Steps:

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Tools & Materials

  • Post hole digger

  • socket wrench

  • Cordless drill/driver

  • Shovel

  • Wheelbarrow

  • Before doing any digging, dial 811 to call your local utility locating service to mark underground pipes and wires.

  • Use post hole diggers to dig a hole 2 feet deep.

  • Cut the 4x4 post to 4 feet long. Insert two feet into the mailbox post and leave two feet exposed.

  • Attach the mailbox post to the pressure-treated post using the supplied lag screws and the socket wrench.

  • Attach the mailbox to the post with the supplied screws.

  • Set the face of the mailbox 6-8” from the edge of the road and 41-45” higher than the road.

  • Mix the concrete with water in the wheelbarrow.

  • Hold the mailbox in place and fill around the post in the hole with concrete. Keep the concrete 4” from the surface.

  • Fill the remainder of the hole with topsoil.

Resources: Roger installed the MailMaster Trim Line mailbox, manufactured by Step 2.

For setting the post, Roger used Fast Setting Concrete Mix, manufactured by Quikrete.