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Brick Mailboxes in Greenville NC for Leaning Posts, Car Damage, and Mismatched Brick

Mailboxes and entrance columns built on a real footing, matched to your house, and placed where your carrier and North Carolina road rules allow. Zavala Masonry & Concrete LLC builds brick mailboxes in Greenville NC, plus stone faced mailboxes, brick columns at driveway entrances, and repairs and rebuilds after a hit. Every mailbox sits on a footing dug to firm soil at USPS height and setback, and we check the road right of way first, across Greenville NC and Pitt County.

  • Right of Way Checked First
  • Built on a Footing
  • Matched to Your Brick
  • USPS Height and Setback
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Brick and Stone Mailboxes, Entrance Columns, and Rebuilds Our Masons Build

From small jobs to large ones, we build:

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Brick Mailboxes

Each mailbox column gets a heavy gauge insert mortared in place. We match every masonry mailbox to your house brick and mortar color.
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Stone Faced Mailboxes

A stone mailbox from our crew has natural or manufactured stone over a block core, finished with a stone or cast cap.
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Driveway Entrance Columns

We build driveway entrance columns that frame a driveway or front walk. Our brick entrance pillars are set back where road rules require.
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Brick Mailbox Repair and Rebuild

Our repair work covers leaning, cracked, and hit mailboxes. We repair what is sound and rebuild what is not.
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Brick fences and garden walls are on brick and block walls, stone on the house is on stone installation, and entry steps are on steps, stoops, and porches.

Is a Brick Mailbox Allowed on
Your Road in Pitt County NC?

A masonry mailbox is not allowed in the right of way of many North Carolina state roads, so we check your road before we build. The right of way is the strip along the road that the road owner controls.

We check who maintains your road, whether NCDOT, the City of Greenville NC, or a private or HOA street, and where the right of way line sits. North Carolina makes it unlawful to place a mailbox that interferes with traffic or road maintenance. NCDOT can order a mailbox it considers a roadside collision hazard removed within 30 days of written notice, and failing to remove it is a misdemeanor.

On roads added to the state system after May 3, 1990, just non rigid posts like a 4×4 wood post are allowed in the right of way, not brick columns on rigid stands. Where brick is not allowed at the curb, we build brick columns just behind the right of way line and set the mailbox on a post where the carrier and road rules allow. For city streets, we check the rules for your street. See NCDOT mailbox guidance.

USPS Height and Setback Rules for Brick Mailboxes

A curbside mailbox should sit 41 to 45 inches above the road and 6 to 8 inches back from the curb.

  • Height

The bottom of the box or mail slot sits 41 to 45 inches above the road surface.

  • Setback

The box face sits 6 to 8 inches back from the curb, or from the road edge where there is no curb.

  • Markings

The house number goes on the box, and the flag goes on the right side where used.

  • Postmaster

We check with the local postmaster when moving a mailbox or where there is no curb.

See the USPS mailbox installation guide.

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Why Mailboxes Lean, and How We Build Ours to Stay Plumb

Most masonry mailboxes lean because they sit on a shallow footing in loose roadside fill. Water getting in through a missing or flat cap does the rest. Every mailbox we build includes:

  • NC 811 locates, plus checks for sprinkler lines, drainage swales, and culverts before digging
  • A concrete footing on firm soil below the roadside fill
  • A reinforced block or brick core
  • A heavy gauge mailbox insert mortared in place, with clearance so the door opens freely
  • A cap with an overhang and drip edge so rain runs off
  • Brick and mortar matched to the house
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Entrance Columns Sized and Placed for Your Road

Entrance columns get larger footings and more reinforcement than a mailbox. We set brick columns behind the right of way line at the road and match them to the house. See concrete driveways if the drive between them needs work too.

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Mailboxes Built for Pitt County Roadsides, Ditches, and Rain

We plan for Pitt County NC clay and loose fill along roads, ditches and culverts, and about 49 inches of rain a year, so every mailbox gets a real footing and a cap that sheds water.

Mailbox Tops, Caps, Faces, and Inserts You Can Choose

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  • Tops

A flat top with a cast stone cap; an arched top built with saw cut brick so joints stay even; or a steeple top to match the house gables.

  • Column caps

Cast stone or brick column caps with an overhang that sheds rain.

  • Details

Projecting courses, quoin corners, and a brick or stone face.

