CECAA850 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 The only stipulations that there were when my box was built was that the actual metal box in the masonry was US post office approved. There was also a set height 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofers and Tweeters Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 On 7/21/2017 at 3:54 PM, Chris A said: It was like a friend for the past 18 years. I feel a strange sense of loss in its passing. 18 years, that is some times together. Imagine the hundreds of years of loss, the thousands of years of decay and the millions of years of compression that formed the rocks that were used to make a mailbox. Rocks rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 3 minutes ago, CECAA850 said: The only stipulations that there were when my box was built was that the actual metal box in the masonry was US post office approved. There was also a set height I used the most durable mailbox I could find. I sure don't want to chisel out brick to replace a cheap box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 24 minutes ago, oldtimer said: The bottom line is there is no difference between a masonry mailbox with permission to one without, except for someone with a control problem. In my case it's business. If I charge somebody $ I better make sure it's okay to build there. That's why I always have the homeowner deal with the postmaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 We're spoiled. We get the mail put through a slot in our front door. I pity people in those new subs with mailboxes clustered at the entrance to the sub. I wonder if I need a brick front door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 7 minutes ago, Woofers and Tweeters said: 18 years, that is some times together. Imagine the hundreds of years of loss, the thousands of years of decay and the millions of years of compression that formed the rocks that were used to make a mailbox. Rocks rock Whoa - Now that is Deep. Quarry deep. Maybe mined by Fred Flinstone at Slate Rock and Gravel ?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 17 minutes ago, Ceptorman said: Here's my 3000 lb mailbox. I hope nobody uses a baseball bat on it... I've always wanted an all brick home - and you've got one for your mail! Show off -- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 31 minutes ago, richieb said: I've always wanted an all brick home - and you've got one for your mail! Show off -- Have to keep the mail safe.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 16 minutes ago, Ceptorman said: Have to keep the mail safe.... Yep - would hate to miss delivery on those precious monthly statements!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 My mailbox (porch delivery) is a trout creel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muel Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 2 hours ago, Ceptorman said: I used the most durable mailbox I could find. I sure don't want to chisel out brick to replace a cheap box. Funny you should mention that! Mortar poured directly over a steel mailbox not only causes it to rust quickly but also makes it very difficult to remove. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 3 hours ago, Ceptorman said: Bury your post no more than 24" deep. Why? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 6 hours ago, muel said: Funny you should mention that! Mortar poured directly over a steel mailbox not only causes it to rust quickly but also makes it very difficult to remove. Probably should be wrapped in insulation or a fabric. Mortar will lock it in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 6 hours ago, babadono said: Why? Probably so if a vehicle hit it, it will break away easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 6 hours ago, Ceptorman said: Probably so if a vehicle hit it, it will break away easier. So burying a wood post deeper gives it more shear strength? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 5 minutes ago, babadono said: So burying a wood post deeper gives it more shear strength? I think it would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 16 minutes ago, Ceptorman said: I think it would. Surprisingly a Ford Minivan vehicle out of control in our front yard snapped off a 9" diameter telephone pole and a small 7" diameter tulip tree 3 feet away (clean off) from it estimated going 50 mph. At the same time the underbody was scraping on a 30 foot line of huge rocks about 2 feet high taking pieces off the tops of the rocks. The vehicle was totaled and the of the three young disoriented occupants two were handcuffed and taken away, the third one in an ambulance. These were not in the right of way. The mailbox was missed by inches. I made some artwork out of the tulip tree stump after pulling it out with my Cub Cadet mower. JJK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Remind me not to move into your neighborhoods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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