How to Install a Temporary Mail Box Without a Post Hole Digger

Last Updated: April 28, 2021

Do you need a inexpensive temporary mailbox for your home? This is about as cheap a temporary Mailbox as you can make. It's also pretty simple to do. Here is how to install a mailbox without much tools.

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You may need to stake it out to hold it straight until the concrete is set.
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Screw the 1x4 to top of post with the post centered on post side to side and a little toward one end using 4 long deck screws.
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If you leave it drill or punch holes around the bucket at the level of the concrete to allow water to drain.

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By screwing the 1x4 onto the post toward one end of the 1x4 and facing the Mailbox in the direction of the long end, the box will stick out past the edge of the bucket. Your mailman will appreciate it.

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Check with the post office and make sure they will deliver to a temp Mailbox and the required height.

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Things You'll Need

Five gallon bucket
One bag Concrete mix
One 4x4 post 4 feet (1.2 m) long (or two 2x4s screwed together)
One 1x4 two feet long
4 long deck screws
4 short deck screws
One Mailbox

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