How to install a mailbox and post. Easy! Home Mender.

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How to install a mailbox and post. Easy! Home Mender.

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@bobnardo26 6 жыл бұрын

Great DIY video! Short, to the point and edited well. I wish all DIY videos were like this.

@homemend 6 жыл бұрын

awesome bob! thanks so much for the comment! enjoy your new mailbox!

@eddyvideostar 6 жыл бұрын

Bob 26: Great comment: One of the best one-liners I have read.

@FloGrown47 2 жыл бұрын

What a happy guy

@homemend 2 жыл бұрын

You are awesome K. Thanks so much for commenting

@jaxxon98 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Just what I needed, quick, thorough and straight to the point!

@homemend 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jj!

@BeingRomans829ed 6 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.

@homemend 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome tip romans! thanks so much for sharing!

@carolinew.8835 4 жыл бұрын

So informative because our new box came with zero screws. Thanks so much 🙌🏼

@homemend 4 жыл бұрын

so awesome caroline! thanks for commenting!

@2005jungsuman 2 жыл бұрын

you make it look this mailbox installation so easy. well done

@homemend 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you suman The mailman will thank you also :-)

@shawneeg214 4 жыл бұрын

I love having an envious box

@homemend 4 жыл бұрын

it's the little things in life.. thanks for commenting shawn!

@shawneeg214 4 жыл бұрын

Home Mender HOW DO YOU KNOW MY NAME?!?!?

@homemend 4 жыл бұрын

lol...your name says shawn G...just a guess..lol

@mrtrent1967 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for making this easy

@homemend 4 жыл бұрын

thank you mr trent!

@MrWhitelightning73 3 жыл бұрын

Outstanding

@homemend 3 жыл бұрын

thank you pec!

@dannyh8288 4 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.

@homemend 4 жыл бұрын

lol awesome tip danny!..thanks so much for sharing!

@somewhereusa9602 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video. I enjoyed watching. I learned something. God Bless.

@homemend 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for commenting!

@ronc.502 8 жыл бұрын

Good job, and a good video.

@homemend 8 жыл бұрын

+ron c. awesome ron! Thanks for watching

@spotlight1220 6 жыл бұрын

Outstanding 😊

@homemend 6 жыл бұрын

thanks wilma!

@aqua9299 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@homemend 6 жыл бұрын

thank you Nhap!

@tomtoneff5695 3 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?

@homemend 3 жыл бұрын

hey tom... the plate comes with screws and they are standard :)

@aroncarvajal7080 5 жыл бұрын

Saludos I like how you get right to it in and out get it done thanks

@homemend 5 жыл бұрын

thank you aron! appreciate the feedback!

@DrHogfan 7 жыл бұрын

Just to let you know Mailmen love big mailboxes....the bigger the better !

@homemend 4 жыл бұрын

thanks so much for commenting!

@610statestreet 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks !!!!

@homemend 7 жыл бұрын

thank you 610! appreciate the comment!

@SokemRokemRobot 7 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.

@homemend 7 жыл бұрын

SokemRokemRobot hi sokem ! We don't get many snow plows in Virginia Beach. ! Hope it helped you. Thanks for the comment!

@dannyh8288 4 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.

@AtlantaTerry 4 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?

@homemend 4 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!

@TriumphProperty 7 жыл бұрын

is there a large mailbox for apartment complex hallways which is not bulky?

@homemend 4 жыл бұрын

hey bronx...not too sure friend.

@robertgainz4221 4 жыл бұрын

How do you make an opening so you can lock the box?

@homemend 4 жыл бұрын

hey robert....you may need a locking mailbox for that one...i hope this helps!

@angelguzman4955 5 жыл бұрын

Wat brand of driil and circular saw u used here and how much were they?

@homemend 5 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!

@dandavis8300 7 жыл бұрын

Why bother with concrete? When a car hits it, it's going to break either way...

@DrHogfan 7 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.

@78desertgirl 5 жыл бұрын

Yup that’s what happened to mine! 🚜 ran it over

@willhorting5317 4 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!

@homemend 4 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