MayneNewport Plus Mailbox Post with Standard Arm – Weather-Resistant, Durable Classic Design – Easy-to-Install Outdoor Mailbox Post

Hello, I really don’t know why people were struggling with this item. Dig a hole 2 feet into the ground, put a 4x4 treated wood post into the ground with 56 inches exposed. Place the post in the hole, fill the 2 foot hole with concrete, make sure the 4x4 treated wood post is level, I used string to fasten it down to the ground to make it level. Once the concrete is dried and 4x4 treated wood post is sturdy, slide the decorated post cover over the 4x4 treated wood post that’s already been installed into the concrete. That’s done. With the support arm yes I agree that it’s not the sturdiest assembly if you have a heavier mailbox but it’s also not hard to reinforce it to be stronger. Attach the support arm following the directions they gave you with 2 bolt screws and a 3 inch regular screw. Then I added a piece of white Azec treated wood (Could use any type of wood) under the mailbox n screwed it into the mailbox support arm. I put my mailbox on top of the mailbox support arm and proceeded to screw 2 screws into the back of the mailbox directly into the 4x4 treated wood post, 2 screws on each side of the mailbox support arm (4 screws in total) and 2 screws on the inside of the mailbox going downward into the mailbox support arm. There’s more holes that you could add more screws but I felt it was sturdy enough with the amount of screws I used. Again it’s not a hard process maybe it takes a little time but I thought the product was a good product and it looks really nice. Also I just installed it so hopefully I don’t bite myself in the butt and something horrible happens haha. Good luck people and Enjoy!

I am giving this 5 stars because it is exactly what we paid for - a $ 95.00 mailbox post. And you expected Walpole Woodworkers quality for $ 95.00 ?? As has been previously noted in other reviews, we used a 8' - 4" x 4" post cut down to approx. 90" - 54" in post + 36" in ground. With the actual mailbox secured to the arm ( a piece of 1" wood properly sized to fit the bottom of the mailbox screwed to the arm and the mailbox screwed thru the bottom sides of the mailbox to this piece of wood) we used the 2 holes on the back section of the arm support as a template and screwed 2 holes thru the back of the mailbox. We them removed the mailbox and again using the 2 holes of the back section of the arm support as a template, we drilled 2 holes thru the actual post with the 4 x 4 inside. We then secured the mailbox to the arm and using 2 - 6" bolts, we ran the bolts thru the back of the post to the inside of the mailbox and secured them. We then pushed the bottom support piece of the arm up a bit and secured that to the upright post with a lag bolt. It looks great and it now has the look and feel of a $ 300.00 mailbox post at 1/3rd of the cost.

The postal regulations state that the bottom of the mailbox sit 45" above the road surface. If your installation location is perfectly flat that won't be a problem with this post cover. I live in the country however and there is a ditch running alongside our road as there are along many residential roads. The road slopes away to the ditch and then back up to our yard. We installed our post on a 4x4 post set in concrete, leaving about 6" between the ground and where the bottom of the post falls and our mailbox is still only 43" above the road surface even with the arm mounted as high as possible on the post. This isn't necessarily a 'fault' of the mailbox but something I wish I had considered before purchasing so I thought I would mention it for others with similar situations. Luckily our mail carrier isn't checking with a tape measure and close enough is cutting it. I do think the mailbox would look better if it was mounted a little lower on the post like pictured in the listing but I can't camouflage any more than about a six inch gap with a little flowerbed because of the ditch.As far as the mailbox itself...it's pretty! But it did come with some gouges and scrapes on it even though the box it shipped in was undamaged. I wasn't too worried about it because it's cosmetic but it was a little disappointing to pay so much for a piece of plastic and it not be perfect.Also, the directions are pretty terrible, they're for every mailbox Mayne makes and confusing. It said to only leave 48 inches of post sticking up but you'll definitely want post going all the way to the top of the cover as the post arm and mailbox have to screw into something solid.I bought the lightest plastic mailbox I could find and the support arm still feels wimpy to me. Kinda wished I purchased the version with the paper holder even though we don't get the paper just for a little extra stability. Somebody someday may want the paper and unless my mailbox gets taken out be a garbage truck it should be standing for quite some time :)