How to Protect Your Mailbox from Mailbox Baseball Destruction

If you live in a community where young people joyride through the streets playing mailbox baseball, you have probably wasted quite a bit of money buying new mailboxes. Instead of replacing, teach the vandals a lesson and create a mailbox baseball proof mailbox. Protecting your property is inexpensive and quite easy.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• Small plastic mailbox
• Larger mailbox
• Four by four or similar post
• Bag of cement
• Assorted screws
• Tools

1. Begin by removing the door from the smaller mailbox. You can throw this door away as you will not need it for the finished project.
2. Slip the small mailbox inside the larger mailbox while it is standing on end. Make sure the door of the large mailbox can close tightly over it. If your mailbox has bolts to attach it to the mailbox post, fit these into the holes in the bottom of the large mailbox and attach them to the post.
3. Follow the directions on the bag of cement to mix up a small batch. Keeping the small mailbox straight in the center of the large one, pour in the cement so it fills the cavity between the mailboxes. Allow this to dry thoroughly.
4. Plant the post deep in the ground, using cement if you wish. Some mailbox posts are now made with a large metal spike that is meant to stick into the ground. This works well if you have very dense soil.

Tips & Warnings

• Be sure to attach the post before cementing.