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Simple beginner bird house - PEP BB dimensional.sand.birdhouse

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I saw a youtube video about building a birdhouse out of a fence plank. I thought, "I have some of those sitting around!" They're old, but it's my first birdhouse, so I'm not worried about it lasting forever. Although, I should have picked a plank that wouldn't have split on me. It's a little wonky and I don't expect it to last more than a season, but the next time I build one, with a new plank, it won't be so overwhelming. It may even be pretty and get painted! Haha!
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fence plank
fence plank
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cut pieces
cut pieces
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installed on the fence in my garden
installed on the fence in my garden
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I made an ugly downy woodpecker house with some old wood we had.
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All my wood
All my wood
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Half done
Half done
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It opens so it can be cleaned (A way to fix the fact that my front split in two)
It opens so it can be cleaned (A way to fix the fact that my front split in two)
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Closed
Closed
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handcrafted birdhouse for downy woodpeckers
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Hung up at least ten feet from the ground
Hung up at least ten feet from the ground
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Hello, I did this birdhouse before I knew about the BBs, so I don't have a picture of the wood before I started to build it, I hope it is ok, but it was just an old board of pine and a piece of (I believe) eucalyptus. Also, a bit of roofing from a doghouse that was downsized.
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This is me.
This is me.
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This is the installed birdhouse.
This is the installed birdhouse.
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Note: Sorry, you need all the pics and the roof has to be dimesional lumber as well.  Next time!

 
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Here's my bird house! I used some discarded wood in my friend's woodshed.
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Wood I started with
Wood I started with
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The house into the making
The house into the making
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The final installation
The final installation
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My attempt
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quick build
quick build
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Size, details
Size, details
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Note: Nice-looking bird house. Could you please clarify how you joined the internal pieces of wood (the darker colour timber) as I can't see any nail holes. I would also like to see a photo showing the width of the finished bird house as it has to be 5" or more.

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Note: Thanks for adding the extra image. Well done

 
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Here is my submission for "Simple beginner bird house - PEP BB dimensional.sand.birdhouse":

I am providing photos of the following:
- Wood you're starting with
- Bird house under construction
- Bird house installed in its final location

This one might win the prize for the ugliest bird house! I planned to follow the video, then realized the scrap wood I had scrounged from an outdoor pile near the cob cottage was 1 by 4 instead of 1 by 6, so I did some "creative" things to make it bigger. The result is well ventilated and has good drainage, and those are the only positive claims that I can make for it

I hung it under the eaves of an outdoor kitchen/materials storage roof, rather than use oil on such weathered scrap wood and such an ugly house. The bird box roof fully covers the walls, however, so if it is ever moved to an unsheltered location it will still keep the rain off any bird desperate enough to settle there.
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My starting wood
My starting wood
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Constructing
Constructing
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Final location
Final location
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Closeup of final location
Closeup of final location
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I put on a birdhouse building activity for our home school group (any tips on how to work that into a community BB?).  I spent about five hours milling up the lumber for 25 birdhouses.  We distributed all but three at the "class."  So, I decided to build one too!

The birdhouses were made of an assortment of softwoods (naturally rot resistant).  This design is for chickadees and I got the plans from:

https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/carolina-chickadee/?region=mountain-prairie&habitat=town

The bird house is mounted facing east (the birdos don't like the weather rolling in on a west facing nest box) about six feet off the ground near the apple tree.
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Milling stock
Milling stock
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Front door drilled
Front door drilled
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Birdhouse bundles
Birdhouse bundles
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Me building a birdhouse
Me building a birdhouse
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My birdhouse mounted properly
My birdhouse mounted properly
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Note: I certify this BB complete. Well done on the school group project

 
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This birdhouse was built with 1x6 scrap cedar boards and 1.5 inch screws.
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scrap cedar boards for a birdhouse
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handcrafted birdhouse from scrap lumber
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andcrafted birdhouse from scrap lumber
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First birdhouse.
Materials: cedar boards frkm the cull bin  nails I had leftover from something (they were in the shed and therefore fair game), bit of old wire  and a piece of dowel rod from another project.

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handcrafted cedar birdhouse
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handcrafted cedar birdhouse
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cedar boards ready to cut for a birdhouse
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Used cedar fence from cull lumber and scrap wire from the dismantled air fryer.

Also part of the dowel rod from my drop spindle and nails.
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cedar boards for a birdhouse
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handcrafted cedar birdhouse
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