Outdoor Poster Printing – Built to Last
A well-designed outdoor poster can grab attention and make your message stand out. At The Print Warehouse, we offer high-quality, durable outdoor posters to help your business, event, or promotion get noticed.
✅ Custom Sizes Available – Choose from 200 x 200mm to 1350 x 1350mm
✅ Premium Materials – 120gsm Blueback Paper, PVC, or PVC-free options
✅ Weather-Resistant & Durable – Ideal for both indoor and outdoor use
Material Options:
🔹 Blueback Paper (120gsm) – Designed for outdoor use, this paper features a blue backing that blocks sunlight, keeping your design vibrant. While technically waterproof, it is best pasted onto a board to prevent wrinkling in damp conditions. Perfect for short-term applications (4-6 weeks).
🔹 PVC Posters – Tear-resistant and durable, PVC posters withstand harsh weather conditions, making them ideal for long-term outdoor use. Suitable for high-moisture environments like swimming pools and bathrooms.
🔹 PVC-Free Posters – A more eco-conscious alternative without chlorine or dioxins. Offers similar durability to PVC, with outdoor longevity of 3-5 years. Features a four-layer structure for added strength. While UK recycling options are still developing, we are actively working to improve disposal solutions.
✔ Quiet borders: Allow at least 10mm (or more if framing)
✔ Font size: Minimum 18pt for clarity
✔ Line weight: At least 2pt for sharp detail
✔ Scale: 1:1
✔ Bleed:3mm on all sides
✔ File format:CMYK PDF
✔ Fonts:Outline or embed all fonts
✔ Resolution:150dpi for crisp printing
Frequently Asked Questions
The paper itself resists water, but a loose sheet left unmounted can still wrinkle or ripple where damp air gets underneath it, especially if it's not lying completely flat against a surface. Pasting it directly onto a board or wall keeps it flat and stops that trapped moisture from distorting the paper, even though the material itself wouldn't fall apart if it got wet.
It's more about wear and general weathering than the paper failing outright, exposure to sunlight, handling and general outdoor conditions will start to show after a few weeks even on a water resistant paper. It's designed and priced for a short campaign rather than a long term installation, where PVC or PVC-free would be the better choice.
PVC is fully waterproof rather than just water resistant, so it copes with constant humidity, splashing and condensation without the paper based issues blueback can run into even when mounted. That makes it a more reliable choice somewhere permanently damp, like poolside or bathroom signage, rather than an outdoor site that's just occasionally rained on.
Blueback works well if the campaign is only running for a few weeks, since it's the more cost effective option for a short burst of visibility. If the campaign's running for months, PVC or PVC-free will hold up far better to repeated weather over that longer stretch without needing to be replaced partway through.
Very large posters are usually viewed from further away, so the same 150dpi resolution still looks sharp at that distance even though it would look soft up close. As long as your original artwork is set up at the correct final size and resolution rather than stretched up from something small, image quality holds up fine at these larger dimensions.
