I need a new mailbox post Installed. The prior one was metal and broke from years of weather and now is two metal pieces sticking out of the cement slab out near the curb. How much should this cost to saw the cement and re cement a new post in. I already purchased the post and supplies so it would just be the labor costs. Labor to remove all existing materials, prepare hole for new post at approximately 24 inches below ground level.
Install level post supported by cement at the base and attachment of mailbox. Hope this is helpful. I need an installation estimate for an insurance company for my mailbox which was hit and knocked out of the ground by a car. What would be the cost for the removal of the old concrete which needs to be dug up labor and materials and replacing the mailbox? It was a Whitehall Bronze in-ground with post. I need an installation estimate for an insurance company for my metal mailbox and metal post which was backed into by a commercial van and knocked out of the ground.
What would be the cost for the removal of the old concrete, labor and materials to replace with new metal post and mailbox? Please complete the information on this form to receive an estimate that you can present for insurance purposes. The original was struck by a car and the concrete unmounted from the ground with all parts completely destroyed. So i need an estimate of how much it would be to replace just the mailbox, not the post?
My home is rented out and i cant be there to do it myself. Replace mailbox and post with part of the concrete driveway. Install post. What is fair labor cost to dig hole, install post and cover the post with a pre-fab mailbox all materials supplied including cement and post. Only need labor.
Movers broke my wood post and mailbox. Hope this helps! Steel or aluminum pipes with a 2-inch diameter are also acceptable. If a member of my immediate family gets mad at me and tries to punish me by putting a padlock on the mailbox, in an attempt to prevent me from accessing my mail, could this be illegal? I have a mailbox up on my house porch. I want to move it away from my house. What are the perimeters and is there a different rules in the neighborhood you live in?
If so where can I find the correct information before I move my mailbox? Hi Angie, thanks for your inquiry. Local City or county laws can be different but if your box or post cause injury to a person that hits it, you may be liable. A friend recently had a car in a little dead end curved street hit their brick Housed mail box that was not allowed in there area it flipped and they ended up with a helicopter in their front yard. Just worried about driver.
They did not replace with brick. Can a rural customer have a lock on their mailbox? If it meets all codes and the slot is sufficient to hold the customers daily mail?
I have been seeing a lot of pictures on social media of mailboxes being locked with a red metal device and a padlock.
I am wondering what the reason for this is and if possible a source of information regarding this issue. Thank you very much and have a nice day. The last time was too close for comfort. My sons and I had just taken a break from shoveling the driveway and upon returning to finish up noticed that the apron was covered with snow, tire tracks and pieces of a vehicle and the mailbox assembly. The box itself was feet away in a tree. There have been a few tragedies in this town involving people going to the road to get their mail, the latest being a young boy.
These, along with our close call was enough. I moved my mailbox up the driveway and put it in a location where it allows the carrier to deliver without having to exit the vehicle. The driveway is plenty wide enough for the mail truck to turn around and continue on their route. The local USPS will not deliver to it. Now their telling me that I must put the box on the street. In our conversation I also mentioned to him that this location is safer for both customer and carrier.
Hi Steven, thanks for your comment. They allow the user to retrieve their mail via a locked, rear access door. The Latitude version of the street safe features both front, and rear locked access doors. That way, you can mount your mailbox at the USPS approved location, while still feeling comfortable about retrieving your mail. They are both full service locking mailboxes, and are approved by the Postmaster General. On busy highways, rural roads, and even in neighborhoods, I would sure feel a lot more comfortable not having to risk my life and step out into the road to retrieve my mail!
Hopefully this works out to be a good option for you. Hi Steven, As a rural letter carrier I can assure you that our union does not make the rules on how to deliver the mail. The rules are the purview of the USPS. As Gabriel said, talk with the Postmaster as to where to install the mailbox so that the carrier can deliver your mail. My neighbor across the street has placed his mailbox directly across from my driveway.
Is this ok? I have an issue with a neighbor parking in front of but not totally in front of my mailbox. I have asked him several times to leave enough room for the mail to be delivered. But he continues to do it. Are there any actions I can take to remedy this? Contact a local building contractor or landscaper. They dig up huge rocks all the time.
