Friday, January 30, 2009

Thermoplastic finish for Picnic tables,Outdoor commercial furniture and trash recepticles

Termoplastic finish is weather resistant and comes in a variety of color choices but is it Graffiti Proof?

Yes! No more having to spend countless hours and elbow grease to get rid of graffiti from your furniture. A Thermoplastic finish will not only provide you with a weather resistant finish, you can also easily wash away any graffiti that a person has left behind by using a common aerosol. First, you will need to spray the offending graffiti with WD-40 and watch as it disappears from the surface in just a few seconds. Then, you can wipe the area with a dry cloth so that the piece of outdoor furniture is returned back to its original condition.

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Thursday, January 29, 2009

Commercial, Residential, Home, Rural & Locking USPS Approved Mailboxes

What are some of the requirements for a USPS approved residential, locking, home & commercial USPS approved mailboxes?
The United States Postal Service has certain specifications that they require all residential mailboxes to follow in order for them to deliver mail to it. Here are a few things that a residential mailbox must follow in order to be USPS approved:

Curbside mailboxes must be of one of three sizes.
Small mailboxes (T1) are five inches wide, six inches tall and 18 ½ inches long. Medium mailboxes (T2) are six inches wide, seven inches tall and 19 inches long. Large mailboxes (T3) are eight inches wide, 11 ½ inches tall and 22 ½ inches long. Curbside mailboxes need to have their post located six to eight inches from the curb and 42-46 inches high measured from the lawn to the top of the mailbox. Posts with a vertical arm cannot extend six inches from the curb.

A mailbox that can lock must have a large enough slot to be able to hold the family’s daily mail volume. The USPS will not open a locked mailbox and will not accept a key. Private carriers can deliver newspapers in receptacles if the receptacle:
Does not touch the mailbox

Does not cover a mailbox flag or interfere with the USPS delivering mailDoes not extend past the front of the mailbox when the door is closed.

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USPS Approved Residential, Rural, Home & Commercial Locking Mail Boxes

What are some of the requirements for a USPS approved residential mailbox?

The United States Postal Service has certain specifications that they require all residential mailboxes to follow in order for them to deliver mail to it. Here are a few things that a residential mailbox must follow in order to be USPS approved:


Curbside mailboxes must be of one of three sizes.
Small mailboxes (T1) are five inches wide, six inches tall and 18 ½ inches long.
Medium mailboxes (T2) are six inches wide, seven inches tall and 19 inches long.
Large mailboxes (T3) are eight inches wide, 11 ½ inches tall and 22 ½ inches long.
Curbside mailboxes need to have their post located six to eight inches from the curb and 42-46 inches high measured from the lawn to the top of the mailbox. Posts with a vertical arm cannot extend six inches from the curb.


A mailbox that can lock must have a large enough slot to be able to hold the family’s daily mail volume. The USPS will not open a locked mailbox and will not accept a key.
Private carriers can deliver newspapers in receptacles if the receptacle:
Does not touch the mailbox

Does not cover a mailbox flag or interfere with the USPS delivering mail does not extend past the front of the mailbox when the door is closed.

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