Interior and exterior steel mailboxes

One of the first criteria used to classify the mailboxes of communities of owners, is whether they are manufactured for placement Interior and exterior .

They have a cover on the front mouth of the mailbox that protects its interior , a visor that isolates the body of the mailbox from the outside.

They can be placed inside and outside the houses , protected with an enclosure around it or embedded in the wall.

This class of mailboxes are made of corrosion-resistant materials :

aluminum , stainless steel , galvanized steel or electro- galvanized sheet steel . In any case, it is always recommended to install mailboxes in places covered or sheltered from the rain; If this is not possible, the best option when installing a mailbox outside is the choice of aluminum as it is the material with the highest corrosion resistance.

Mailboxes that have a resistance to water penetration : they must be prepared for installation in coastal, industrial or high humidity areas . The European Standard UNE EN 13724 says that outdoor mailboxes must pass a rain test in which, for 10 minutes, the mailboxes are exposed to a water flow of 16 liters and the volume of water penetrated must not exceed 1 cubic cm .

They are vandal-proof mailboxes :

They provide security against theft, including a security ramp at the mouth of the anti / theft mailbox , which makes it difficult for the hand to enter through the mouth. Sloped up on horizontal mailboxes and down on vertical mailboxes.

GROUPED OUTDOOR MAILBOXES

The grouped outdoor mailboxes are mailboxes with a horizontal format in which their depth can vary from 25 to 38 cm. They allow grouping a large number of mailboxes while occupying a small area . They can be installed in 3 ways:

Recessed in the wall - Inside a hole and with a complement of perimeter flashing to match the mailboxes, it makes the union of mailboxes and the wall more harmonious.

Fixed to the wall - Mailboxes with an envelope of around 5 pieces to make the grouping completely watertight, and hung from the wall where they are installed.

With supports to the ground - Mailboxes that also have the envelope around 5 pieces and the grouping of the mailboxes is installed with supports that are screwed or buried in the ground.