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Art Deco Style
| Characteristics of the Art Deco movement include a a large range of ornaments and motifs. It is an opulent style and tends to be lavish - full of decorative features. |
Assembled
| The product is delivered whole with no further assembly needed. |
Basalt
| Basalt is a common extrusive volcanic rock. It is usually gray to black and fine-grained due to rapid cooling of lava at the surface of a planet. |
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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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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. |
Character Length
| Refers to the number of characters and/or spaces allowed per line. |
Chip resistant
| Material that displays properties where chipping is unlikely. |
Clay
| A nonmetallic mineral used by shaping and then firing at high temperatures to produce various hard, brittle, heat-resistand and corrosion-resistant products. Usually available in an array of colors. |
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Commercial
| Products that are intended for architects, builders and building managers for use in public central point delivery or curbside needs. |
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. |
Contemporary Style
| Characteristics of Contemporary style is in it's natural tendency to be outside the norm. The art movement started post WWII and became a part of popular culture with many artists becoming stars, working outside of an art historical context. |
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. |
Frost resistant
| Able to resist the condensation and freezing of moisture in the air. Tender plants will suffer extensive damage or die when exposed to frost. |
Granite
| Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock, which has a medium to coarse texture. It is nearly always massive (lacking internal structures), hard and tough, and therefore it has gained widespread use as a construction stone. |
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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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Jade
| Jade, considered to be the imperial gem, has two different mineral "species". Jade used in jewelry is called Jadeite. In architecture, Nephrite Jade is used. Nephrite jade possess mainly grays and greens (and occasionally yellows, browns or whites). |
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Limestone
| Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the mineral calcite (calcium carbonate: CaCO3). It is an important stone for masonry and architecture, most notably the Great Pyramid of Giza. |
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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… |
Modern Style
| Characteristics of modernism are form, material, color, shape and the depiction of the natural world. It displays no ornate features and more minimalistic and the functional features. |
Modular
| Refers to the ability of a single product to be joined with other related products to form different and individual product configurations. |
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. |
Sandstone
| Sandstone (sometimes known as arenite) is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains. Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any color, but the most common colors are tan, brown, yellow, red, gray and white. |
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Some assembly required
| Some products require assembly before they are usable as designed. |
Standard
| Refers to the configuration of a product before options and add-ons. Also refers to an average size plaque. |
UV Resistant
| Will not fade, crack, or discolor due to sun exposure and its ultra-violet rays. |
UV Stabilizers
| Protects the substance from the long-term effects of ultraviolet light. They work by absorbing the UV radiation and preventing the formation of free radicals. |
Victorian Style
| Characteristics of Victorian style include many elements of Gothic, Tudor, Rococo and others. It is highly ornate with lions feet, scrolls, leaf and floral patterns. |
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. |
Wrought iron
| A commercially pure iron. In contrast to steel, it has a very low carbon content. Wrought iron is tough, malleable, ductile and easily welded. |
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