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Woodcrest Estates Cantilever CBU & Mail Kiosk Cover
Mitchell Metals fabricated an 8' x 18' 2" cantilever CBU cover in Bronze on 6x6 extruded aluminum posts and beams for Woodcrest Estates in Wooster, Ohio — our first project in the state, shipped as a supply-only package and set by Schlabach Builders' own crews.
Community
Woodcrest Estates
Builder
Location
Wooster, OH
Structure
5-box cantilever — supply only
In short
Mitchell Metals fabricated an 8′ x 18′ 2″ cantilever CBU mail kiosk cover for Woodcrest Estates in Wooster, Ohio, for Schlabach Builders. The structure is Bronze on 6×6 extruded aluminum posts and beams with a 5-box capacity. It was supplied as material only and installed by the builder.
Overview
Ohio, and a canopy that arrived in a crate
Woodcrest Estates is a Schlabach Builders community on Melrose Drive in Wooster, Ohio, in Wayne County between Cleveland and Columbus. It is Mitchell Metals’ first project in Ohio, and the furthest north the company has delivered.
What supply-only actually tests
On most of these projects Mitchell Metals fabricates the canopy and installs it. Here the scope stopped at the loading dock: the structure was engineered, cut, finished and crated in Marietta, shipped to Ohio, and set by Schlabach Builders’ own crews with no Mitchell Metals installer on site.
That is a harder test than it sounds. An installing manufacturer can absorb a small error — a hole in the wrong place gets drilled on site and nobody hears about it. A supply-only package cannot. Everything has to be right in the crate, because the people opening it have never built one before and are working from the drawings alone.
It went together. The photographs are the builder’s, taken after the landscaping was finished, and the structure in them is square, level and sitting where it was meant to sit. That is the whole argument for pre-engineering: the system does not depend on the person assembling it having built one before.
Why a cantilever in Ohio
A cantilever carries its roof on one line of posts set behind the boxes, so the frontage stays clear. In a northern climate that also means nothing stands in the path of a plough or a shovel on the approach side, and snow sheds off a single slope away from the people using the boxes rather than onto them.
The frame is extruded aluminum, so nothing rusts — worth having in a state that salts its roads for four months of the year. It is engineered to ASCE 7-16 wind and snow loads, which in Wayne County means a meaningfully higher ground snow load than anywhere else in this portfolio.
Project Partners
Who we worked with
Home Builder
Schlabach Builders
An Ohio homebuilder and land developer working across Wayne and Knox counties in the centre of the state, and the developer of both Woodcrest Estates in Wooster and Gilchrist Estates in Mount Vernon.
Schlabach Builders Team
Paul Mark
Our point of contact at Schlabach Builders, across both Woodcrest Estates in Wooster and Gilchrist Estates in Mount Vernon. Mitchell Metals fabricated and shipped both covers; his crews set them.
Manufacturer & Installer
Mitchell Metals, LLC
Headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, Mitchell Metals engineers and fabricates pre-engineered aluminum canopy systems in-house and delivers CBU mail centers, picnic pavilions, bus stop covers, and amenity covers as complete turnkey packages.
Mitchell Metals values partnerships as much as the products we provide. Our thanks to Paul Mark and the Schlabach Builders team.
Project Specifications
What was installed at Woodcrest Estates
| Project name | Woodcrest Estates |
|---|---|
| Location | 4163 Melrose Dr, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio |
| Developer | Schlabach Builders |
| Market segment | Residential — single-family development |
| Product | Cantilever CBU mail kiosk cover |
| Canopy configuration | Cantilever |
| Mailbox capacity | 5-box |
| Canopy dimensions | 8' x 18' 2" |
| Finish color | Bronze |
| Posts | 6x6 extruded aluminum |
| Beams | 6x6 extruded aluminum |
| Scope of supply | Supply only — fabricated and shipped, installed by others |
| Completed | February 2025 |
| Engineering standard | Rated for ASCE 7-16 wind & snow loads |
| Compliance | ADA & IBC compliant; USPS Builders/Developers Guide |
Why these specs were chosen
Supply only. Engineered, fabricated, finished and crated in Marietta; set by the builder’s crews in Ohio. Everything had to be right before it shipped.
Cantilever configuration. One post line behind the boxes. Clear frontage, and snow sheds away from the people using the mail center rather than onto them.
6×6 posts and beams. A cantilevered roof puts bending into its posts, and an Ohio snow load puts more of it there than a Georgia one does.
Extruded aluminum. Nothing on the frame rusts, in a state that salts its roads from November to March.
Project Gallery
Woodcrest Estates, Wooster, OH
Questions
Frequently asked questions about this project
Who built the CBU mail kiosk cover at Woodcrest Estates in Wooster, OH?
Mitchell Metals, LLC of Marietta, Georgia manufactured and installed the 8' x 18' 2" CBU mail kiosk cover at Woodcrest Estates. The structure is Bronze on 6x6 extruded aluminum posts and beams.
Who is the builder of the Woodcrest Estates community?
Woodcrest Estates is a Schlabach Builders community in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, built by the Schlabach Builders. An Ohio homebuilder and land developer working across Wayne and Knox counties in the centre of the state, and the developer of both Woodcrest Estates in Wooster and Gilchrist Estates in Mount Vernon.
What are the specifications of the Woodcrest Estates structure?
The structure is a cantilever CBU mail kiosk cover measuring 8' x 18' 2", finished in Bronze. Posts and beams are 6x6 extruded aluminum. It is rated for ASCE 7-16 wind and snow loads and designed to meet ADA and IBC requirements.
Does Mitchell Metals ship canopies without installing them?
Yes. A supply-only package means the canopy is engineered, fabricated, finished and crated in Marietta, Georgia and shipped to site, where the builder's own crews set it. Woodcrest Estates and Gilchrist Estates in Ohio were both delivered this way. It suits builders who already have crews and equipment on site, and it works because the structures are pre-engineered — what arrives is a known system with known connections, not a pile of parts to be figured out.
Does Mitchell Metals work outside the Southeast?
Yes. Mitchell Metals manufactures in Marietta, Georgia and delivers nationally — the Southeast, the Alabama Gulf Coast, Ohio, the Pacific Northwest and California. Snow load is the variable that changes most with latitude, and the canopies are engineered to ASCE 7-16 for the site they are going to. Call 470-870-7733.
Does Mitchell Metals serve builders in Wooster and Wayne County?
Yes. Mitchell Metals is headquartered in Marietta, Georgia and serves home builders, land developers, general contractors, and architects nationally, including Wooster and Wayne County, Ohio. Call 470-870-7733 for residential projects.
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