This is a really nice mailbox and post. Easy to set up. I put it into the ground using cement. You need to do this. There is one issue I dealt with. The post comes in two halfs. You press one into the other and then connect it with 3 srew bolts. They say not to tighten it too much or you will strip it. I was careful. Within 2 days that connection became very loose so the pole was very wobbly. I got the next size screw bolts and replaced them and used gorilla glue on the bolts. It feels strong now. If it happens again I will pull the top part out and use gorilla glue on it and push it into place. To save you some work I highly recommend using gorilla glue when you first put the two parts together. The I also recommend getting the next size bigger srew bolts and using them with gorilla glue. It comes with size 8 srew bolts and I upped to 10. This will take care of that problem and is worth the small extra effort. The pole and box look great. It is very sturdy. We have the nicest one in the neighborhood. Also, I used 3 inch letters on each side. My house number only has two numbers but I think you could you have 4. I used 2 inch numbers on the front. I hope this helps.