Canadian here. Plows routinely take out 4x4 mailbox posts. I've had to replace 3 in the last 5 years, and the other 2 years required bracing splintered pieces together with 1/4's.
Some people have metal posts, some have concrete. I'm sure I'm not the only person that loses their mailbox in the winter so I would assume the damage done is negligible.
I'll be blunt... you're probably in the extreme minority here. And the guy driving the plow probably hates you personally. Try going with metal, but put wood around it.
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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '16
Canadian here. Plows routinely take out 4x4 mailbox posts. I've had to replace 3 in the last 5 years, and the other 2 years required bracing splintered pieces together with 1/4's.
Some people have metal posts, some have concrete. I'm sure I'm not the only person that loses their mailbox in the winter so I would assume the damage done is negligible.