Does Lowes Install Mailboxes
Your mailbox get a lot of use, so whether you are moving into a new home or need to update the current mailbox you have, here is how to do it. Begin by removing the old mailbox.
Are installing a new mailbox at a new location, contact your local postmaster for guidance. Make sure that the site you have selected does not have underground. For more how-to videos visit Lowes.com/Videos. Shop our selection of Mailbox Posts & Stands in the Hardware Department at The Home Depot.
The tools needed are a spud bar, a post hole digger or shovel, a wheelbarrow, tape measure, screwdriver, post level, marking paint, gravel, a bag of concrete, a bucket for water, a mailbox post and a mailbox. To begin mark where you are going to be digging the hole for the mailbox. The postal service recommend that mailboxes are 41-45 inches tall and set back from the curb 6-8 inches. Using a post hole or shovel, dig your hole about 20 inches deep. Pour about 6 inches of gravel in the hole. Stick the post in the hole and double check the height.
Use a level to make sure the post is level. Pour the concrete in the hole, then pour about 3-4 inches of concrete in the hole. Wait about 40-45 minutes to let the cement dry, and add soil to the top of the concrete. 