Before installing your classic Whitehall mailbox post, consult your local branch of the US post office for road setback requirement and height from roadbed or curb. Post is designed for a 40” average height from ground to base of mailbox.

1) Purchase a  4” x 4” x 48” piece of treated lumber from your local lumber yard or home center.

2) From post office recommended road setback line add 9” and mark position on ground for front edge of post.

3) Place the 4”x 4” post into the hole so that the face of the post is at the marked line  leaving at least 18” out of the ground.

4) Partially backfill the hole around the post. Using a level make sure the post is vertical.

5) Complete the back fill of the post hole packing the earth firmly. Recheck for vertical and adjust if necessary, then repack soil.Note: For a more permanent installation you may use concrete mix to backfill the hole unless it is against local post office or county road commission guidelines.

6) Slide aluminum post over the partially buried 4×4 with the two bolt holes positioned away from the road and the aluminum post resting on the ground.

7) Plumb the aluminum post to vertical and use 2 –  1/4” x 2” lag bolts provided to secure aluminum post to treated post.

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