| Curbside mailboxes are immensely popular in | | | | be made as accurate replicas of the home's |
| many communities. In fact, curbside mailboxes are | | | | appearance or in some cases they are themed |
| required by homeowners association rules in many | | | | versions of the home. Usually, the door of the |
| subdivisions. But how do you balance the | | | | mailbox is incorporated either as the front door of |
| convenience, style and in some cases necessity | | | | the house or perhaps the garage door. |
| of a curbside mailbox with your need to have a | | | | Another of the most popular styles that have |
| secure and safe environment for your mail. One | | | | come to the genre of curbside locking mailboxes |
| way would be to use one of the many different | | | | is the birdcage. For those who think that the brick |
| styles of curbside locking mailboxes that are hot | | | | pillar is just to commercial and cookie cutter or |
| these days. | | | | that the doll-house is just a little too whimsical for |
| Curbside locking mailboxes come in a wide variety | | | | their taste, the birdcage is an excellent choice. |
| of styles that are great to suit any neighborhood | | | | The Birdcage design is beautiful and stylish. It is a |
| image or yard design. You can get curbside locking | | | | elegant design that fits easily into almost any |
| mailboxes at your local home improvement | | | | upscale environment. Usually, made from wrought |
| retailer, or you can create your own with a little | | | | iron and Plexiglas the birdcage is also extremely |
| imagination and basic skills. | | | | easy on upkeep. Being able to be cleaned with a |
| The traditional model for curbside locking | | | | garden hose inside and out. The birdcage design is |
| mailboxes is the "brick pillar" this is a round or | | | | also large and roomy. This allows even large |
| square pillar about four feet high that surrounds a | | | | priority mail envelopes and small boxed packages |
| locking mailbox fully and permanently. This option | | | | to be put inside easily. |
| is nice if you have a brick faced home ad many | | | | No matter what style of curbside locking mailbox |
| of the newer subdivision designs have brick pillar | | | | you choose, there are a few things to keep in |
| curbside locking mailboxes already installed when | | | | mind when purchasing or designing your mailbox. |
| the homes are sold. The best feature about brick | | | | Make sure that the curbside locking mailboxes |
| pillar curbside locking mailboxes is the fact that | | | | that you choose from are United States |
| they cannot be stolen or destroyed in order to | | | | Postmaster Approved, otherwise, the mail carriers |
| get to the mail inside so they make an excellent | | | | may not use your mailbox for your deliveries. You |
| choice if you regularly receive high-value mail at | | | | should also make sure that the mailbox that you |
| your home, or if you use your home to receive | | | | choose is large enough to accommodate the mail |
| some of your business mail. | | | | volume that you have. You should also look for |
| Another popular choice in mailboxes is the doll | | | | mailboxes that have replaceable locks or that |
| house. This style of curbside locking mailboxes is | | | | have keys that are duplicate at your local post |
| designed and built to look like the front of the | | | | office or the manufacturer, just in case you lose |
| home that it sits in front of. These curbside | | | | both of the keys that come with the mailbox. |
| locking mailboxes are hugely popular as they can | | | | |