How to Build a Brick Mailbox in Pictures

Pictures are worth a thousand words. Follow the pictures in this post to see how to build brick mailbox. You should also check out the more detail article Building a Brick Mailbox Like a Professional that contains a detailed step by step on how to build a brick

STEP 1 Prepare Location and Build Block Core

 

Mixing concrete for the brick mailbox

 

Materials for building the brick mailbox

 

Using concrete blocks to get to ground level

 

Building first course of bricks

STEP 2 Start the First Course of Bricks

 

Leveling the second course of bricks

 

Clearing concrete from back

 

Half way done building the brick mailbox

 

Laying bed for the next course of bricks

STEP 3 Placing Newspaper Containers and Plastic Mailbox

 

After newspaper delivery tubes are in place

 

Leveling plastic mailbox with stone number in place

 

Leveling plastic mailbox

 

The first course of bricks cut at an angle

 

Detailed look of engraved stone number

 

Left side of brick mailbox

STEP 4 Brick Arch and Finishing Touches

 

Start arch using stones

 

Combine stone and mortar to support arch

 

Very last brick for the brick mailbox

 

Detail of last brick

 

Detailed look of the engraved stone number

 

Close up of brick mailbox before clean up

 

Brick Mailbox finally done

 

Beautiful Brick Mailbox