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Assembled
| The product is delivered whole with no further assembly needed. |
Butcher Block
| The modern butcher block is always solid and usually very thick. The thickness was important for the longevity of the block and also for the stability the mass provided. When the block becomes worn it can be planed down to create a rejuvenated cutting surface. |
Capacity
| Refers to the amount of mail a mail receptacle can store. Also refers to the amount of soil or water in containers such as planters. |
Carrier
| An individual contractor or private company (airline, trucking company, railroad, etc.) that transports your purchases from the warehouse to the delivery address. |
Cast stone
| A lightweight yet durable alternative to real stone, this material has the appearance of pure sculpted stone. Cast stone can be made from white and/or grey cements, manufactured or natural sands, carefully selected crushed stone or well graded natural gravels and mineral coloring pigments to achieve the desired color and appearance while maintaining durable physical properties which exceed most natural cut building stones. |
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Ceramic
| Any of various hard, brittle, heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing a nonmetallic mineral, such as clay, at a high temperature. Usually available in an array of colors. |
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Certifications
| Refers to any qualifications, required or not, that a product may have obtained thru a third party review and approval. Most notably here, mailbox USPS certifications and product International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certifications. |
Chip resistant
| Material that displays properties where chipping is unlikely. |
Configuration
| Refers to the number and style of mailboxes used in one setting. In commercial applications usually refers to the number and style of mailboxes. In residential mailboxes, it refers to the combination of options and colors. |
Custom
| Products that are modified or made at the time of ordering. Custom products usually take longer to arrive. |
Environment
| All of the external factors, conditions, and influences that affect an organism or a community. |
Exclusive
| We carry many products that you can only get through our site on the internet. Our dedicated team searches out quality products with limited geographical access that we feel our customers could appreciate. We have launched many successful product lines and continue to shop around for you. |
Fade proof
| Color resists the natural elements of sun, wind, and water to retain its natural hue. |
Finish
| A term used to describe the color and or texture of a product. |
Gauge
| Refers to the sheet metal gauge or thickness of metal in sheet form which varies by material. The gauge of sheet metal ranges from 30 gauge to about 8 gauge. Metals such as aluminum, brass, copper, steel, tin, nickel and titanium, are commonly referred to with this measurement. |
Installation
| This describes products that will need to be installed. |
ISO Certification
| ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards. ISO9001 specifically defines quality system requirements for our suppliers during design, development, production, installation and servicing. It provides a way for suppliers to demonstrate its capabilities and for quality assessment of their capabilities by external parties. Companies certified by the ISO organization have taken extra steps in ensuring their product quality is provable, repeatable and within international guidelines. |
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Manufacturer’s warranty
| Limited guarantees against product defect provided by the manufacturer. |
Materials
| Refers to the product’s basic make-up, whether wood, metal, clay, etc… |
Overall Size
| The height, width and length (or depth) of a product when assembled. |
Patented
| This refers to products or processes used by manufacturers that can not be copied for a substantial but limited amount of time. |
Quality
| A term used to refer to the manufacture of a product and it’s fit for use. For example, a high quality steel mailbox will last years longer than a make-shift plywood box. |
Slate
| A fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanicash. It has two lines of breakability: cleavage and grain. This makes it possible to split slate into thin sheets. When broken, slate produces a natural appearance while remaining relatively flat and can be easily stacked.
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Some assembly required
| Some products require assembly before they are usable as designed. |
Stainless Steel
| Stainless steel is a generic term for a family of low carbon alloy steels containing 10.5% or more chromium. The corrosion resistance and other useful properties of steel are enhanced by increased chromium content and the addition of other elements such as molybdenum, nickel and nitrogen. |
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Standard
| Refers to the configuration of a product before options and add-ons. Also refers to an average size plaque. |
Steel
| An alloy consisting mostly of iron, with a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.14% by weight, depending on grade. Used in manufacturing due to it’s corrosion resistant and malleable properties. |
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Sugar Maple
| The wood is one of the hardest and densest of the maples, and is prized for furniture and flooring. |
Wall Mount
| Refers to products mounted on a wall where it may or may not be recessed into the wall. |
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Water resistant
| Products that absorb little or no moisture. |
Weight
| The weight given for each product is the actual weight and not the shipping weight after packaging. |
Wood
| If not defined as cedar, pine, oak or other woods, this term means generally plywood or treated woods used in the product manufacture. |
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