Bird house and feeder. Bird house plans include a PDF download (link at bottom of post), cutting list, shopping list, drawings, and measurements.
Bird House and Feeder | Overview
Bird House and Feeder | Material List
Shopping List
- 2 – fence picket – 5/8 in. x 5-1/2 in. x 6 ft.
- 1 – dowel – 6 in.
- 1-1/4 in finishing nails
- 1-1/2 in deck screws
- exterior wood glue
Cutting List
- 1 – 5-1/2 in. x 12-3/4 in.
- 1 – 5-1/2 in. x 8 in.
- 1 – 5-1/2 in. x 7-3/8 in.
- 2 – 5-1/2 in. x 5-1/4 in.
- 1 – 5-1/2 in. x 6-1/2 in.
- 1 – 4-7/8 in. x 6-1/2 in.
- 2 – 5-1/2 in. x 9-1/4 in.
- 1 – 5-1/2 in. x 4-1/4 in.
- 2 – 5-1/2 in. x 12-5/8 in.
- 1 – 5-1/2 in. x 8-3/4 in.
- 1 – 4-7/8 in. x 8-3/4 in.
- 2 – 1/2 in. x 4-1/8 in.
- 1 – 1 in. x 3-1/2 in.
- 1 – 1 in. x 2-7/8 in.
- 1 – 5-1/2 in. x 2 in.
- 2 – 3 in. x 2 in.
This bird house is built using two 5/8 in. x 5-1/2 in. x 6 ft. cedar fence picket. Cut and assemble as shown on drawings below.
- 1 – 5-1/2 in. x 12-3/4 in.
- 1 – 5-1/2 in. x 8 in.
Cut one piece to 5-1/2″ x 8″. Cut a 45-degree angle cut for the roof peak as shown on drawing above.
Install as shown on drawing using exterior wood glue and 1-1/4 in. finishing nails.
- 1 – 5-1/2 in. x 7-3/8 in.
Cut one piece to 5-1/2″ x 7-3/8″, Cut a 45-degree angle cut for the roof peak as shown on drawing above.
Install as shown on drawing above using exterior wood glue and 1-1/4 in. finishing nails.
- 2 – 5-1/2 in. x 5-1/4 in.
Cut two pieces to 5-1/2″ x 5-1/4″, cut a 45-degree bevel cut as shown on drawing above.
Drill the entrance hole and the perch hole as shown on drawing above for the front.
Install as shown on drawing using exterior wood glue and 1-1/4 in. finishing nails. Install 3/8 in. dowel.
Pre-drill holes and install board to the back using 1-1/2 in deck screws. Do not glue, screws will be removed to clean out bird house.
- 1 – 5-1/2 in. x 6-1/2 in.
- 1 – 4-7/8 in. x 6-1/2 in.
Install the bird house roof boards as shown on drawing above. Use exterior wood glue and 1in. finishing nails to assemble.
- 2 – 5-1/2 in. x 9-1/4 in.
- 1 – 5-1/2 in. x 4-1/4 in.
Cut boards to size and assemble as shown on drawing above. Use exterior wood glue and 1-1/4 in. finishing nails to assemble.
Install as shown on drawing, use exterior wood glue and 1-1/4 in. finishing nails.
- 2 – 5-1/2 in. x 12-5/8 in.
Cut two pieces to 5-1/2 in. x 12-5/8 in. Cut a 45-degree angle cut for the roof peak as shown on drawing above.
Cut the entrance and perch holes as shown on drawing for the front.
Install the front board using exterior wood glue and 1-1/4 in. finishing nails. Install 3/8 in. dowel.
Install the back board, pre-drill and attach using 1-1/2 in. deck screws. Do not glue, remove screws to clean out the inside of the bird house.
- 1 – 5-1/2 in. x 8-3/4 in.
- 1 – 4-7/8 in. x 8-3/4 in.
Install the bird house roof boards. Use exterior wood glue and 1in. finishing nails to assemble.
Do not use glue on the back wall, pre-drill holes and screw 1-1/2 in. deck screws.
Remove roof screws and back wall screws to clean out, see drawing above.
- 2 – 1/2 in. x 4-1/8 in.
Cut two pieces to 1/2 in. x 4-1/8 in. Cut a 45-degree angle cut as shown on drawing above.
- 1 – 1 in. x 3-1/2 in.
- 1 – 1 in. x 2-7/8 in.
Assemble bird house porch as shown on drawing above. Use exterior wood glue and 1-1/4 in finishing nails to install.
- 1 – 5-1/2 in. x 2 in.
Cut a piece of board to 5-1/2 in. x 2 in. Cut pickets as shown on drawing above.
- 2 – 3 in. x 2 in.
Cut two pieces of boards to 3 in. x 2 in. Cut pickets as shown on drawing above.
Install fence using exterior wood glue and 1-1/4 in. finishing nails.
Paint/stain, bird house can be hung or attached to a post.
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I used you plans for a base, but I changed a couple of things…
1) I cut the top of the sides to 45% so the glue and nails worked better.
2) I removed the screws through the roof so additional textures could be applied, the 4 screws on the back and modified sides should hold it just fine, but a brace could be added across the back if more support for the upper part of the removable back is needed.
3) I nailed the porch roof and pillars to the face from the back before attaching the front to the sides, this removed the visible nail holes.
4) On one I cut slots in the roofs and added small virtual raised strips of wood to make it look like steel roofing. I first tried this using a jig with a router, but found it was faster using a sliding miter saw and setting the depth of cut.
5) Because a band saw is used to cut the picket fence, I also used the band saw to cut the virtual picket lines, this was done by simply aligning the V between pickets at the top and then rotating the piece to vertical.