Secure Mail

A very nice couple in Pelham called me and asked me over to take a look at their situation. It seems that in the middle of the night a "not so cautious traveler" swerved into their mailbox which was mounted onto a fairly heavy duty metal pole. Both the pole and the mailbox were crushed.
This new stone mailbox was fun for me because I needed to try to match the stonework on the home to the mailbox. Also, I built a couple of planters
to match the mailbox. My homeowners intend to plant mums in the coming days. Hopefully, I can swing around and take a picture or two of the mailbox dressed up.













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Brown Stone Mail Box

Bluff Park, Alabama.

You've Got Mail ! - Brown Stone Mail Box

One way to add to your curb appeal is to make an improvement to one of the first things a visitor sees when they happen upon your humble abode. The mail box!
This is a stone mail box I built a couple of months ago, South of Birmingham, AL. Aside from ditching the rotting wooden post that was the structure for the faded, black box, I also moved the location of the mail box to be more convenient for the homeowners. And, while yes, most of the new metal box is hidden behind stone, the homeowners and I agreed that an upgrade there was in order. The new box is larger than the old one and has a nice copper finish to it that was a nice compliment to the stone. Finally, the day after the finishing touches were done, I hid in some nearby bushes and watched as the postman delivered the mail. Yes! The mail was delivered successfuly and I was able to move on, with confidence, to the next job.

Stone mailbox

VIDEO ABOVE

I really enjoyed doing this job. It was my first stone mailbox and my clients felt comfortable with me doing the work. Just about the entire time I was working on this project, the homeowners were out of town. I was told that the lady of the house closed her eyes and she and her husband drove up. "How does it look?", she asked her husband. All is well. The homeowners are pleased and, of course, that is very important to me.