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What Are Cluster Mailbox Units?
Tuesday October 09, 2018
Cluster mailbox units (CBUs) are the secure, efficient, and USPS-approved solution for centralized mail delivery in residential communities. Combining multiple locking mail compartments and integrated parcel lockers in one durable structure, CBUs are ideal for apartments, condominiums, HOAs, and master-planned neighborhoods seeking to streamline delivery, enhance security, and improve curb appeal. Endorsed by the United States Postal Service as the preferred method for new developments, CBUs offer significant cost savings over traditional curbside mailboxes while ensuring compliance with federal guidelines. Whether you’re building from scratch or upgrading existing infrastructure, understanding what CBUs are—and why they’re trusted by communities nationwide—is essential to modern mail system planning.
Learn More About CBUsThe Benefits of Choosing an Aluminum Curbside Mailbox
Friday October 05, 2018
Aluminum is often the preferred material used to make mailboxes. From single-dwelling curbside mailboxes to multi-unit mailboxes, this otherwise common metal offers several key benefits. So, if you’re planning to replace your mailbox in the near future, you consider choosing an aluminum model for the following reasons.
4 Signs It's Time to Upgrade Your Community's Mailboxes
Wednesday October 03, 2018
A mailbox is more than just a drop-off location for you and your family’s mail; it’s an essential element of your home’s curb appeal. It adds new color and designs that compliment your home’s exterior as well as its landscape. Over time, however, mailboxes will degrade and need replacing. So, how do you know when it’s time to upgrade your mailbox?
Cluster Mailboxes - More than Meets the Eye
Tuesday July 03, 2018
When Benjamin Franklin founded the first post office there was no such thing as a mailbox. Before the 19th century and really the 20th century, mail carriers delivered mail directly to the recipient. So if they were delivering a letter to a person's house they would knock on the front door and wait until someone answered to hand the letters. A study was done and it showed that the average mail carrier lost around 90 minutes a day because of this. Therefore in 1923 the Post Office Department mandated that all households must have a letter slot or mailbox to receive mail. While this worked there was no regulation on mailbox shapes. As America suburbanized more curbside mailboxes popped up.
View Article4 Low-Cost Ways to Upgrade Your Curb Appeal
Thursday May 17, 2018Does your home lack curb appeal? If you're putting your home on the market, beautiful curb appeal will make a good first impression on buyers and may even help increase the value of your home. But, even if you aren't looking to sell, curb appeal will create a warm, inviting environment and make your house stand out from all the others on the block.
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