNumber number on the sign you plant at each job instead of your own. Neighbors call it, your phone rings, and you burn the number when the sign comes down.
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The job site sign
The sign shows a number for the job, not your own.
Yard sign
Roof replaced here by a local crew
- Licensed and insured. License number shown on the sign.
- Estimates by appointment, weekdays and Saturday.
Call for an estimate(843) 555-0132
(843) 555-0132On the sign, named Maple Street roof
Your own numberStays off the sign
Burn the numberBurn it when the sign comes down.
This is how you get a number for your contractor yard signs.
- Start your 7 days free and open Create a number.
- Name it after the job, such as Maple Street roof.
- Print the number on the sign, next to your license number if your state requires one.
- Neighbors call it and your phone rings. Burn it in one tap when the sign comes down.
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Your numbers
Maple Street roof
(843) 555-0132
Forwarding
Deck season signs
(651) 555-0177
Texts only
Last summer’s sign
(505) 555-0189
Blocked
Contractors put a separate number on each yard sign for three reasons.
A separate number for each job keeps the calls apart.
Name each number after the job, such as Maple Street roof. A neighbor’s call about one job stays apart from a bid in progress on another.
The sign outlives the job.
Signs get left in yards for weeks. Burn the number on the day you take the sign down, and a sign left behind stops ringing you.
How a call reaches you
A neighbor calls the number on the sign. Your phone gets the call.
A neighborReads the sign in the yard and calls the number on it.
Calls and texts
Maple Street roofYour number for this job.
Forwards
Your real phone ringsLike any other call
Texts land in your inboxUnder the name Maple Street roof
The caller only ever sees the number you gave them.
Burn the number when the sign comes down.
One number for one job, from the day the sign goes into the ground to the day it comes out.
- 1The sign goes upWith the Maple Street roof number on it
- 2Neighbors callYour phone rings like any other call
- 3The job is finishedThe sign comes out of the yard
- 4Burn the numberCalls and texts to it stop at once
This is what a licensing board, a county and the FTC say about signs and jobs.
Read October 31, 2026, with a link to each page.
California’s contractor board says licensed contractors must put their license number in all advertising.
Its advertising guidelines say licensed contractors must include their license number in all construction contracts, subcontracts and calls for bid, and in all forms of advertising. A sign with a phone number on it is advertising.
California Contractors State License Board: Advertising GuidelinesOne Florida county allows a single construction sign for each parcel.
Okaloosa County’s page says one construction sign may be permitted for each parcel, naming the development, company and general contractor, and that it is removed when the certificate of occupancy is issued.
Okaloosa County, Florida: SignsThe FTC warns about a customer who sends a check for too much to cover supplies.
Its page on fake checks says the person you do not know asks you to deposit a check, usually for more than they owe you, with a story such as needing you to buy supplies for a job. It can take weeks for a bank to find that the check is fake.
FTC Consumer Advice: How To Spot, Avoid, and Report Fake Check ScamsThe FTC says call blocking is the best defense against unwanted calls.
Its page on blocking calls says scammers do not care if you are on the National Do Not Call Registry, so the best defense is call blocking and call labeling.
FTC Consumer Advice: How To Block Unwanted Calls
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People ask these questions about a number for contractor yard signs.
More in the full FAQ.
Create a number in your dashboard and name it after the job, such as Maple Street roof. It is live in about a minute. Print it on the sign. Calls ring the phone you already carry, and the caller only ever sees the number you gave them.
Where your state requires it, yes. California’s contractor board says licensed contractors must put their license number in all forms of advertising. The phone number is added to the sign and takes the place of nothing on it.
Do not take it. The FTC says a check for more than you are owed, with a request to send some of the money back, is a scam, and it can take weeks for a bank to find a fake check.
No. Your numbers are receive-only: they take calls and texts, and they never make them. You answer calls on your own phone, and you cannot reply to a text from the inbox.
Yes. Every number has three modes: Forward rings your phone and lets texts in, Texts only stops calls and keeps the texts coming, and Block stops both. You change the mode from your dashboard.
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Every rule on this page comes from a public page you can check.
Each one is linked where it is quoted, and all of them were read October 31, 2026.
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