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You are at Home Installation and Maintenance Windsor Panels Installing Windsor Mailbox Columns

Installing Windsor Mailbox Columns

A faux stone mailbox post installation is an easy weekend project that can yield impressive results for any DIYer. Simply follow the instructions below to get professional-looking results.

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Post Preparation- The mailbox is designed to fit over a standard 4” x 4” pressure treated post.
Do not install in grass or lawn. The enclosure can by damaged by lawn or garden equipment.
Please consider these points before installing:
A. The post should be securely set over landscape material.
B. The front and side edges of the post should be 9” back from the finished front and sides of the mailbox when installed. Allow setback from any grass.
C. Make sure the front post face is EXACTLY parallel to the direction you want the mailbox to face. If the post is off, the mailbox will not face the desired direction.
D. Make sure the post is plumb in both directions. If the post is not plumb, the mailbox will be crooked or skewed.
E. Leave the post long, until the exact height has been measured. It should be at least 36” above the ground.

1. Attach the Bottom Ring - Remove the bottom ring of the mailbox and slide down over the post with the lip facing down. Level the ring at the desired height and secure using 4 (four) 2” screws. 2. Cut the Post to Correct Height - Measure up 35”from the top of the attached bottom ring. Use a speed square and mark a line at this height. Cut the post to this height, being careful to cut the top of the post top level. Note: If you cut long, it is easy to backfill the bottom after the installation.


3a. Place the Mailbox Enclosure – Slide the Mailbox assembly over the post, looking through the mailbox opening to line up the second inner ring and the post.
     

3b. Seat the bottom of the assembly onto the bottom Ring. Make sure the lip seats against the rim of the assembly. Attach enclosure to rings with 2” screws.

3c. Seat the 3rd ring firmly over the top of the post. Place 4 2” screws through the top of the 3rd ring into the top of the post.

4a. Attach the Metal Mailbox - Tilt the mailbox so the rear top lip passes through the opening first, then slide the mailbox across the mounting block.

     

4b. Slide the mailbox until the mailbox side holes line up with the preset threads on the mounting block of the 3rd ring.

4c. Using 4 butterfly screws, hand tighten until snug.

5a. Attach the 4th Ring - Fish both the connector and the plug wires up from the eyebrow, and set the 4th ring, making sure the lip of the ring seats firmly into the mailbox enclosure. (Note: Spoke ring is shown for instruction purpose. The ring in kit will be solid with one hole.)

     

5b. Secure with three (3) - 2” screws per side.

6a. Attach the Cap - Place a small amount of clear silicone adhesive around the bottom of the solar collector and firmly press into the depression of the cap.

6b. Plug the wire into the input of the collector.

     

6c. Attach the connector from the address block lights to the connector from the cap. For best results, place the cap so the collector faces south.

6d. Put the cap in place, making sure the cap is fully seated and level.

6e. Use four (4) 3” screws to attach the cap. Use one (1) screw per face. Start the screw from the bottom of the cap lip, and drive the screw at a steep angle so as to pass through the rock face into the cap. DO NOT go through the top of the cap. DO NOT over tighten. Do not use sealant on the cap to secure it, as you will need to access the solar collector for battery changes. When necessary, back out the 4 3” screws and remove the cap.

     

7a. Touch up – Caulk around the mailbox and also fill the ex-posed screw heads along the bottom of the mail-box.

7b. Fill the screw heads, feathering the caulk slightly over the rock face to insure smooth transition.

7c. After the caulk has set, use the appropriate paint (Light, Medium or Dark) to fully cover the caulk. Feather the paint out over the rock face.

     
 

7d. Dab the paint brush into the small bag of sand and dab onto the painted surface to match the

7e. Finished

 
     
     
     

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