Hello everyone,
We are currently considering getting a parcel box and replacing a regular mailbox. The dimensions are 37cm (15 inches) deep x 50cm (20 inches) wide x 116cm (46 inches) high, and the weight is just under 25kg (55 lbs).
Since it probably isn’t enough to simply place it on paving stones, how would you recommend securely fastening it? We would like to have the box in the front yard at the property boundary facing the street, so that the mail and parcel carriers don’t have to walk all the way up to the driveway.
I was thinking of digging a 40cm x 50cm (16 inches x 20 inches) hole and creating a small concrete foundation there using quick-setting concrete. Is that a good approach? Will it hold? Is there anything I should keep in mind?
Does anyone here have a parcel box like this, and how did you install it?
Thanks in advance for your help!
We are currently considering getting a parcel box and replacing a regular mailbox. The dimensions are 37cm (15 inches) deep x 50cm (20 inches) wide x 116cm (46 inches) high, and the weight is just under 25kg (55 lbs).
Since it probably isn’t enough to simply place it on paving stones, how would you recommend securely fastening it? We would like to have the box in the front yard at the property boundary facing the street, so that the mail and parcel carriers don’t have to walk all the way up to the driveway.
I was thinking of digging a 40cm x 50cm (16 inches x 20 inches) hole and creating a small concrete foundation there using quick-setting concrete. Is that a good approach? Will it hold? Is there anything I should keep in mind?
Does anyone here have a parcel box like this, and how did you install it?
Thanks in advance for your help!
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Buchsbaum06618 Jun 2024 22:09Why Quick-Set Concrete?
You can also just use regular screed concrete. Just add some steel reinforcement. That should be completely sufficient.
You can also just use regular screed concrete. Just add some steel reinforcement. That should be completely sufficient.
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MachsSelbst18 Jun 2024 22:19Especially since the dry concrete C25/30 is usually by far the cheapest option in all hardware stores.
At the big H, 14 cents per kilogram... landscape concrete, quick-set concrete 34 cents per kilogram.
I mean... if you have it and want to install the parcel box the very next day, go ahead. Otherwise, you just wait two weeks and save a good amount of money...
For a foundation measuring 40cm x 50cm x 80cm (16in x 20in x 31in) = 0.16m³ (5.7ft³), you need almost 300kg (660 lbs) of concrete.
At the big H, 14 cents per kilogram... landscape concrete, quick-set concrete 34 cents per kilogram.
I mean... if you have it and want to install the parcel box the very next day, go ahead. Otherwise, you just wait two weeks and save a good amount of money...
For a foundation measuring 40cm x 50cm x 80cm (16in x 20in x 31in) = 0.16m³ (5.7ft³), you need almost 300kg (660 lbs) of concrete.
I will try to answer the questions all at once:
The soil is mostly clay. I quickly poured concrete into the space because it seems you can mix it well directly in the hole. I want to do this only once and don’t have a container large enough or the experience for mixing it elsewhere. As a layperson, that seemed the easiest approach based on the YouTube tutorials I watched. I haven’t really looked at the prices yet. I also wouldn’t have expected to need 300kg (660 pounds).
The soil is mostly clay. I quickly poured concrete into the space because it seems you can mix it well directly in the hole. I want to do this only once and don’t have a container large enough or the experience for mixing it elsewhere. As a layperson, that seemed the easiest approach based on the YouTube tutorials I watched. I haven’t really looked at the prices yet. I also wouldn’t have expected to need 300kg (660 pounds).
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elminster19 Jun 2024 12:21jrth2151 schrieb:
I’ll try to answer the questions all at once:
The soil is mostly clay. I quickly threw concrete into the space because it seemed you can mix it directly in the hole. I want to do it just once and don’t have a container big enough or the know-how. From what I saw in the YouTube tutorials, this looked easiest for a beginner. I haven’t really checked the prices yet. I also didn’t expect to need 300kg. For the mentioned dimensions of 40 x 50 x 80 cm (16 x 20 x 31 inches), that’s 160 liters (42 gallons) of concrete. So roughly 12 bags of the 25 kg (55 lb) landscape concrete mix that I use for this kind of work. One bag yields about 13 liters (3.4 gallons).
You can mix it step-by-step in a 90-liter (24-gallon) container.
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nordanney19 Jun 2024 13:01jrth2151 schrieb:
I quickly poured ready-mix concrete into the space because it’s possible to mix it well directly in the hole.You can do that with the cheaper screed concrete bags as well. Better: take, for example, B1 screed concrete from Toom, a bucket, a mixer or a shovel (yes, that works fine), and a garden hose, and spend about 20 minutes mixing it. Digging and building a small formwork takes considerably more effort.
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MachsSelbst19 Jun 2024 13:15Well... if you only do it once, a mixer and a bucket are enough. In that case, you can actually use the more expensive ready-mix concrete, and in the end, it’s cheaper than renting all the tools first.
For most people here, this question probably doesn’t arise, because anyone who makes curbstones or foundations for a garden shed themselves usually already has the necessary tools.
For most people here, this question probably doesn’t arise, because anyone who makes curbstones or foundations for a garden shed themselves usually already has the necessary tools.
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