Wall Mount Copper Mailbox

Advantages to Using a Wall Mount Copper Mailbox

A great way to add some style and create curb appeal for your home is to add a wall mount copper mailbox. These mailboxes take very little room and add a lot of personal style to your home and choosing copper has many added benefits. For example, copper does not rust and unlike most materials that degrade over time copper actually fortifies. This means that no matter what type of climate you live in your mailbox will last for years.

Before you do decide on a copper mailbox that is wall mounted you need to check with your local postmaster and find out whether you can use a wall mount and what the specifications are for installation. For example there will most likely be a height requirement and if you choose to have a locking mail box the post office does have very specific specifications for them.

Once you have the details worked out you can then go about finding the right mailbox for you. You can choose from the two styles of wall mount copper mailbox available, they are vertical and horizontal. Either style will adequately hold your mail for you so you may want to consider which style will look best with the shape and size of the area where you will hang it. Both of these styles have many decorative options to choose from.

You can choose a simple design or there are mailboxes that have a hammered finish. You can go shiny with a coat of sealer so it remains that way or you can have it unsealed so as time goes by you will get patina, a green color tint that naturally occurs on copper. Many places that sell these wall mount copper mailboxes also have designs molded into the sides and some offer customization like having your name imprinted on them, so you will have many different types to choose from.

There are also some advantages to having a wall mount mailbox. For example if you live in an urban area oftentimes the yards are very small and having to use some of it for a curbside mailbox just wastes your precious yard space. The other advantage is just being able to reach right outside your home to get your mail. This is especially great in cold or rainy weather.

Most manufacturers of wall mount copper mailboxes also give you the option of having a locking mechanism on them. You may want to consider this option especially with the increase of identity theft.  Many homeowners wonder if installing the mailbox by themselves is a viable options and the answer to that is "Yes." These mailboxes require very minimal effort and tools that you probably already own.

To install the mailbox you will need a tape measure, a screw gun and a level. The mounting hardware is usually supplied by the manufacturer. Just measure up from the ground to where the bottom of the mailbox should rest and draw a level. Next follow the manufacturer's instruction for the mounting hardware, place the bottom of the mailbox on your level line and use the screw gun to install. Make sure you are nice and level and now you are ready to receive mail in your wall mount copper mailbox.