Overland Mailbox - Steel & Ipe Wood
The Overland Mailbox with Ipe Wood is classic and beautiful. With simple clean lines, it looks good just about anywhere. This is a statement piece for your new home or an excellent replacement for that old stone slab that’s seen better days. This version, with Ipe wood cladding on the front, will age gracefully and last just about forever. The Ipe used will come to you in a rich buttery brown color. It is an incredibly hard wood that handles weather well - without maintenance, it will turn to a silvery gray. Both the 12" x 18" and 18" x 18" models must be mounted directly to a concrete pad or existing concrete footing because of their weight. You can find a drawing of the bolt-hole layouts for both models by scrolling through the listing photos. We build and deliver this mailbox in clean raw hot rolled steel. Much like the grain in wood, this dark steel finish comes with a variety of heat marks from the raw steel cooling in the steel mill. Most people let this mailbox develop a hand