Great DIY video! Short, to the point and edited well. I wish all DIY videos were like this.
@homemend6 жыл бұрын
awesome bob! thanks so much for the comment! enjoy your new mailbox!
@eddyvideostar6 жыл бұрын
Bob 26: Great comment: One of the best one-liners I have read.
@FloGrown472 жыл бұрын
What a happy guy
@homemend2 жыл бұрын
You are awesome K. Thanks so much for commenting
@jaxxon983 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Just what I needed, quick, thorough and straight to the point!
@homemend3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jj!
@BeingRomans829ed6 жыл бұрын
And don't forget, make sure that the board you put on top of the post does not go all the way to the front of the box. Make sure that board is short enough to allow the door to open fully without the bottom of the door stopping on the board.
@homemend6 жыл бұрын
Awesome tip romans! thanks so much for sharing!
@carolinew.88354 жыл бұрын
So informative because our new box came with zero screws. Thanks so much 🙌🏼
@homemend4 жыл бұрын
so awesome caroline! thanks for commenting!
@2005jungsuman2 жыл бұрын
you make it look this mailbox installation so easy. well done
@homemend2 жыл бұрын
Thank you suman The mailman will thank you also :-)
@shawneeg2144 жыл бұрын
I love having an envious box
@homemend4 жыл бұрын
it's the little things in life.. thanks for commenting shawn!
@shawneeg2144 жыл бұрын
Home Mender HOW DO YOU KNOW MY NAME?!?!?
@homemend4 жыл бұрын
lol...your name says shawn G...just a guess..lol
@mrtrent19674 жыл бұрын
thank you for making this easy
@homemend4 жыл бұрын
thank you mr trent!
@MrWhitelightning733 жыл бұрын
Outstanding
@homemend3 жыл бұрын
thank you pec!
@dannyh82884 жыл бұрын
If you live in snow country like I do, instead of screwing the mail box to the mounting plate, use two wrap around bungie cords. Then when 2 tons of wet snow come flying off the county snow plow as the drivers want to set speed records to get the job done, the box will rotate or give way without breaking into a dozen pieces. You simply rotate it upright again, or pick it up out of the snow drift and reattach it. Saves buying a new mailbox (or two or three) every winter. Ask me how I know.
@homemend4 жыл бұрын
lol awesome tip danny!..thanks so much for sharing!
@somewhereusa96028 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video. I enjoyed watching. I learned something. God Bless.
@homemend4 жыл бұрын
thanks for commenting!
@ronc.5028 жыл бұрын
Good job, and a good video.
@homemend8 жыл бұрын
+ron c. awesome ron! Thanks for watching
@spotlight12206 жыл бұрын
Outstanding 😊
@homemend6 жыл бұрын
thanks wilma!
@aqua92996 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@homemend6 жыл бұрын
thank you Nhap!
@tomtoneff56953 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dustin. Does the mailbox come with the holes that line up with the holes on the mounting bracket? Are these standardized or do I have to buy Gibraltar for both? Also what kind of screws did you use to fasten the mounting bracket to the post?
@homemend3 жыл бұрын
hey tom... the plate comes with screws and they are standard :)
@aroncarvajal70805 жыл бұрын
Saludos I like how you get right to it in and out get it done thanks
@homemend5 жыл бұрын
thank you aron! appreciate the feedback!
@DrHogfan7 жыл бұрын
Just to let you know Mailmen love big mailboxes....the bigger the better !
@homemend4 жыл бұрын
thanks so much for commenting!
@610statestreet7 жыл бұрын
Thanks !!!!
@homemend7 жыл бұрын
thank you 610! appreciate the comment!
@SokemRokemRobot7 жыл бұрын
I like simple. I'd just be a bit worried about the snowplow knocking it over, since the post will need to be closer to the street w/ the mailbox directly on top of the post.
@homemend7 жыл бұрын
SokemRokemRobot hi sokem ! We don't get many snow plows in Virginia Beach. ! Hope it helped you. Thanks for the comment!
@dannyh82884 жыл бұрын
I posted this above before I read your comment. Here is what I wrote:If you live in snow country like I do, instead of screwing the mail box to the mounting plate, use two wrap around bungie cords. Then when 2 tons of wet snow come flying off the county snow plow as the drivers want to set speed records to get the job done, the box will rotate or give way without breaking into a dozen pieces. You simply rotate it upright again, or pick it up out of the snow drift and reattach it. Saves buying a new mailbox (or two or three) every winter. Ask me how I know.As far as the post goes, I put a platform on mine and attached the back of the box to the post. This way the post sits farther back from the road.
@AtlantaTerry4 жыл бұрын
I am surprised you (seemingly) placed the wood post directly in contact with the soil at the bottom of the hole. Why not place some rocks at the bottom? Also was surprised that you did not suggest using a quick setting concrete such as Quikrete. You kept saying "concrete". And to simply assume that enough water would be available from the surrounding soil for regular concrete to work properly was a bit much. Would it not have been as good idea to tell folks to wait until the concrete hardened prior to installing the mounting plate and box?
@homemend4 жыл бұрын
hey TT..the grounds got a lot of moisture friend...call backs on posts not setting aren't very common.. as far as the wood to soil...some put rocks in...i don't.after all, its just a mailbox...thanks for commenting!
@TriumphProperty7 жыл бұрын
is there a large mailbox for apartment complex hallways which is not bulky?
@homemend4 жыл бұрын
hey bronx...not too sure friend.
@robertgainz42214 жыл бұрын
How do you make an opening so you can lock the box?
@homemend4 жыл бұрын
hey robert....you may need a locking mailbox for that one...i hope this helps!
@angelguzman49555 жыл бұрын
Wat brand of driil and circular saw u used here and how much were they?
@homemend5 жыл бұрын
Angel Guzman hi angel! Makita is about the only thing I work with. They are awesome. Should be a link in the description!
@dandavis83007 жыл бұрын
Why bother with concrete? When a car hits it, it's going to break either way...
@DrHogfan7 жыл бұрын
over time boxes that aren't concreted tend to lean toward the street. Then they open up and mail ends up in the street.
@78desertgirl5 жыл бұрын
Yup that’s what happened to mine! 🚜 ran it over
@willhorting53174 жыл бұрын
And the reason so many mailbox posts, that aren't concreted in, begin to lean, is because so many people only install the posts 16" to 24"......If you are going to begin with an 8' 4x4 like the one this guy used, it makes sense to dig deeper, and put the post 36" to 48" in the ground. Then if you don't use concrete, but instead do a good job of packing the dirt, as you put the dirt back in the hole, the post will remain straight for the life of the post. Just like a fence post! Duh!
@homemend4 жыл бұрын
lol hey will! anyone who digs a mailbox post 4 ft in the ground needs to get some hobbies...much easier to pop a bag of concrete around it. and be done
@Miketheman9267 жыл бұрын
Did you use Quikrete ??
@homemend7 жыл бұрын
hi mike the man..looks like it! thanks for watching!
@liammalcolm6 жыл бұрын
Where do you get the mounting bracket? Cheers!
@homemend6 жыл бұрын
truckinhell hey truck! I’ll look for a link and put it in the description this morning.
@homemend6 жыл бұрын
hey Truck! heres the link to the mounting bracket..cheers to you! goo.gl/Rb2HEk
@liammalcolm6 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for your help. I live in Australia and love the U.S Mail boxes. I’m wanting to put one at my place. Cheers!