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For Earth Day-Consider Repairing vs. Replacing Your Mailbox Post
Repairing your Naperville mailbox post saves trees and keeps plastic and metal waste out of the landfill. It's also a way to save money!
Spring is here and it's time to spruce up the front appearance of your house. Last winter, your mailbox may have become damaged by a Naperville snow plow driver or somebody who wasn't careful driving on the slick roads. Your post arm is loose or cracked, or your post is leaning at an awful angle and you dread the hard work of digging up and replacing your post or the expense of having a 3rd party do the work for you.
Not to worry!
It's not uncommon for Mailbox Fast to get calls for replacement of old or damaged mailboxes and posts and when we arrive we find the post or mailbox mount is totally repairable!
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Being Earth Day today let me recommend repairs for your Naperville Mailbox. While we may use pieces of wood or a metal bracket to perform the repairs, our wood is generally leftovers from another job that otherwise may get thrown into the trash, and you save from replacing the wood post (often metal and plastic mailboxes have wood inserts) thus saving some trees in the process.
Even the plastic or metal made posts can be repaired, and if you remove the old one you are creating additional waste for the landlfill. I know people think their metal or plastic mailbox will last forever, but when they get damaged by a moving vehicle, the only place they last forever is in the landfill!
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Mailbox Fast often recycles old plastic and metal mailbox posts by using parts to repair other mailboxes.
Mailbox Repairs often cost 50% or less than the actual replacement of your mailbox and post. If your Naperville mailbox and post are frequent targets for snow plows and cars, you might want to consider repairing vs. replacing as the savings will add up in a few years time!
While a mailbox repair may not be as aesthetically pleasing as a brand new mailbox, we perform repairs that will be hardly noticeable to the untrained eye.
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So, if you are eco-conscious, consider repairing your mailbox with one of our environmentally friendly mailbox repairs by Mailbox Fast, all while saving you money! If your mailbox is just plain old not repairable, we have a variety of options for replacement that are sure to be within budget.
Contact Mailbox Fast at 630-215-7343 or visit us online at MailboxFast.com to schedule a mailbox repair or replacement today!
