The mailbox has a hole the size of a bullet hole in the bottom of the mail box. I was surprised there was a hole in the bottom of it exactly in the middle and it was drilled before it was sent to us. It rains a lot here and my mail kept getting wet so I taped over the hole. My old mailbox worked just fine and I never got any moisture in it. This is a rather expensive mailbox and I'm disappointed that there is a hole in the bottom of it. My son-in-law is an engineer and it took him a long time to put it together. It's a nice product and looks nice but I'm not giving it a high rating because of the hole in the bottom of the mailbox.