Birdhouses

The front gable is open, entrance to the room below being through the rear of the upper floor. This house can be opened for cleaning by lifting out the upper floor.

At the link you will find the instructions to build a wooden birdhouse for your backyard. It is so easy even a child could build it with supervision.

The interior size of the nest box and the entrance hole make this bird house suitable for wrens as well as other small birds. Here is how to build it.

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

Every woodworker needs to build a replica plane birdhouse. So cool. You will need 10 to 12 board feet of a exterior grade lumber to build this birdhouse, especially if you want it to last for a long time.

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.

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.

Build a backyard bird house hotel using these free downloadable woodworking plans.

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.

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.

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.

Plans for constructing a house for Purple Martins.

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 this birdhouse with a single 1 x 4 x 6ft fence board (or other similar material), using your miter saw or circular saw.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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!

Here is a simple bird house plan.

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

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

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

Build a simple backyard birdhouse using these free woodworking plans.

Build a unique birdhouse and incorporate a solar light in the top. Here is how to build it...

At the link you will find easy step-by-step instructions to build this backyard outhouse birdhouse.

You do not have to be an expert woodworker to build this design. This one-board birdhouse has a lot going for it. It is quick to make uses minimal materials and tools and boasts a sleek look.

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