Place a few on either side of your mailbox about three feet away from the post. As long as it is the correct height and is sturdy, go for it. I read USPS regulations that stated a rural mailbox post cannot be made of concrete or steel, but aluminum is an accepted metal for posts as well as wood. Hope this helps. We continue to receive post it notes in our mail stating that the mailbox was blocked by a car. Not so. My question is, what are the rules regarding the clearance distance allotment, between the box and possible blockages?
What side of the road do I need to put my Mail box on the right or left can you please tell me more on this. Hi Jerry, thanks for your comment. They are the ultimate authority when it comes to mail routes in your area. Cheers, and good luck! I to am getting constant notes of not leaving enough room between cars that have no place to park but on the road is there a legal distance?
I live in a duplex an the courier has to get out for the house right next to us for there box is on there house can we not have boxes put at our units? Postal regulations require that carriers dismount to deliver to a box that is temporarily blocked. Postal Operations Manual Our mailboxes were knocked over and are currently laying on the ground therefore no mail is being delivered. Is it our responsibility me an my 4 neighbors to fix this?
BTW we do not own this home we are renting. The post office said they are returning all my mail because a year ago there was snow blocking the mailbox. I have not received regular mail since then. Hi Mona, thanks for your inquiry. Sometimes when new houses are built, homeowners are told to add their units onto the ends of existing gangplanks or stands. I would double check with your local post office to be certain about the location of your curbside mailbox.
Good news about our post and spreader bar options — is that they can easily be unmounted and remounted in the correct order. Just four bolts on the inside of each box, and voila! Have a good day, and let us know if you have any other questions.
The fact of the matter is that your carrier is a federal employee and therefore is almost impossible to fire…. Hi Jim… often the locking cluster-boxes that I see will have a dedicated package area.
Thanks for your interest! I was told I could not put up a wall mount mailbox where the postman had to go up one step. My other post mailbox got bad and I had to take it out. My mailbox is on the road and centered to my house. From the mailbox to my drive way it is approximately 20 ft.
The box has been there at least 15 years. By what regulation is this required? Why now? I spoke to the Postmaster. He says he has approached his union about it and they back him.
As long as there is nothing obstructing the mail delivery point like cars,snow etc…the carrier should have a clear path to and from without having to back up. Did you follow through on this and if so what happened? We are having the same issue? Thank you! My mailbox is in my driveway approximately 20 feet from the dirt road which runs by my house. The mailbox has been there for 50 years and is the last stop on the route heading North.
The carrier turns around in my driveway and heads south to complete his route. The postmaster new in the last months has sent a letter requiring me to move it to the right side of the road either north or south of my driveway. The ditches are deep and water can overflow those ditches after heavy rains.
The PM says there is a regulation prohibiting a carrier from driving into a private driveway to deliver mail. He will however continue to turn around in my driveway because it is the easiest and safest thing for him to do.
Which regulation should I be looking at, and who would I write to to confirm that I am not being lied to? Hi Len, sorry to hear about your predicament. Carriers can refuse to deliver to curbside or residential mailboxes for more than one reason.
Did they tell you why? They should have left you an official note on your box to describe what needs to be changed. Sometimes it can be the height of the box, other times if the door or any operations of the box are not working correctly, then there is good reason to not deliver.
Is the box impossible to drive up to? Mailman actually delivered there. If safety is the reason then you need to move it even if it is established delivery. It is ultimately the carriers call. My neighbor who shares my driveway and runs an equine vet business from her home has affixed a laboratory testing box for blood samples etc to the lower part of her mailbox on the pole and resting on the ground.
This is on a county road and next to my driveway. How safe is this and is it allowed? Seems it could be hazardous if someone hits the mailbox. They lie constantly to me telling me I MUST put a box at the curb, when I know damn good and well that the box on my porch meets postal requirements because I have the same fight every three or four months because my carrier is a lazy ass.
I have had the same Issue but there are steps you can take. If the walkway has a crack in it or the steps are crumbling away then yes it is a hazard as they can stub there little delicate toe and trip , simply because the carriers do not look where they are stepping. I recently moved into a new luxury apartment community. I noticed that my neighbor and I Each have a key that opens both of our mailboxes.
Is this against the law that the complex has allowed this to happen? Please advise. They made only 10 internal key-lock combinations. Think about this.. This was 8 years ago and many manufacturers have remedied this with modern changes.
However, I can imagine millions of homes and apartments are easily entered just by walking around your apartment building or neighborhood. If it is one of our boxes please contact us at: Info mailboss.
