How can I make a DIY mailbox?
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If you visit Pinterest.com you will find all kinds of ideas for mailboxes. You can make one from wood or buy an inexpensive mailbox at the hardware store and use some of these ideas to decorate it.
here is a post with links to several DIY mailbox ideas https://www.diycraftsy.com/diy-mailbox-plans/
I believe the post office won’t deliver mail to a box they have not approved. I may be wrong, but it would be worth checking into.
The box or house number on a mailbox must be represented in numbers that are at least 1 inch tall, and they must be positioned on the front or flag side of the box. Mailboxes must be placed 6 to 8 inches away from the curb; the slot or door must be 41 to 45 inches from the ground .Place curbside boxes facing outward 6-8 inches from the curb. Boxes should be on the right-hand side of the street and easily accessed from by a mail vehicle. Wood posts should be no larger than a 4×4 and buried no deeper than 24in. Metal pipes 2 inches in diameter are also acceptable. The Department specified the dimensions of the two approved mailbox sizes as follows: No. 1: Approximately 19 inches long by 6 ½ inches wide by 8 ½ inches high; OR Approximately 23 ½ inches long by 11 ½ inches wide by 13 ½ inches high.