How to make a birdhouse from improvised materials. How to make a birdhouse with your own hands from improvised materials. Shoe box birdhouse

28.05.2020

The sounds of spring are cheerful drops, iridescent trills of birds returning home. Who doesn't love the scent of fresh grass and first flowers?

Friends! Hi all! I started our conversation by “inviting” you to spring! And all because today we will learn how to meet birds, we will talk,. Starlings flew in from distant lands and they have a family arrangement and joyful chants according to the schedule. So let's help them by making a house for birds and then all their songs will be for us!

Let's find out a few things:

What are the requirements for garden structures?
What can a birdhouse be made of?
What can be done child's hands?

And now let's talk about all this in more detail. And at the end of the conversation, I will share one design idea! So go ahead!

Photos of birdhouses from improvised materials are clickable:

Requirements for birdhouses

It is not necessary to wait for our crumbs to be given a task to school or in Kindergarten bring a birdhouse. An activity such as building a bird house can be very interesting and worth paying attention to without calling from outside. That's just to make it convenient for winged, we must take into account important factors:

Suitable dimensions;
Material;
Mounting system for a secure fit.

Dimensions. First of all, you need to understand that, although this garden craft will hang on the street near the house, which means it should also have the function of decorating the territory, we do it, first of all, for the convenience of birds. Otherwise, it will only be what decorates the garden. No birds will live in it. So, we take into account the dimensions of those winged ones for which we are building. But, if we start from the standard, then the height is 30-35cm; width - 15-17, and depth 13-15cm. Hole diameter 4-5cm.

materials. You can use not only traditional wood, but also unusual materials. What can be built from: willow vines, newspaper tubes, wine corks, from plastic bottles, plywood, carton, etc. The main thing is that if you use wet materials, like cardboard, it is good to open it with varnish in 2-3 layers so that it is not afraid of snow or rain.
We fix the birdhouse. It is worth thinking in advance for what to fix our crafts and with what. For example, you can nail a board to the back. Either nail it or tie it to a tree or pole.

Our birdhouse from a bottle - video MK

My son and I made from an ordinary plastic bottle. Just paint with acrylics.

Video - cardboard birdhouse

Video - birdhouse from cans

Master class edible feeder - biscuits for birds

Master class birdhouse from OSB in the form of a rocket

The most common and most unusual birdhouses

When I look at a photo birdhouses that are on the Internet or someone posted on their social networks, I am surprised how beautiful they look and how creative ideas coming to people's minds. There is such a variety of shapes here: round, rhombuses, polygons ... And what colors are there! Someone does not paint, and someone paints under Gzhel. Other options include apartment buildings. And near some is attached feeder. It is also a very convenient option if you want the birds to settle next to you for a long time and delight you every spring.

I really liked the birdhouse from the teapot.

What is child support?

If it's all about gluing, for example if you're making a birdhouse from boxes, then the kids can participate in the process of designing, cutting and assembling. But, if the house is traditionally wooden, and the crumb is too small, do not refuse his help when he gives you nails or non-sharp and not heavy tools.

Another option to make the craft unusual - original picture. Give the little one a brush and paints, let him create! Such a birdhouse can be safely called a joint product.

A few more photo ideas - original, but also more capacious in time and effort birdhouses.

Blueprints

According to the drawings, you can make not only wooden, but also cardboard birdhouses. Even from twigs or newspaper tubes, a birdhouse is made according to the drawings. All images are clickable.

Next time there will be a master class on making a wooden birdhouse.

I really want to believe that now we will all look forward to spring, and the birds will not have to look for where to settle and breed their winged offspring. I hope you and your kids enjoy building and crafting! I think this is not the last time you show your creativity. And in the future, we are all waiting for others interesting articles where we will build something. So don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss any of our fruitful conversations! And don't forget to invite your friends. I think they will also be curious to learn and share their knowledge!

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There are indispensable attributes of a good garden: well-groomed fruit trees, trimmed shrubs, luxurious flower beds. And if you have all this, but there is a feeling that something is missing, listen. Does the sound of birds please your ears? Not? And what about without them! How to lure flooded singers to the site, and at the same time protect it from insects dangerous for planting? Today we will discuss how to make a birdhouse with your own hands from wood. Drawings, materials, decor and installation, as well as many creative ideas on this topic in our material.

The little singer is also a diligent helper in the garden

First of all, let's deal with the concept of "birdhouse". This is a housing for small birds, made of wood or improvised materials, having a notch, a perch, a roof from the sun and rain, and, most importantly, a place for a cozy nest. Titmouse, fussy sparrows, flycatchers, wagtails and, of course, starlings can live in such an apartment.

What can you make a birdhouse with your own hands? Moreover, to build it in such a way that this house would not only attract birds, but also become a landmark and decoration of the garden? What are the dimensions of the birdhouse, drawing and design ideas?

