This is what I found on the
http://www.USPS.com
website.
It seems to me that there are more rules, but I didn't see them.
Perhaps a call to the post office would be helpful. I think their
tollfree number is:
800-275-8777
Postal policies for curbside mailboxes
Installation of curbside mailboxes must meet specific construction
standards, which can be obtained from the local Post Office facility.
For United States Postal Service STD-7, Mailboxes, City and Rural
Curbside you may write to:
Delivery & Customer SVCS Equipment, Engineering, US Postal Service
8403 Lee HWY
Merrifield VA 22082-8101
The following are a few of the regulations that apply when installing
a curbside mailbox:
* Important: Before installing, moving or replacing your mailbox
or mailbox support, you will need to contact your local Post Office.
* All mailboxes must be approved by the Postal Service.
* Custom made mailboxes will be approved by the Postmaster if
they meet established standards.
* Name put on box should be at least one inch high.
* Generally, the boxes should be installed with the bottom of the
box at a vertical height of between 41-45 inches from the road surface.
At 06:26 AM 8/27/2009, you wrote:
>
>
>Well, that is one myth I am glad to get cleared up. Will you get
>clarification from your postperson, on what constitutes proper
>placement of a mailbox post on ones property?
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Betsy Whitney
>To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 11:59 PM
>Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
>
>According to my friend who is a postperson, that is absurd as long as
>your mailbox post is properly placed on your property. She said the
>property owner is not responsible for postal employees who drive
>incorrectly. It isn't any different than if anyone else drives into
>your post and damages their vehicle.
>
>At 04:24 PM 8/26/2009, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >I have heard that if, in the process of making a sturdy mail box
> >structure, you build a structure strong enough to cause damage and
> >possibly injury to the vehicle or person driving, you can be held
> >liable for damage and or injury to person and persons property.
> >
> >Does any one know if there is any truth to this?
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Edward Przybylek
> >To:
> <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> >Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 9:07 PM
> >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
> >
> >Hi all,
> >
> >For the fourth time since I've been living in this house, some dirty bastard
> >has run into and broken the post under my mailbox. The post was a 4-by-4
> >piece of pressure treated that was buried about 3 feet in the ground. The
> >first time was forgivable; the second time was irritating; the third time
> >was really agrivating; the fourth time, well, that's personal. It appears
> >that a good sturdy wooden post just isn't up to the likes of what drives
> >through the neighborhood. I doubt a wooden post does a great deal of damage
> >to a car's bumper. It's time to get serious about this matter. This time
> >it's going to be a hefty metal post of some sort. One, that next time,
> >won't be the only thing left with damage. Does anyone have any suggestions
> >as to the type of metal post I should use? Do steel posts hold up for a
> >reasonably long time once they're cemented in the ground? Is there anything
> >better? Is there anything that can be done to prepare a metal post that
> >will extend it's life in the ground? Also, has anyone ever used an electric
> >jackhammer? Do they work reasonably well? Are they tough to use? Before
> >putting a new post in the ground, the old concrete is going to have to be
> >broken up and removed to get ready for a new post. I'm hoping to do this
> >with an electric jackhammer. Lots of questions, I know. Any help is
> >greatly appreciated.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Ed Przybylek
> >
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