How to Install a Temporary Mail Box Without a Post Hole Digger

Last Updated: April 28, 2021

Do you need a inexpensive temporary mailbox for your home? This is about as cheap a temporary Mailbox as you can make. It's also pretty simple to do. Here is how to install a mailbox without much tools.

Steps

1
Pour concrete mix in bucket until it is about half full.
2
Add water as directed on bag and stir.

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3
Add more mix and water and stir until bucket is 3/4 full.
4
Place 4x4 post in center of bucket standing up straight. You may need to stake it out to hold it straight until the concrete is set.
5
Cut 1x4 to fit inside bottom of metal Mailbox.
6
Screw the 1x4 to top of post with the post centered on post side to side and a little toward one end using 4 long deck screws.
7
Place the Mailbox on the 1x4 and screw to 1x4 with short deck screws through holes on side of bottom edge.
8
Remove the bucket once the concrete is set or leave it. If you leave it drill or punch holes around the bucket at the level of the concrete to allow water to drain.