Basic Post with Decorative Cover

Bought the post. Very strong as advertised. Here's how I installed it - one man job. I dug a hole to the proper depth plus 6 inches. I filled the hole with 3 inches of crushed stone bought at the hardware store. I also bought a white plastic pipe fitting that fit inside the 2 3/4" inner diameter of the pipe. I drilled holes in the base of the plastic piece to let water escape. That allowed the pipe to stand on its own, making it unnecessary to build something to hold the pipe upright. By adjusting the stones, I used a level to make sure the pipe was plumb. Then I used quick set cement from the hardware The pole was tight in 5 minutes as advertised. I then made a 11" x 22" form, leveled that and used high strength cement to build a cement base around the base of the pole. Any fool that wants to use their car to hit this post will have some bumper damage in return.The pad I made will eliminate any need to trim grass around the post. My riding mower now clears the mailbox easily. Finally I attached the mailbox and the decorative pieces around the base of the pole. I changed all the hardware and used stainless instead. for the base, I used special screws that require an Allen wrench (vs the Phillips provided)to slow anyone down who wants to make off with the decorative pieces.

The manufacturing quality and paint coating of the post, mount plate and decorative base are first class. The quality of the decorative base aluminum casting is quite impressive. All the parts have a very nice semigloss black finish, and there were no blemishes on exterior surfaces. As mentioned by others, the post seemed to be on the short side and in order to meet the USPS mailbox height requirement, and only about 12 inches of the post extended into the ground. But this seems to be sufficient for the quickset concrete I used to fill the hole around the post. The post and mounting plate are very rigid and my standard mailbox does not wobble or flex in its mounting. The only problem: 4 screws used to join the two halves of the decorative base were too long and bottomed out in the threaded holes before the halves fully pulled together. I bought shorter screws at the hardware store (1/2" vs supplied 3/4") and all was well. Nevertheless, I posted 5 stars due to the good design and quality of everything else.

1. It was challenging on the post length. It's 53.5" and not long enough. This should be 65" long. You need 41" from the bottom of your mailbox to the ground, then you have 12.5" of post. The post should be bury 24". I used 12" circular cardboard (12" deep) and mixed the cement.2. The four short screws were too big and did not fit the post cover. I had to go to the hardware store to get the right size. Other than that, it's all good!I'm only taking off 1 star for all that, I love it! Great quality. I came with a mounting plate, and I just love the decorative post cover.I couldn't be happier!

We are happy with this heavy metal mailbox post. It lasted fine through the winter and high winds and blends in well with the historic light poles on our street. Very happy with our purchase. No wear shown at all on it six months later

I bought this Architectural Mailboxes mailbox post to mount my Architectural Mailboxes Oasis Jr. locking mailbox. Installation was straight forward, and I mounted the post in concrete, so the post is very stable.The problem is that the top adapter plate allows the mailbox to mount to the top of the post, but it is made of thin sheet metal. Once the mailbox was mounted, it does not hold it very well and the mailbox wobbles significantly. Very Poor design, it will need some additional brackets so the mailbox doesn't break off the top of the post within a few weeks. So I get an 'extra' project to make my $100 mailbox post work. Not good, Architectural Mailboxes.Seriously, did Architectural Mailboxes ever even test this with their own mailboxes? It would have been apparent the minute it is mounted. And there is no way to test it until you cement the post in the ground, so its not like i can return it.Can't you even make a decent mailbox post? C'mon Architectural Mailboxes, this is your business!! This ain't rocket science. Just once I'd like to buy something and have it work without needing extra work on my part. Lame!! Did I mention it was made in China?

Missing screws & instructions looks good though.

I paired this with a white, large-sized Gibraltar "Tuff Body" mailbox and some custom-printed vinyl numbers from Minglewood. IMO it's quite attractive without being ostentatious.Installation Notes:1. The mailbox bracket should be attached *before* you set it in the concrete to make certain it is facing the right way. I say this because the screwholes should look like an "X" relative to the curb and not a "+".2. I had a handyman set the centerpost in about 50-60 pounds of concrete, and then gave it 3 or 4 days to cure before attaching the mailbox. It's solid as a rock.3. The decorative portion is a clam-shell design, so you don't need to worry about sliding it down over the top. Hence why you can attach the mounting bracket from the get-go.

Product is sturdy. Paint has peeled off the bottom. Haven’t had it a year yet.