How To Build Your Own Birdhouse

How to Build Your Own Birdhouse


Materials

• Wood 

*Thickness of the wood doesn't really matter as long as it under 2.5cm (Back piece thickness is between 2.75 cm - 3.75 cm)

• Pencil and Ruler (for marking and measuring)
• 25 Long nails
• Saw
• Hammer
• Something to make a circle out of (Circle measurements below)

Wood Piece Measurements


Top (Roof) : 25.85 cm x 20.6 cm
Back : 32.5 cm x 13.9 cm
Front : 17.8 cm x 22.9 cm
*The hole "width" is 3.4 cm, and the hole is 3.8 cm away from the edge of the front piece.
Bottom : 18 cm x 12.1 cm


Sides: 

• Top Edge: 76 degrees down - 17 cm
• Side Edges:  Shorter edge: 20.8 cm ___ Longer edge: 25.5 cm
• Bottom Edge: 16.2 cm

Procedure


1. Cut out each piece in prescribed dimensions.  (Thickness requirements is above in the martial section)


2. Line up angled sides of side and back, nail together (nail requirements below).  Make sure you nail side on top of back.  Repeat on the other side.


3. Take the front piece, nail it onto the sides.  Make sure the hole is up!


4. Put the bottom piece to it's right place and nail it onto the sides.


5. Place the roof in desired area, nail it onto the back piece, so it will spin open and allows you to see inside.




Where the Nails Go


Top: 1 big nail on top in order to let the roof spin and you can see inside the birdhouse.
Front: 4 on each side
Sides: 5 on the longer edge side
Bottom: 3 on each side
Back: No nails needed.




Some Tips

• This birdhouse is meant for bluebirds, sparrows, nuthatches and chickadees.  You can prepare a birdbath or  some seeds in a bird feeder to attract them.  
• Do NOT put a perch on the birdhouse, it will allow predator birds to come and eat the birds in the birdhouse.
• Try to put the birdhouse somewhere safe and high from the ground, birds like habitats where it's not bothered.