If using a rural shared drive, where should the mailbox be located? Can a mailbox be installed on our side of the drive? The boxes on Rural Routes are placed according to the Line Of Travel that the carrier is required to travel. Rural Carriers do not work by the hour.
Their pay is based on their routes evaluation. It can also mean the difference between a carrier having to work 5 days a week, or 6 days a week!
So the Post Office takes very seriously the number of miles on every Rural Route. This is why rural patrons are sometimes required to plant their mailbox on the other side of the road.
The answer is probably because when your house was first built, it was one of the only ones in what now be a larger community. I delivered to an area that was one square mile and had only 5 houses. Be happy that you live on a Rural Route.
Not sure of the postage? I share a the post, but not a mail box with the house across the street. The post is broken and we currently have it in a bucket with cement. Post that hold 2 mailboxes are much more expensive.
I own a restaurant in a shopping center in Merced, California. There are no mailboxes anywhere in the center, and I cannot get mail delivered to my restaurant. Is there not a law requiring a developer to install mail boxes in a shopping center? We open at 11am and I was told to change my hours if I want to get my mail.
My mailbox is currently located to the front side of the ditch in front of my home but near the street. As of lately someone continues to hit it. I have a question about our mail box situation. Our mail box is on another road. The mailboxes are on a very narrow road at the bottom of a hill and a lot of logging trucks are on that road.
It is very hard to plow out by the mail boxes because of the hills and all the traffic. We live on a town road. We were wondering if we could move our mail boxes in front of our houses. All of our neighbors agree with us.
We asked the postmaster a couple of years ago and he denied our request. We have had to many close calls on that road with all the traffic. Best options are to get your mail carrier to believe it is a safety hazzard for him to deliver on that street or to have the neighbors all go in on a cluster box at the end of the street.
Many post offices will supply the cluster box unit if there is a concrete slab poured. I have always seen them red. Is there a regulation that the flag has to be red?
I have a large standard size mail box and live in a very rural area. My mail box keeps getting beat by vandals can I build an indestructible mailbox to solve the problem? Hi, yes a USPS approved mailbox is allowed. All of our curbside units are USPS approved, and when installed correctly by the owner should cause no issues with mail delivery.
It sounds like from all these dialogues that the postmaster is the absolute authority. After over 6 months our carrier has decided that a basketball goal located within 3 feet of our mailbox is a safety concern. The goal is a feet behind the mailbox post, making it impossible to hit. Are there no specific regulations for items located near mailboxes?
The postmaster sent a note, including their phone number. Do I have any options? Are there online regulations? He delivers to all three of my neighbors who do not have roadside boxes. It sounds like he lying to make his life easier. Any thoughts? They can only ask you to move it to the street, as the one that is already there is a established delivery point.
They can not force you into moving your mail box. Hi Jenny — what is the process for installing a larger keyed-mailbox? I would like one that can fit packages, where the carrier puts the package in the large box and drops the key into the regular mail box. I used to have one like this at my old house, but have since moved to a new neighborhood, where package theft is common. Our neighbors all have their mailboxes on a post in front of our empty lot.
There are currently five mailboxes on the post. We are building a house on that lot and want to remove those mailboxes. Do we have to get permission from the postmaster to change the location of those boxes so they do not sit on our property? Are there any regulations I can reference? There is no consistency in our neighborhood concerning mailboxes. Some homes share mailbox posts while others have their own in front of their individual house. I want to avoid having six mailboxes in front of my house.
My bf and I just moved into a new place. My bf is a locksmith and they told him it would be illegal for him to change it himself. What are the regulations regarding motor vehicles parked in front of, or a foot or 2 beyond, rural mailboxes? Most times the driver is able to drive ito the mailbox area, but he needs to back out. The offender lives across the street and refuses to alter the parking location of her vehicle, yet there is plenty of room else where on the street, including in front of her residence.
Backing up is a big no no for a carrier. They can be disciplined for doing so. They can refuse delivery if they have to back up. Backing up causes bling spots. We have a problem with the curb in front of the cluster mailbox. It is not square it is rounded and especially in the winter when it is icy. I thought it had to be flat so a person in a wheelchair could have access to the box. We are now being told it is too expensive to change and that I need to put in my own box in my driveway.
