House & Garden
3 Key Benefits of Aluminum Letterboxes
When looking for a mailbox that will perfectly fit the outdoor design of your house, and at the same time be of good quality, durable and affordable, consider the simplest and yet most elegant models – the aluminum letterboxes. Those who have them, know best how good these letterboxes are, and how much their characteristics only support their residential purpose. Besides their clean, smooth design, easy to be combined and complied with any door and surrounding environment, here’s what else aluminum letterboxes have to offer.
Better Design With More Intricate Details
Letterboxes are produced in a process that provides manufacturers with the possibility to work with the decorative elements on the finished product. This means that the mold that is to produce the finished product can contain every subtle nuance the designer wishes to see on the letterbox. Having a mold designed exactly as you imagined it is more than perfect. This means that you can get literally every shape of letterbox you desire; even one that looks a lot like a Victorian pedestal letterbox.
But why not steel, when steel is known to be more durable and finer looking than aluminum? First, steel is a lot more expensive, and trying to add decorative elements on steel is even more expensive, harder and time-consuming. Aluminum on the other hand, is an easy to work with material. Aluminum is known to have a melting point that’s far lower than the one of steel or iron, and due to this feature, working with it, is less labour and energy-intensive.
Rust-free Letterboxes – Timeless
Aluminum is a durable material, which means it doesn’t get rusty like steel and iron which must be coated with a layer of powder on both inner and outer surfaces otherwise on the first occasion of moisture or salty outdoor air they will rust severely. Aluminum doesn’t have such problem. Decorative letterboxes made of aluminum will never rust either, since they always keep their finish. This means you only need to get them cleaned from eventual layers of dust which comes down to a very low lever of maintenance.
They’re Not That Heavy
This is important from a lot of aspects, among the most important being the fact that thieves won’t look at it as something they can steal, sell and earn from, like it is in the case of iron and steel. Plus, an aluminum letterbox is easier to assemble and instal.
In conclusion, besides being a fancy choice, an aluminum letterbox is also a very convenient choice too. As you see, these letterboxes are easy to maintain, very easy to get and most importantly, they’re durable and resistant to weather changes.
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