Mailbox that is not too deep

last year

Where can I find a mailbox that is only 4" deep. Most models I see are more than 7" deep.

Need to replace a mailbox that looked somewhat like the one in the picture right after the handyman ripped it out before figuring out the the replacement box is not going to fit in.

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Mark Bischak, Architect
last year
Can you find the name of the manufacturer somewhere on the existing mailbox?
kevin9408
last year
Sorry Joe but you won't find one. All USPS mail boxes must be approved by the post master of the united states, and if you look at any in the store you will see this stamped into into the metal frame.

If you make some nasty pile of a box that isn't approved the carrier can refuse to deliver to the boxes, and hope your carrier knows the regulations and does refuse. Would you want to shove 8" long mail into 4" long boxes all day?
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Mark Bischak, Architect
last year
This is close, looking for "apartment mailboxes".

https://www.globalindustrial.com/p/surface-mount-vertical-1250-series-4-door-mailbox-anodized-aluminum?infoParam.campaignId=WR&msclkid=676b58191b181f5bfa433c00b094cc67&adlclid=676b58191b181f5bfa433c00b094cc67
bpath
last year
That site’s smallest mailbox is 6 3/8” deep. You might have to check with other building owners where they got theirs, otherwise you (or the handyman) probably have to build out the structure to accommodate the new standard.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
last year
I need to see where that original one was on the house.Do you never get pkgs ? I do not understand the issue with going a proper depth or better yet a post with a milbox insted of attched to the house .
cjaxx
last year
What is behind the current mailbox that prevents you from using a deeper mailbox?
res2architect
last year
This style mailbox is common and approved by the USPS.
acm
last year
@kevin9408 -- I think they mean "deep" like back into wall, not like the length of the boxes top to bottom....
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JAN MOYER
last year
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Are you a landlord? Go to your LOCAL post office asap.

You are going to have trouble soon......: ) from any older tenant/owner.

Or.... cut back the NEW box to a 4" depth.

Folks?

Ask a postman. So LITTLE mail is actually what you would refer to as mail. Trust me, it fits in there, and they simply bend or fold. Catalogs and coupons? A bin in the foyer and nobody takes the copious "refuse". I toss it every week to recycle! Trust me. I live multi dwell.
Paul F.
last year
There is absolutely nothing wrong with it sticking out of the hole by a couple inches. Most I've seen are surface mounted anyway.
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JAN MOYER
last year
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Good point. They're all ugly anyway : ) Close the whole, get a bigger one to cover the entire mess