I have a box in the cluster and they are not willing to help me get my mail. Because of a safety issue, we recently received approval to move the mailbox from the street to the front door. Instead of mounting the box to the brick house we were considering installing a pole mounted box beside the front porch.
Are there specific regulations we need to consider? Are there mailbox access regulations? We have a car that parks perpendicular to the mailbox. It is not blocking the mailbox, but it sticks out about 6 inches into the street so that the mail truck cannot drive right next to the box. Are there regulations that mail will not be delivered if the mail delivery person needs to step out to put the mail in the box? Routes can have deliveries in a day.
If a carrier had to dismount for every one they would never finish their route. It has to be consistent. I bought a house and it seems to not have a mail box. All of the mail boxes on the street are on the opposite side, and there IS a cluster of mail boxes about feet down the street with a mail box that has no numbers and is empty. I tried at least 4 separate occasions to have local post office tell if that is my mailbox or not but they have not responded.
If I just install a mailbox across the street form me will they deliver mail? My neighborhood association is contemplating two homes sharing one mailbox. I do not want my neighbor going through my mail. What are the requirements for two in a box. Remember your neighborhood association cannot overrule the Postal Service. I have locked mail boxes in my yard.
I planted flowers around the slaved cement 3 years ago. The mail carrier complained that she had to walk 2 extra feet around to put mail into boxes. She complained so I put a walk way in for her in the spring. Now she is complaining that she might get stung by a bee because of the flowers so she wants me to move the walk way closer to the cement. What is the regulations for my property? Hi I have a neighbor across the street whom address is actually Main St, and I am.
So if we back out of my driveway and bump that mail box the spike will damage my vehehicle!! Is this legal and why is his box not having to be on Main St where is address is?? Please any input would be appreciated. We have a house mounted mailbox and our carrier has always walked up and delivered most houses on our street are the same.
We recently installed a front yard fence with a gate and received a notice that we need to move our box to the outside of our fence. No other homes on our street have their boxes outside their fences. Do we have to move ours? We live in a heavily foot trafficked area. Most of my neighbors on my street have one. I was told by the realtor that I will have to use a cluster box that is clear across past 4 homes or call the post office.
I was taken to the local post office because they refuse to answer their phone to request permission to put a box in front of my home because I am physically impaired and unable to walk the distance to retrieve my mail.
They told me to sign up for a cluster box key and wait. I call and call and either the phone is busy or no answer. Is there any thing else I can do? Please help. My mailbox is currently on the left side if you are standing in the street facing the house of my driveway. Can I move it to the opposite side? Do I need to get any kind of permission if all I am doing is replacing old boxes with locking boxes but not changing their housing structure?
If so where do I find any regulations pertaining to housing structures around mailboxes? Hi Doreen, thanks for your inquiry. You should have no problem replacing the boxes and receiving your regular US mail deliveries, as long as they are being installed in the same location. Good luck with your install, further details on USPS mail regulations can be found on their website, but we recommend reaching out to your local post office if you have any detailed questions.
I live on a county road where there are five houses all on the left side of the road. The postal service says the mailboxes must be on the right hand side of the road so the carrier can access them. This requires me to cross over the road to get my mail.
Traffic coming past our houses on the right side of the road travel up a hill with a right curve before straightening out and passing our houses. It is extremely dangerous crossing the road because drivers do not honor the speed limit of 40 mph. It would be safer for us and our mail carrier. Does a wall mounted mailbox actually have to be hung on the wall for mailman to deliver mail.
Outside of my house is irregular stone and flush mounting a mailbox is difficult. Preferred Products. Special Offers. See Local Work. Contact National Office. In the News. Own a Franchise. Apply Locally. Around the House. What is Plywood. Handyman Tool Videos.
Put your house or apartment number on the mailbox. If your mailbox is on a different street from your house or apartment, put your full street address on the box. Installing the Mailbox Post The best mailbox supports are stable but bend or fall away if a car hits them.
Avoid unyielding and potentially dangerous supports, like heavy metal pipes, concrete posts, and farm equipment e. Horizontal slots must have a flap hinged at the top. Vertical slots must be hinged on the opposite side from the door's hinges.
On a horizontal slot, the hood should not extend below the bottom of the outside plate. On a vertical slot, the hood should not extend beyond the side of the outside plate on same side as the door's hinges. Wall-Mounted Mailboxes To replace your curbside mailbox with a wall-mounted mailbox, you must get your local postmaster's permission.
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