Build a Custom Mailbox | How to build a mailbox and install a mailbox post the RIGHT way

Build a Custom Mailbox | How to build a mailbox and install a mailbox post the RIGHT way

In this video, I show you step by step how to:

1. Build a custom mailbox using inexpensive construction materials
2. How to install a mailbox post the RIGHT way and anchor it with concrete
4. How to stain a mailbox to increase its weather resilience
3. How to install house numbers on your mailbox

Timecodes below:
0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Planning (the boring stuff)
1:33 - Cutting the 1X6 pressure treated lumber to size
2:43 - Attaching the 1X6's to the 4x4 post
3:10 - Bending the front face of the mailbox
3:23 - Installing blocking and plywood inserts (bug screens)
4:07 - Installing the bent front face (how to curve the board)
4:42 - Digging the hole and Installing the mailbox post with concrete and a post level
5:36 - Staining the Mailbox
5:49 - Cutting and staining the wood piece behind the mailbox
6:15 - Attaching the back piece of wood to behind the mailbox
6:27 - Attaching the house numbers to the mailbox
7:18 - THE BIG REVEAL
7:35 -Outro

Affiliate links to products used in the video:

Mailbox: https://amzn.to/3nyzOMA
Stain (I used a gel stain from Home Depot - but this is similar): https://amzn.to/3r4wr1Y

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Видео Build a Custom Mailbox | How to build a mailbox and install a mailbox post the RIGHT way канала Andrew Thron Improvements