 nunyaWho is John Galt?Premium,MVM
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Re: %$^%#% - Mail box post rotted out / fellover / was knocked Easiest is to buy one at Lowe's Depot. On a rural route, they are more strict about the guidelines (height & distance to road).
It's not rocket science to build a basic mailbox post out of a 4 x 4.
I wouldn't put it in concrete:
#1) it will hold water and make it rot faster.
#2) it will be a pain in the ass in 10 years when you need to replace it. Digging out an oddly shaped hunk of concrete sucks donkey butt.
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 tschmidtPremium,MVM
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| Completely agree with nunya  on both counts. don't put post in concrete.
BTW here are the requirements for mailbox. Pretty straightforward.
»www.usps.com/manage/know-mailbox···ines.htm
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 rockotman...Blown On The Steel BreezeEmerging Research
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kudos:2 | Yup - used those same dimensions last year when I replaced and relocated (to opposite side of driveway) my mailbox and post, and got a big thank-you note from the mail carrier. No curb here, so I went by the edge of the berm of the road.
p.s., it took all of about an hour of my time, and a good portion of that was rummaging through my old coffee can of odds and ends screws to find 4 that matched, and trimming down a board to mount to the horizontal rail of the post that would accommodate the mailbox my wife selected.
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said by nunya:I wouldn't put it in concrete:
#1) it will hold water and make it rot faster.
I resolved this when I set the concrete by "doming" the concrete up towards the post. Water sheds away from the wood.
Also, I protected the wood with linseed oil prior to putting it into the concrete. Been in there 7 years and it is doing fine.
My mailbox is a mailbox-in-a-mailbox. Protected by a layer of concrete between the 2 boxes. Heavy as crap, thus requiring me to put the post in concrete.  |
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