How to choose and install Mailbox Post

How to choose and install Mailbox Post

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Installing a new mailbox post can be a challenge, but with the right tools, almost anyone can do it. Don’t forget, before you install mailbox post be sure to call your local post office for specific regulations about heights and placements of mailboxes. Many postal districts have regulations governing the type of post you can use. These tend to focus on road safety. If your mailbox post is too heavy or too deeply rooted in the ground, it won’t give way under impact from a vehicle, and it can be deadly to those inside. However, if it’s not deeply rooted enough, it may fall over into the road and present a hazard that way.

The federal regulation for post height is 42 inches from the ground to the bottom of the mailbox. The post should be at least two feet from the side of the road so that your mail carrier can safely pull off of the side of the road to deliver your mail.

Here is how to install the mailbox post
- Use the hole digger to dig a new hole in the earth around 1 1/2 feet deep and around 5 inches wider than the post.
- Prepare the concrete mix.
- Set the new post down into the center of hole.
- Hold the post steady and pouring the concrete mix in the new hole.
- Let the concrete dry and be sure to keep the post supported.
- Attach your mailbox to the new post.
- Cover the concrete with soil and grass