The garage has the mailbox slot and by design, the mail is supposed to be inserted and dropped down into the box to be retrieved later on. Trick is, not much fits down the box and usually three quarters of the mail is stuck hanging out to soak in the elements. Not good.

Some short work with a hammer and a crowbar and I was able to free up the inside mailbox. Then with some minor adjustments, some roofing nails, I made more room for the mail. Trick now was to put a basket of some sort in place. Olessia had the great idea of using one of my milk crates (I have a pair that originally made up my first coffee table). The crate fit perfectly between the studs and I secured it with some more roofing nails. Then it was time to test. I tossed in a magazine and the mailbox setup worked perfectly! Here’s some pics:

the mailbox and with mail.

I also did some grilling (pork chops).