Ready to sharpen your miter saw skills and build something practical that can actually make you money? In this video, I’ll show you how to build the perfect DIY mailbox post—a functional and ...

Give your mailbox a personality makeover! This easy DIY project adds color, charm, and a fun surprise inside using Outdoor ...

Learn how to build a homemade mailbox from PVC pipe, the mailbox is low-cost, requires no maintenance and is almost indestructible. Originally published as "PVC Power Mailbox" April/May 2002 ...

Build an indestructible brick mailbox. ... The first step is to remove your old mailbox. Its post may be set in concrete below the ground. If so, don’t just saw off the post.

ask before you build, city says. Longtime La Cañada resident Sunny Asch was pretty proud of the beautiful brick mailbox enclosure her contractor built a few weeks ago.

Or you can build your own post. (See right.) Regardless of the solution you choose, if you're putting in a new mailbox and post, call 811 before you dig to locate underground utilities.

The steps to install the mailbox shield are fairly simple: You start off by digging two holes with the post hole digger. The holes need to be 16 inches away from the side of the mailbox, and seven ...