Choose the right height letterbox?

May 27 2022 , 4 min reading time

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Choose the correct letterbox height?

Do you want to place a letterbox? Then some rules and laws have been drawn up that it must comply with. This helps the postal worker to deliver mail to your letterbox in a normal manner and without hindrance.

What you can choose entirely yourself is the shape and color of the letterbox. If you want a red mailbox, that's okay! It is also logical that you want a letterbox that matches the overall atmosphere and style of the home. It is very important that this does not resemble PostNL's orange mailboxes, the public mailboxes, to avoid confusion.

Some requirements have been set for the opening of the letterbox, the distance to the public road and the dimensions of the letterbox so that mail can be delivered easily.

Legal rules regarding the placement of the letterbox

You can place a letterbox wherever you want in the garden, provided it is as close as possible to the public road and no further than ten meters away. So if your home is more than 25 meters away from the road, your mailbox cannot be placed near the home.

There are also rules regarding the height of the letterbox, which may not be higher than 1.8 meters. The desired height of the insertion opening is 110 centimeters. The minimum height for the letterbox is 60 centimeters. There are also rules surrounding the design opening. The dimensions of the free insertion opening are at least 26.5 centimeters long in length and at least 3.2 centimeters wide. This is to ensure that the mail can easily pass through the insertion opening. The rules about the internal usable dimensions are 15 and 38 centimeters.

There are more requirements that a letterbox must meet. For example, the slot must be horizontal and located on a vertical plane. There is also a requirement that the mailbox is accessible without obstacles. The letterbox must also be safe and the postal worker cannot sustain any injuries.

It is also important that a house number is placed on the letterbox. There is often a house number at the front door, but for the sake of clarity for the postal worker, it is important that there is also a house number in the immediate vicinity of the mailbox. If this is not done, it may happen that no mail is delivered.

Rules about letterboxes placed in groups

There are some exceptions to the letterbox law. If you think of a cul-de-sac, this is not considered a public road because it is not considered a roadway for motor vehicles on public roads with more than two wheels. It may happen that placing the letterbox within 10 meters is a challenge, but here this must be as close as possible to a public road.

There are often collective mailboxes at a campsite or at recreation areas. As a result, the rule is that this must be located at the entrance of the building. It is mandatory that these mailboxes are arranged.

There are also exceptions and other rules regarding letterboxes in other collective buildings, such as apartment buildings. There are different rules that must be observed for all accessible homes on one level. In apartment buildings, all mailboxes are at the entrance. of a certain part of the flat should be placed together.

Mailboxes for the facade

The above rules apply if the front door is more than 10 meters from the public road, or for any exceptions. If your home is not that far from the street, it is also possible to receive a letter through a letterbox that is attached to the facade of the house.

This requires a less clear method of placement. Here too, it is important that the house number is visible, the letterbox is safe for the universal postal service provider and the dimensions are correct. But this can be a letterbox at the right height on the facade, but a letterbox in the front door is also suitable here.

If you prefer a single standing mailbox , then you can also place a facade mailbox on a pole so that it is separate from the house.

If you are looking for a suitable letterbox or need advice, you can contact us.

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