Customer Reviews

Solar Group PED0000B Large Cast Aluminum Pedestal Mailbox, Black

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I bought this model from Home Depot 5 years ago and installed it on a small poured concrete base that I created. This box is sturdy (can probably give a vandilizing bat a run for its money) and secure. Locking mechanism makes it difficult to pry open easily (heavy duty doors).

Pro: Sturdy, good lock (secure), functional, spacious.

Con: Mail gets wet in storms. Buy some silicone caulk and run a bead under the roof to waterproof (some wasps moved in one year, they thought it was a good house - now they have to chew through some caulk to get in). Now 5 years old the paint is peeling off badly, I need to strip it, prime it, and recoat it, not happy about that but it's doable. Lock needs occasional WD-40 treatment, but no more than 1-2 times a year.

Was the same price 5 years ago that Amazon is offering it for now, so the economy has nothing to do with it's cost.

I wanted a decent looking box when I moved in to the new house, this one looked the part and provided the function I wanted (security and resistant to abuse).

I recommend, but only if you seal the openings under the roof so your mail doesn't get wet. Manufacturer could have easily created a gasket to solve this problem but didn't.

Good luck in your secure mailbox searching.

I've been looking for a nice but sturdy mailbox that would handle our mail should we travel and not be able to retrieve our mail daily. I have tried a couple others only to find they leaked or were not quite up to standards as far as quality. We have a few acres in Hawaii so the sun and rain can be a problem at times. This box is so well made and at the same time very attractive. I did reinforce the pedestal with some steel rebar, just in case a vehicle or hurricane should meet up with it. I have also screwed the bottom into the cement block I prepared for the base. This baby isn't going anywhere. Our mailman loves it as it is quite easy for him to gain access. The only downside is oiling the key entry every month do to heavy rains, no big deal. We're quite happy with this purchase.
Thanks Amazon.

The box arrived in fine condition and was easy to assemble. Be prepared to create a solid cement pad with some depth. We added a wire screen cut to fit inside the bottom of the box to keep insects from entering and surprising us. Delivered mail is kept secure and dry. The box looks good beside our black iron fence. Small hands can reach into the slot, but it seems unlikely that mail could be extracted. This is a design dilemma because the slot needs to be large enough to accommodate bulky mail. Biggest surprise is the capacity. Box is roomy and will hold accumulated mail. Mail carrier loved it and told a neighbor she should look at ours when she said she was worried about security. Be advised, outgoing mail is not secure.

Absolutely love it! It was easy to assemble and it looks great. I was concerned about the quality of it, but it is heavy and gorgeous.

This mailbox, as sturdy as it appears, actually isn't. It took two grown men to figure out how to get the key, instructions and rest of pedestal out of the mailbox. Even though it was achieved, we also broke the mailbox in turn. After putting the mailbox back together, it wasnt that hard.
By the way, it is suggested that you get 80 lbs of cement to pour a slab. It is not like you dig a hole and put the pole in it.

Very easy to put together. Less than 20minutes.
stylish. love the fact that it has outgoing receptical.
Mail is not that secure-open flap & can put ur hand inside the the opening-well at least i can get my mail out without even opening the door.

the mailbox i had before was in a car accident!- it was not secure either...

We love our new mail box! Our brick mail box was knocked down for the third time so we decided to make a change this time. We were surprised how many people have told us how much they like our new mail box. Now if we can just keep people from running into it.

Check this out! This is a pretty good item, except, the key and instructions are locked inside!!!!! I contacted Amazon.com about this and they said this is common practice for Solar Group. They've gotten many calls about this issue. We tried calling Solar Group directly but their offices are closed. All we could do was laugh at the sheer stupidity. A mulitmillion dollar company actually locks the keys and instructions as a normal practice.

Our last mailbox was vandalized so we decided to get a more substantial one. This is it (so far). It's strong and pretty! Installation is definitely not easy (you need to put it into a concrete pad). But, if you're young enough and know how to do things like that, it's worth it. We are older, so we helped out our local economy by hiring a small construction to assemble and install it.

This locked mailbox is not only nice looking, but very functional too. I love that it locks and has a huge box for when I can't get my mail right away our when a customer is drooping off pay and I am not her to get it. Highly recommend!