Screen Printing & Embroidery in Lehigh Acres, FL

Lehigh Acres is one of the fastest-changing places in Southwest Florida. What started as a sprawling planned community east of Fort Myers has filled in with thousands of new homes, young families, and the small businesses that grow up around them. It is about a twenty-minute drive from our shop near the airport, close enough that Lehigh customers regularly pick up orders in person, and far enough out that a lot of residents run their own businesses right from home. Dad Bod Screen Printing makes shirts, polos, hats and promo items for those businesses, plus the churches, schools and teams that hold the community together.

A community built by contractors

Every new street in Lehigh Acres was built by someone: framers, roofers, block layers, concrete finishers, electricians, plumbers, drywall crews, painters, landscapers and the cleanup crews that come behind them. Many of those tradespeople live in Lehigh and run small crews of two to ten people. For a small contractor, shirts do two jobs. They make the crew look like a real company on a job site full of other subs, and they put the company name in front of every homeowner and general contractor who walks by.

Our usual recommendation for Lehigh crews is a durable tee in a light or high-visibility color, a small logo on the front and a large logo with a phone number on the back. If the crew works in direct sun all day, long-sleeve performance shirts are worth considering. For the owner or estimator who meets clients, a few embroidered polos round out the order. Embroidery starts at just 6 pieces, so you do not need a big office to justify it.

Faith, family and community events

Lehigh Acres has a large and active church community, and churches are some of our most regular customers. Vacation Bible School shirts, youth group tees, mission trip shirts, choir and worship team polos, volunteer shirts for outreach events and fundraiser tees all come through the shop. For church orders, we try to keep the price per shirt reasonable: one or two ink colors, a standard cotton or blend tee, and a clear design that reads well from across a room. If you are ordering for kids and adults, include youth sizes in your count; many styles come in both.

Family reunions are another Lehigh favorite. A reunion shirt usually has a family name, a year and sometimes a photo or a crest. Photos and full-color designs work best with DTF transfers rather than screen printing, especially for smaller groups.

Schools, boosters and youth sports

With so many young families, Lehigh’s schools and youth leagues keep growing. Booster clubs order spirit wear to sell at games, coaches need staff shirts, and recreational leagues for soccer, football, baseball and basketball need jerseys and practice shirts every season. Team orders work best when one person collects every player’s size, writes down names and numbers exactly as they should appear, and sends us the complete list at once. We send a proof showing the design and placement, and once it is approved we print the team design and add names and numbers.

Starting a business in Lehigh? Start with the basics

A lot of Lehigh Acres businesses are new: a mobile detailer, a lawn service, a cleaning company, a food truck, a home bakery, a barber. If you are ordering branded apparel for the first time, keep it simple. Pick one shirt color that works with your logo and does not show dirt too fast. Put the logo on the left chest and, if you work in public, your name and number on the back. Add a hat if you work outside. Order enough for each person to have three or four shirts so they can rotate through a work week. Then come back when you grow; we keep your files so the next batch matches.

Garments that survive Lehigh heat

Lehigh Acres sits inland, away from the Gulf breeze, and summer afternoons can feel even hotter here than on the coast. For outdoor crews, lighter colors and performance fabrics make a noticeable difference by mid-morning. Moisture-wicking polyester dries quickly after a storm or a long day. Cotton/poly blends are a good middle ground for crews who want a classic tee feel with a little more breathability than heavy cotton. Mesh-back hats breathe better than solid caps.

Getting your shirts from our shop

Our shop is at 11909 Sacra Place, Fort Myers, just off the airport area and an easy drive from Lehigh via Lee Boulevard, Colonial or Daniels. To order, call (786) 525-6496, email sales@dadbodscreenprinting.com or use the quote form on our contact page. We will send a free estimate and a digital proof. Standard turnaround is about 7 business days after you approve, with rush available when you need it. Screen printing starts at 24 pieces; embroidery at 6. New clients put down a 50% deposit, and we accept cash, card, Venmo and check.

An example Lehigh Acres order

A small framing crew of seven wants matching shirts before starting work for a new builder. They choose a safety-green tee with a one-color black logo on the chest and a large back print, enough for four shirts per person. The owner adds six embroidered polos for meetings and a dozen hats. The shirts are screen printed, the polos and hats are embroidered, and the owner picks everything up at our shop on the way home.

Lehigh’s main corridors and the businesses on them

Lee Boulevard, Homestead Road, Joel Boulevard and Gunnery Road carry most of Lehigh’s commercial traffic, and the businesses along them cover just about every category: auto repair and tire shops, restaurants and takeout spots, salons and barbershops, daycare centers, medical and dental offices, insurance agencies, gyms and storage facilities. Each one has slightly different needs. An auto shop wants dark work shirts that hide grease, often with names on the chest. A daycare wants bright, friendly staff shirts that parents can spot. A medical office wants embroidered scrub tops or polos. A gym wants performance tees and tanks that members will also buy. Tell us what your staff does all day and we will match the garment to the job.

Bilingual businesses and custom text

Lehigh Acres has a large Spanish-speaking community, and many local businesses market in both English and Spanish. If you want a bilingual back print, a Spanish tagline, or different language versions for different staff, that is easy to set up. Just send the exact text you want, including accents, and we will lay it out on the proof so you can double-check spelling before printing. The same goes for church shirts, quinceañera and event shirts, and family reunion designs.

Sizing for crews and families

Two sizing tips save a lot of headaches on Lehigh orders. For work crews, ask each person for their actual size rather than ordering a pile of large and extra-large shirts; people wear shirts that fit, and shirts that do not fit end up in a drawer. For family and church orders, remember that youth sizes are labeled differently (youth small, medium, large, XL) and that some adult women prefer a fitted cut. Larger sizes, 2XL and up, cost a little more because the blank costs more. If you are not sure how a style runs, we can tell you what other customers have said or show you a sample at the shop.

Keeping your uniforms consistent as you grow

Most Lehigh businesses we print for are growing. The first order might be eight shirts; a year later it is twenty, plus hats and a few polos. Because we keep your artwork, ink colors and embroidery file on hand, you can call and say “same as last time, plus six” and the new shirts will match the old ones. If you change your logo or colors, we can update the file and walk you through phasing in the new look.

What we make for Lehigh Acres

• Custom Screen Printing. Bold, durable ink on tees, hoodies, tanks and more. The go-to for team, crew and event orders.
• DTF & Heat Transfers. Full-color designs, small runs, and names and numbers on jerseys.
• Custom Embroidery. Stitched logos on polos, jackets, work shirts and bags for a sharp, professional look.
• Custom Hats. Embroidered and printed caps, trucker hats, beanies and visors with your logo.
• Promotional Products. Logo’d koozies, bags, drinkware, towels and giveaways. Everything imprinting.

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Nearby

We also print for Fort Myers, Alva, Gateway, Hendry County and the rest of Lee County.