ubject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post Completed
sounds great.
What did you decide to do with the siding/ vinyl repair?
On Sun, 6 Sep 2009, Edward Przybylek wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> I just want to say thanks for all the excellent suggestions and advice
> everyone provi
sounds great.
What did you decide to do with the siding/ vinyl repair?
On Sun, 6 Sep 2009, Edward Przybylek wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> I just want to say thanks for all the excellent suggestions and advice
> everyone provided on my mailbox problem. I installed the mailbox post
> yesterday with
He Ed,
Be sure to let us know what it sounds like when someone runs into it. That
will be the reward to all the hard work.
- Original Message -
From: Edward Przybylek
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 2:59 PM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
Hi all,
I just want to say thanks for all the excellent suggestions and advice
everyone provided on my mailbox problem. I installed the mailbox post
yesterday with a friend of mine. The final design is a conglomerate of
ideas from your posts. The new post, a six-by-six lenth of pressure trea
and buckled anyway!
>
> Jewel
>
> Original Message -
> From: "Edward Przybylek"
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 2:07 PM
> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
>
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> For the fourth time si
I recently had this with a clothes line pole.
We used the electric jack hammer and broke through. We cleared away and
drove a big pipe )2-3/8 id) intothe ground two feet deep.
If I then modify what we did to your situation, I'd just fill the rest
with concrete and concrete a large area around tha
If using PVC, make sure to get schedule 40 pipe, it is more imune to
ultraviolet deterioration. Pipe intended to be burried will deteriorate in
the sun rapidly and make a mess.
tom
.
Ron
- Original Message -
From: Edward Przybylek
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 11:41 AM
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
Hi Ron,
You're right about the big box stores not carrying large diameter metal
pipe. I called
: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 12:34 PM
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
Hi Bob,
What were the consequences of damaging the pipe? I just called Lowes and
spoke to someone about my project. He said he had to replace his post and
said he used 4 inch PVC p
k
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 8:59 AM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
Hi all,
Thanks for all the good information about mailbox posts. It sounds like the
way to go is a good steel post mounted in concrete. It also sounds like an
electric jackhammer is a
.
Jewel
- Original Message -
From: "Tom Fowle"
To:
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
> Where I live, in unincorporated Alameda county CA. mail is delivered to a
> slot
> in the wall by my front door. Very goo
ke a few moments to browse and enjoy
my original artwork at:
www.tigerfeathers.ca
- Original Message -
From: Dale Leavens
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
Victor!
We don't have mail delivery in th
Where I live, in unincorporated Alameda county CA. mail is delivered to a slot
in the wall by my front door. Very good. However sending mail
is getting hard. Street side post boxes are nearly gone, and the post office
is a mile and a half away. I most often just take things to work where we
have
: Thursday, August 27, 2009 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
Dale: When I lived in East Central Kansas for a while, we had a mailbox
where a section road intersected a blacktop road, and it was mounted on what
probably was a fence post. It was a convenient target for kids
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- Original Message -
From: Dale Leavens
Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009 4:23 pm
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
> Victor!
>
> We don't have mail delivery in this town. Many people get their
> mail dropped in a postal box at the
-
From: "Dale Leavens"
To:
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
> Victor!
>
> We don't have mail delivery in this town. Many people get their mail
> dropped in a postal box at the corner of a concession road or at the e
d you don't even know it.
- Original Message -
From: Victor
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
Hi Dale,
If you pay your taxes, then you most certainly have a right to how you get
Canada Post rules are probably different to the U.S. Postal service too.
- Original Message -
From: Betsy Whitney
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
Victor,
Please don't shoot
Victor in the United States of America, yes the post office can and does
dictate whee and how you will have a mailbox. case in point. I know my
mailman and on a rare occasion he brings something to my door but only
if I have something to sign for or a" c o d". and when my garbage pail
is in
Hi Dale,
If you pay your taxes, then you most certainly have a right to how you get
your mail delivered.
When you live in a particular county, you are essentially telling the county
that you agree to abide by their rules and policies.
In addition, by you paying your property taxes, you are giv
No problem, and thanks,
Betsy
At 10:06 AM 8/27/2009, you wrote:
>
>
>Hi Betsy,
>
>I'm sorry, I didn't mean to give you the impression that I was angry at you
>dear, I was just trying to convey my sentiments at someone telling me what I
>can and can't do with my own property. Sorry for the miscommun
Hi Betsy,
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to give you the impression that I was angry at you
dear, I was just trying to convey my sentiments at someone telling me what I
can and can't do with my own property. Sorry for the miscommunication.
Smiles.
Victor
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- Original Message -
From: Victor
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:04 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
Thanks for looking this up.
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From: Betsy Whitney
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
This is what I found on the
http://www.USPS.com
website.
It seems to me
: Thursday, August 27, 2009 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
I'm sorry, but no one is going to tell me where and how I'm going to put
down my own property.