  • Numbers

Reflective numbers on the box are readable from the road for visitors and fire and rescue crews.

Mailbox insert: a standard heavy gauge mailbox insert set in mortar during the build.

Planters: possible, but they need their own footing, and plants struggle at the roadside.

Mailbox Repair After a Car Hit, a Lean, or a Broken Insert

A mailbox that is still plumb can usually be repaired; one with a broken footing needs a rebuild.

What you see on the column and what we do about it
What you seeWhat we do
Cracked cap or a few loose bricks, still plumbReplace the cap or bricks and repoint the joints
Leaning, footing still soundTake the column down to the footing and rebuild it
Leaning or tilted, footing brokenRemove it and rebuild on a new footing
Knocked down by a vehicleRebuild, salvaging usable brick to match
Rusted or broken insertReplace the insert in the column

We recommend a full replacement when the footing is gone.

Why Homeowners Hire Our Crew for Mailboxes and Columns

  • Zavala Masonry & Concrete LLC checks your road and right of way before we build.
  • Every mailbox sits on a real footing, never loose fill.
  • Brick and mortar are matched to your house.
  • We take small jobs, from one mailbox to a pair of entrance columns.
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Our Mailbox Project, From Road Check to Final Height Check

  1. We visit to measure and look at your house brick.
  2. We check the road owner, right of way line, utilities, and drainage.
  3. You get a written estimate listing style, brick, cap, insert, footing, and placement.
  4. We dig, reinforce, and pour the footing and build the core.
  5. We lay the brick, set the insert, and place the matched cap.
  6. We walk the job with you to confirm height and setback, and clean the site.

We confirm any requirements for your road before we start.

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Brick Mailbox Cost: What Changes the Price

  • Height and width
  • Flat, arched, or steeple top
  • Brick or stone face
  • Cap type
  • Removing an old mailbox
  • A larger footing at a ditch or culvert
  • Number of columns

Written quote after the visit.

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Recent Mailboxes and Entrance Columns Around Greenville NC

Footing and core before brick

Greenville NC

Flat top mailbox with cast stone cap

Grimesland NC

Arched top mailbox

Winterville NC

Stone faced mailbox

Ayden NC

Mailbox hit by a truck, before and after rebuild

Washington NC

Brick driveway entrance columns

Farmville NC

Reviews From Homeowners Who
Hired Us for Mailboxes and Columns

"A delivery truck knocked our brick mailbox flat. They rebuilt it on a new footing and reused most of the old brick."
Susan Carter, Greenville NC
"They checked whether brick was allowed on our state road before quoting. The columns sit right behind the line, and the mailbox is on a post the carrier can reach."
Robert Hughes, Grimesland NC
"Our new mailbox brick matches our 1970s ranch so well that people assume it was built with the house."
Linda Bennett, Winterville NC
"The arched top looks clean, with even joints all the way around."
Michael Foster, Ayden NC
"Our old mailbox leaned every year. They dug past the loose fill and poured a real footing. It is still plumb."
Patricia Lewis, Washington NC
"They built a pair of brick entrance columns that match the house and sit well back from the road."
James Walker, Farmville NC

Mailbox and Column Service Across Pitt, Beaufort, and Craven County Towns

We handle mailboxes, columns, and repairs across these towns:

  • Belhaven, NC
  • Chocowinity, NC
  • Washington, NC
  • Bath, NC
  • Blounts Creek, NC
  • Aurora, NC
  • Vanceboro, NC
  • Grimesland, NC
  • Greenville, NC
  • Winterville, NC
  • Farmville, NC
  • New Bern, NC
  • Ayden, NC

Plus surrounding communities in Beaufort County and Pitt County.

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Mailbox Timeline, Brick Matching, Road Rules, and Carrier Height Questions

Most take a day or two of work, plus time for the footing and mortar to set before regular use. We give you a schedule with the estimate.

Yes. We find the closest available brick and mortar color during our visit.

It depends on who maintains the road and where the right of way line sits. Many state roads do not allow brick in the right of way, so we check before quoting.

Yes. We set the box 41 to 45 inches above the road and 6 to 8 inches back from the curb.

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Tell us about the mailbox or columns you want, or the one that got hit. Zavala Masonry & Concrete LLC will check your road, match your brick, and give you a written estimate.

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