Birdhouses

Build your own backyard birdhouse using only a few common workshop tools and a cedar fence board. Follow along at the link to see how we did it.

Here are two simple Bird House designs that you can easily build in a single weekend!

This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing for a birdhouse to be mounted on a wall or post. You will need the SketchUp software to download this drawing and its freely available online. We do not provide support for this software. Not all drawings have the measurements displayed but you can use the measurement tool in SketchUp to easily and accurately determine the dimensions of each lumber part. Most drawings do not have instructions, its assumed you can build it based on the completed drawing provided.

We have been seeing these at street fairs and Saturday markets around the area and since we had an old license plate we decided to make our own. They are simple and a good way to use up an old license plate.

Roof and house sides of the wren house are made of either inch or 5/16 inches apple crate lumber. The four roof boards are cut with compound angle cuts with the miter gage set at 50 degrees and the saw blade tilted at 24 degrees. All cuts are made with one miter gage setting by flopping the piece as shown in Photo No. 2.

Build a simple backyard birdhouse using these free woodworking plans.

If Mid-Century Modern is your thing or if you wish to build a birdhouse that is a little different, then this one is for you.

Here is a terrific birdhouse that is as enjoyable as the aroma of the mornings first pot of coffee.

The three wren houses shown here may be used as the hanging type or placed on a post.

This General Store birdhouse was made from a single 1 x 4 inch cedar fence board. Build one with these free woodworking plans.

Martin bird houses are built on the apartment plan to satisfy the social instinct so marked in purple martins but so conspicuously lacking in most other birds.

This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing for a simple birdhouse you can build for less than $5. You will need the SketchUp software to download this drawing and its freely available online. We do not provide support for this software. Not all drawings have the measurements displayed but you can use the measurement tool in SketchUp to easily and accurately determine the dimensions of each lumber part. Most drawings do not have instructions, its assumed you can build it based on the completed drawing provided.

This birdhouse will take just a short time to build and your feathered friends will enjoy a cool place to land.

With just some scrap wood, and about an hour of your time, you can build a wonderful birdhouse that you can enjoy all year round. You can create your birdhouses for specific types of birds, depending on the entrance hole size, the size of the birdhouse, and how high you mount or hang your birdhouse from the ground. In just a short while, you can be bird-watching right from your window!

In the spring it is time to start thinking about those little birdies. They are going to be looking for a nice place to set up house and we think this one is pretty neat.

This shed-roof birdhouse, sized for small birds such as wrens, chickadees, and bluebirds, incorporates bird-friendly characteristics: the deep overhang, perchless entry, openings for air circulation, and easy access to the interior for cleaning.

An ordinary birdhouse is easy to build. This is a perfect project for a beginner since it can be built from recycled lumber, and because the construction does not have to be exact. A project like this is a good start for a youngster interested in woodworking since it is not too demanding or difficult.

Building a three level home for birds from wood, including: materials list, diagrams, instructions.

This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing for a birdhouse. You will need the SketchUp software to download this drawing and its freely available online. We do not provide support for this software. Not all drawings have the measurements displayed but you can use the measurement tool in SketchUp to easily and accurately determine the dimensions of each lumber part. Most drawings do not have instructions, its assumed you can build it based on the completed drawing provided.

Build a cheap birdhouse using scrap plywood, juice cans, small hinges, and a kitchen garbage bag

Follow the clear how-to photos and study the drawing and the cutting list to build our project exactly, or personalize it with the details you want: a stone chimney, some shutters or cedar shingles.

Start with good, clean (no paint or stains or chemicals) real solid wood (aged exterior plywood seems to be ok), preferably old stuff that has had some use and is rough.

Build a whimsical birdhouse with these free instructions as well as a downloadable pattern.

How to Build a Wood Duck Nest Box by Dick Vaught - Â1983 by the Conservation Commission of the State of Missouri

This article describes how to create a bluebird house kit that is easy to produce and costs very little. You can use the kits as a youth project, or you can assemble them yourself and put them around your property if you are interested in attracting bluebirds.

For a birdhouse that is a little different, build this church birdhouse using these free plans.

Build this fun license plate birdhouse using these free instructions. There is an access door on the side for easy clean out after nesting season is over.

Here are some easy to construct plans for bluebird nesting boxes that have been proven to work from years of field-testing.

Here is a quick and easy birdhouse for you to build. you could be enjoying the birds in your backyard in no time.

Build a simple birdhouse from scrap wood using these free woodworking instructions.