What is a post mount mailbox?
Post Mounted Mailboxes are designed for curbside delivery and are available in locking and non-locking styles. Post mounted mailboxes can be installed in the ground and secured with concrete or they can be bolted to existing concrete. Rural Mailboxes are U.S.P.S.
What is the standard height for a wall mounted mailbox?
41″ – 45″
Choose a reasonable height for your mailbox, with space between your door and any windows around it. Typically, you should aim for a 41″ – 45″ mailbox height above the porch, sidewalk, or road surface to match post-mount length regulations.
Where should a wall mounted mailbox be placed?
Here are some helpful guidelines to follow when placing your mailbox:
- Position your mailbox 41″ to 45″ from the road surface to the bottom of the mailbox or point of mail entry.
- Place your mailbox 6″ to 8″ back from the curb.
- Put your house or apartment number on the mailbox.
Are wall mounted post boxes safe?
Wall mounted letterboxes are more secure than a letter plate on your front door and will help prevent your home being targeted for a number of reasons. To prevent fishing: If there is no letter plate fixed onto your door there is no way a thief can peer into your home through the door and go ‘fishing’.
How do I install a post mounted mailbox?
Dig a Post Hole USPS guidelines state that post mount mailboxes should be installed at a height of 41-45 inches from the road surface to the bottom of the mailbox, and face 6-8 inches away from the road. Use the measuring tape to mark a spot the appropriate distance away from the road to install the mailbox post.
How do you install a wall mounted mailbox?
- Step 1: Mark Wall For Mailbox. Place the wall-mounted mailbox against the wall, and move until you are happy with the location.
- Step 2: Drill Holes. Drill holes into the wall where you marked the mounting holes in the previous step.
- Step 3: Secure Mounting Hardware.
- Step 4: Hang Mailbox.
Are outside post boxes safe?
Once deposited into the letterbox, your mail is safely protected from damage from wind and rain. Standard door postbox models, on the other hand, are at risk from water damage in the event of heavy rain or flooding; the mail simply falls to the floor where it can become waterlogged.