refresh your mailbox, plus increase its function, with this custom building project.
Every home needs a mailboxyou might as well make yours stand out!
Build your own DIY mailbox station with our expert tips.
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This model conveniently holds two mailboxes and includes a newspaper slot.
Your mail carrier will thank you!
How to Build a DIY Mailbox
Boost the look of your home with this intermediate building project.
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Supplies Needed
Cut List:
Complete Step 1 before making your cuts.
Glue them together at the edges.
Clamp them together and let dry.
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Repeat with four more 8-foot boards.
Once both are dry, use atable sawto cut them down to size, starting with your largest cuts.
The arc should end at one corner of the board.
(you could also use a 5-gallon bucket to trace an arc.
)Use a jigsawto cut out the rounded edges.
Drill pilot holes, glue with exterior glue, and attach using 1-1/4-inch exterior screws.
Flip the box over, and repeat with the board for the top of the cubby box.
(There will be an overhang of about 3/4 inch on either side of the top.)
Pre-drill pilot holes,glue, clamp, and screw togetherwith 1-1/4-inch exterior screws.
Attach the two pole box cleats to the top inside of the box with 1-1/4-inch screws.
Attach the cubbies to the box using 1-1/4-inch screws.
Drill from the cubby box’s inside into the pole box’s front side.
Attach the angle cleats at the mark and below the cubbies with 1-5/8-inch screws for support.
Step 7: Attach DIY Mailboxes
Add house numbers to the fronts and sides of your mailboxes.
Screw in spacers with 1-1/4-inch screws to the bottoms of the DIY mailboxes.
Screw the mailboxes to the top of the cubby box with a right-angle drill or screw in by hand.
Center and attach the 28-inch long cap board to finish the top of the box.
Add trim pieces to the base of the pole box, with the shorter pieces inside the longer pieces.
(Sand or cutthese pieces down, if needed.)
Use 1-1/4-inch screws to attach.
Grab a friend to help you carry the cover outside and lift it over your existing mailbox pole.
check that it’scentered and level, and attach the box to the pole using lag bolts.