I pay my taxes, and they get paid by my taxes to deliver the mail.
They will deliver that mail to me no ma
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
I'm sorry, but no one is going to tell me where and how I'm going to put
down my own property.
I pay my taxes, and they get paid by my taxes to deliver the mai
esn't sound too sound to me, water and
rot and all that.
- Original Message -
From: Dan Rossi
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
Ed,
Two things to tell you. The metal pipe sounds like a
Victor,
Please don't shoot this messenger. Someone asked if I would ask my
postal carrier about mailbox installation, and since I was on the
USPS site looking for something, I just copied what was there. Just
because I sent the information, doesn't mean that i agree with the policy.
Betsy
At 09:
I'm sorry, but no one is going to tell me where and how I'm going to put
down my own property.
I pay my taxes, and they get paid by my taxes to deliver the mail.
They will deliver that mail to me no matter where they have to go.
I feel it's my own prerogative whether I choose to make their live
hitney
>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 pla
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On Behalf Of Ron Yearns
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 11:46 AM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
I doubt if Home Depot or Lowes have anything that large. Plumbing supply
will sell only in 21 foot length. I would suggest a s
ne know if there is any truth to this?
>
> - Original Message -
> From: Edward Przybylek
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 9:07 PM
> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
>
> Hi all,
>
> For the fourth
oups.com
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
Ed,
The electric jack hammer will work fine. Soak the ground around the area
first and once you start hammering you might be able to pull out good sized
chunks when it breaks loose from the ground.
Knowing where you live and what the winters are like,
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&#
concrete without worrying about bracing it for level and such.
> Ron
> - Original Message -
> From: Lee A. Stone
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
>
>
>
> that metal pip
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
that metal pipe you might also get at a local plumbing supply place. L
On
Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 08:59:47AM -0400, Edward Przybylek wrote:
>
Ed, You could just put a section of pipe in the ground. That would be easy to
work with and replace. Get a pipe that is threaded on one end and put a
coupling on it and pound it into the ground. Remove the coupling and turn on a
flange with bolt holes to fasten the mail box. Put nice reflect
ay, August 27, 2009 7:22 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
>
> that metal pipe you might also get at a local plumbing supply place. L
>
>
> On
> Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 08:59:47AM -0400, Edward Przybylek wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks fo
that metal pipe you might also get at a local plumbing supply place. L
On
Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 08:59:47AM -0400, Edward Przybylek wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> Thanks for all the good information about mailbox posts. It sounds like the
> way to go is a good steel post mounted in concrete. It a
Not only would I put a 4 inch pipe filled with concrete, I'd also incase the
pipe with concrete the height of a bumper.
- Original Message -
From: "Jewel"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
> One of our handype
I'd say it's B S!
- Original Message -
From:
To:
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 7:24 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
>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 p
Ed,
Two things to tell you. The metal pipe sounds like a good idea, and
easier than what I am about to tell you. My cousin's neighbor kept
getting his mailbox run down, so one day he went out, set up forms for a
cement post about a foot or so square and the proper height for a mailbox.
So he
Hi all,
Thanks for all the good information about mailbox posts. It sounds like the
way to go is a good steel post mounted in concrete. It also sounds like an
electric jackhammer is a good tool for removing the old concrete. Does
anyone know if places like Home Depot or Lowes carry 4-inch me
whatever you do , at the completin of this project might I suggest
you paint that new post the brightest yellow or brightest orange you
can find. I wanted to do that here but they did not like the idea we
too are on our fourth 4 by 4 post. I f I have to do it again I am
thinking of a long
Victor, that is even better than my idea. :) I like it. Some clown
knocked over the street sign in front of our house and I heard them
hit it, but it was snowing and I suspect they just were going to fast
to make the turn and glad I wasn't out there shoveling at the time.
THe town just ca
re is any truth to this?
>
> - Original Message -
> From: Edward Przybylek
> To: 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,
l box.
- Original Message -
From: Edward Przybylek
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 10:07 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
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>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 9:07 P
call your post office and ask them
jim
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09 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
Hi Edward,
My dad and I used a four inch diameter steel pipe, buried about four feet
into the ground, and protruding about four or five feet up. We filled it
with cement, and painted it yellow.
Let e just say that no one was able to break that puppy off, and the darn
thing has been there for
while the
plough lost its blade, or had it bent and buckled anyway!
Jewel
Original Message -
From: "Edward Przybylek"
To:
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 2:07 PM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> For the fourth time since I
any truth to this?
- Original Message -
From: Edward Przybylek
To: 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
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; th
Here is what I did for the mailbox post. Took a 4"x 4" x 10' and cut it in
half. Rounded the top cut end of one of the five foot pieces. Measured up 4
foot on that post and cut a groove half way through the thickness of the
post. The width of the 4" x 4" and cut a piece three foot long off the othe
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