Protecting and Designing Your Letterbox

A good letterbox

It is important that your letterbox be protected against thieves and vandals and other elements. Nowadays, it has become a problem and they are proved to be annoying in some residents.

It is best that you protect your letterboxes from being snatched away from the neighborhood. Even more, vandalism is a problem in the society and having your precious letterboxes victimized with this unacceptable behavior will cause you to repaint it again and again. You don’t want to re-build your mailbox around ten times or more.

In designing your letterbox, there are lots of things that you have to consider. Letterboxes vary widely in size and style and its placement so it would be better if you considered those to have the perfect letterbox for your home or office. In some areas, Australian post requires rural mailboxes are of specific size and height and is positioned to be accessibly easy by rural delivery drivers. So it is also important that you check your local post for the specific size and height.

Usually rural boxes must have a minimum size of 400mm deep x 270mm wide x 270mm high, with a flag attached to indicate that the mailbox is awaiting collection. More so, the boxes must have an easy access with a front-facing, non-locking hinged door and it should fit a posting aperture that is huge enough for magazines that are quite large. It is best that it be placed inside without bending or opening the door. The aperture should not be less than 250mm x 30mm and the mail should drop out of sight to keep it secure.

It is highly recommended that that the letterbox is situated in a safe and easy-access area in all weather conditions so your postman can reach it without difficulty and without them having to get out of their vehicle if possible. In some cases the letterbox may not be positioned at the gate so it is also essential that you seek local by-laws and traffic regulations are complied with it.

To make your letterbox more personalized and for the postman to easily deliver the mails, your box should have the street/road number of your property clearly printed on the box numerals at least as high as 25mm. you can also use your name and initials if you preferred.

The recommended height of your mailbox is between 1m and 1.2m from the ground so the delivery service won’t have to get of the vehicle. Having a letterbox that complies with all community requirements will make mails delivered safe and sound.

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