Common Birdhouse Mistakes and How to Fix Them!
Four Oaks Crafts
17,870 views
Hey guys, welcome back to the channel! Mid-February is an ideal time to start making a birdhouse or cleaning out your existing bird houses. If you're retired, making birdhouses as a side hustle or supplementing your income is a great strategy. In this video, I'm sharing 12 pro tips on how to avoid common mistakes when building birdhouses, including guidance on proper construction and placement. Learn about various birdhouse designs and how to attract backyard birds. I'll be showing you how I built some bluebird houses as an example. See links below about FREE birdhouse plans and some of the tools I like to use.
Cornell FREE Birdhouse Plans: https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about...
0:00 Introduction
0:35 Tip #1 Know your birds
1:48 Tip #2 Entrance Holes
3:03 Tip #3 Portal Protectors
4:58 Tip #4 Preferred Materials
8:19 Tip #5 Birdhouse Assembly
10:55 Tip #6 Roof & Floor Design
14:38 Tip #7 Inside Dimensions
19:32 Tip #8 Extend the Back Board
20:45 Tip #9 Birdhouse Access
24:53 Tip #10 Ventilation & Drainage
26:49 Tip #11 No Perches
27:31 Tip #12 Finishing the Birdhouse
30:00 Bonus Tip #1 Reading Birdhouse Plans
38:17 Bonus Tip #2 Tools Needed
34:40 Bonus Tip #3 Birdhouse Placement
Tools I use for Birdhouses (Affiliate Links):
Ryobi Nail Gun: https://amzn.to/3MRpGQR
Ryobi Drill and Driver Set: https://amzn.to/3MLKx8a
Inexpensive Miter Saw: https://amzn.to/3Omysqu
Inexpensive Orbital Sander: https://amzn.to/46gj7Op
Titebond Glue III : https://amzn.to/4arfZ4Q
Exterior Screws: https://amzn.to/4qEhUHR
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I sure appreciate your expertise on this subject!
Thank you!
Thanks for the tip about raising the floor and adding a "floor lift" - - should be an easy addition using hardware cloth.
Common Birdhouse Mistakes and How to Fix Them!
Four Oaks Crafts
17,870 views
Hey guys, welcome back to the channel! Mid-February is an ideal time to start making a birdhouse or cleaning out your existing bird houses. If you're retired, making birdhouses as a side hustle or supplementing your income is a great strategy. In this video, I'm sharing 12 pro tips on how to avoid common mistakes when building birdhouses, including guidance on proper construction and placement. Learn about various birdhouse designs and how to attract backyard birds. I'll be showing you how I built some bluebird houses as an example. See links below about FREE birdhouse plans and some of the tools I like to use.
Cornell FREE Birdhouse Plans: https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about...
0:00 Introduction
0:35 Tip #1 Know your birds
1:48 Tip #2 Entrance Holes
3:03 Tip #3 Portal Protectors
4:58 Tip #4 Preferred Materials
8:19 Tip #5 Birdhouse Assembly
10:55 Tip #6 Roof & Floor Design
14:38 Tip #7 Inside Dimensions
19:32 Tip #8 Extend the Back Board
20:45 Tip #9 Birdhouse Access
24:53 Tip #10 Ventilation & Drainage
26:49 Tip #11 No Perches
27:31 Tip #12 Finishing the Birdhouse
30:00 Bonus Tip #1 Reading Birdhouse Plans
38:17 Bonus Tip #2 Tools Needed
34:40 Bonus Tip #3 Birdhouse Placement
Tools I use for Birdhouses (Affiliate Links):
Ryobi Nail Gun: https://amzn.to/3MRpGQR
Ryobi Drill and Driver Set: https://amzn.to/3MLKx8a
Inexpensive Miter Saw: https://amzn.to/3Omysqu
Inexpensive Orbital Sander: https://amzn.to/46gj7Op
Titebond Glue III : https://amzn.to/4arfZ4Q
Exterior Screws: https://amzn.to/4qEhUHR