Hillman Distinctions 5-in Black Number 1

Hillman House Numbers

These house numbers are attractive. The posts used to secure them and raise them above the mounting surface are low quality, however. The posts (screws) I received had small ridges on them from where they were stamped or molded. I had to chase the threads with a tap-and-die set to avoid damaging the threads in the actual numbers. They're also made of a low-quality metal, which makes them fragile. I had one post break off in the mounting surface after I test fit the numbers. It broke with minimal...

Hillman House Numbers

These house numbers are attractive. The posts used to secure them and raise them above the mounting surface are low quality, however. The posts (screws) I received had small ridges on them from where they were stamped or molded. I had to chase the threads with a tap-and-die set to avoid damaging the threads in the actual numbers. They're also made of a low-quality metal, which makes them fragile. I had one post break off in the mounting surface after I test fit the numbers. It broke with minimal...

Hillman House Numbers

These house numbers are attractive. The posts used to secure them and raise them above the mounting surface are low quality, however. The posts (screws) I received had small ridges on them from where they were stamped or molded. I had to chase the threads with a tap-and-die set to avoid damaging the threads in the actual numbers. They're also made of a low-quality metal, which makes them fragile. I had one post break off in the mounting surface after I test fit the numbers. It broke with minimal...

Hillman House Numbers

These house numbers are attractive. The posts used to secure them and raise them above the mounting surface are low quality, however. The posts (screws) I received had small ridges on them from where they were stamped or molded. I had to chase the threads with a tap-and-die set to avoid damaging the threads in the actual numbers. They're also made of a low-quality metal, which makes them fragile. I had one post break off in the mounting surface after I test fit the numbers. It broke with minimal...

Check your template before drilling!

COMPLETELY disappointed in the quality control for the template for the number "2". I wish it would have occurred to me to have lined up the number w the lift screws screwed in and compared it to the template before drilling into my 64 year old siding. The top hole should be atleast 2mm to the right for the number to be horizontally level. Also - using a 1/4" drill bit is MUCH too big! The holes are visible when mounted as floating. I'm hoping more silicone & paint will cover them. I also wish...

Love the look, hate the instructions/materials

I absolutely L-O-V-E the look of these #s. My dissatisfaction comes from the instructions & the material used. The packaging states to “use a small adjustable wrench or 1/4” end wrench to attach studs”...this is WRONG as anything more than hand tightening causes the studs to break due to cheap material. Also, for the FLUSH mount option, I don’t see any point in using a 1/8” drill bit first followed by a 5/16” to finish. The 1/8” step is unnecessary I find when FLUSH mounting. This was attached t...

Love the look, hate the instructions/materials

I absolutely L-O-V-E the look of these #s. My dissatisfaction comes from the instructions & the material used. The packaging states to “use a small adjustable wrench or 1/4” end wrench to attach studs”...this is WRONG as anything more than hand tightening causes the studs to break due to cheap material. Also, for the FLUSH mount option, I don’t see any point in using a 1/8” drill bit first followed by a 5/16” to finish. The 1/8” step is unnecessary I find when FLUSH mounting. This was attached t...

LOVE the Look, HATE the instructions/materials

I absolutely L-O-V-E the look of these #s. My dissatisfaction comes from the instructions & the material used. The packaging states to “use a small adjustable wrench or 1/4” end wrench to attach studs”...this is WRONG as anything more than hand tightening causes the studs to break due to cheap material. Also, for the FLUSH mount option, I don’t see any point in using a 1/8” drill bit first followed by a 5/16” to finish. The 1/8” step is unnecessary I find when FLUSH mounting. This was attached t...

Nice Design

I liked the style of these. I used the pegs, drilled holes in the 1x4 that I had stained and attached the numbers with caulking. I did notice even with the guides it was difficult to get the number and pegs to align exactly perfectly. Plus if you tweak them too much the pegs will break. I think the next time I put these up I will use a different color stain because from a distance the numbers blend in a little bit too much in the daytime and aren't really readable without a light in the evenin...

Beautiful and stylish - but breaks too easily

Followed the instructions to the letter - used the templates, correct size drill bits, etc. - was able to get two of the three letters mounted. As I was mounting the 3rd, one of the pins was either incorrectly 'welded' or was bent - and it snapped off. The three remaining pins lined up perfectly and so it's currently holding in place. But at some point, I will need to replace the 8. I did not put any undue pressure on it - it's just cheap, thin metal and I suspect there was a bad weld as this...