The best materials for making a bird house

Basket

You can weave a birdhouse out of jute rope or use a ready-made small basket. It is necessary to fix the roof on it to protect the nest from the sun and rain and carefully cut out the notch so as not to damage the bearing axis of the weaving.

To give the product strength and shape, treat it with acrylic varnish and leave to dry, stuffed with polyethylene. The polyethylene film will easily separate from the walls after the product dries. Acrylic water varnish is safe for birds.

branches

After autumn pruning of trees and grapes, leave thin branches. You will have something to do in winter - this material can be used to make apartments for titmouse and sparrows.

Important! Using self-tapping screws, make sure that their sharp tips do not protrude into the nest. Otherwise, they will hurt the birds.

Wood

Wood is an ideal material for making a birdhouse. It is closest to the natural living conditions of birds. You can make a house from boards or from a log. An old stump, thick bark, trimmings of commercial wood are suitable for a birdhouse.

dried pumpkin

Place large bottle gourds in a dry, dark place for the winter. In the spring you will receive a dry vessel in which seeds will rattle. A hole is cut out in the pumpkin and the dry insides are scooped out with a spoon through it.

Advice! Dry pumpkin is a rather fragile material, it is better to use not a drill, but a dremel with a small drill to cut a notch. You can use dental drills for this purpose, they will carefully cut out a notch of any shape and size. If you cover the surface of a dried pumpkin with stain, and then use the same tool to make shallow patterns on the surface, you will get not just a birdhouse, but a real work of art.

Birds will love this home. They will enthusiastically clean it of the remnants of dry pulp and bring you chicks to the delight. The photo shows examples of such bird houses:

What materials should be discarded

First of all, consider materials that are not very suitable for this purpose:

Material	Image	Description
Plastic		Transparent plastic will not allow the birds to feel in privacy and security. The sun's rays will penetrate the nest, and the chicks will be in full view of possible predators. In addition, plastic is poorly breathable and, when heated in the sun, can release toxic substances. This material is more suitable for making a feeder.
Juice and milk packages		Sparrows and titmouse, although they are small birds, will not be able to arrange a nest in a liter package of juice, there is too little space. They will fit in a two-liter box, but they will not hatch chicks. The masonry will die from the fact that there is foil inside the package. It will retain the heat of the sun, and the eggs will overheat, and the birds may die with them. So, although the temptation to use these improvised materials is great, it is better to abandon this idea.
Chipboard, plywood and fiberboard		It may seem strange, but these materials are also not the best choice. The fact is that formaldehyde resins are used in the manufacture of sheets. These are toxic compounds that can be detrimental to the health of the bird family. Plywood and fiberboard do not hold heat well, and chipboard is too heavy and rough material for a small house.

Features of manufacturing from different materials

Wooden birdhouse

What you need to know to make a bird house out of wood with your own hands? Even if there is no experience in carpentry, it does not matter. A student can cope with such a simple design.

The following tools will come in handy for the job:

ruler and pencil for marking;
saw, planer, hammer or screwdriver;
fasteners: self-tapping screws or ordinary small nails;
drill and drill for making a hole (letka);
sandpaper, tow, wood glue.

Important! For the manufacture of a bird's nest, it is undesirable to use resinous coniferous wood. The resin will cause the inside walls of the birdhouse to become sticky. The resin will stain the feathers and down of the chicks, and the inhabitants of the house can be seriously injured from this.

The best material for work is oak, birch, linden or aspen wood.

Note! The inner walls of the house do not need to be sanded to smoothness. Small roughness will help the birds get out of the nest.

To make a birdhouse, you will need drawings with dimensions. Usually an apartment for small birds has standard dimensions in centimeters: 30 (height) x 15 (width). The diameter of the hole for the notch is five to six centimeters.

Birdhouse, drawing and dimensions

Note! For each type of bird there are separate requirements for the size and design of the house. If you want titmouse or wagtails to settle in the garden, find the appropriate drawings.

A few tips for working with wood:

Put on gloves, they will save your hands from accidental splinters and soften the blow with a hammer if your hand trembles.

Before work, sharpen the planer and hacksaw. Blunt tools will not only make the job harder, but they will also prevent you from carefully fitting parts.
Never saw or drill anything on your lap. Firstly, it is inconvenient, and secondly, it is fraught with serious injuries.
If you do not know how to make a birdhouse out of boards, choose a simple option - a hollow. For this purpose, you will need a simple log of the desired diameter and height.

A drill with a pen attachment will help facilitate the work. For the bottom, a cut of the same log is used. Letok can also be made with a drill. In the photo examples of such work:

Birdhouse made of cardboard

Cardboard bird houses are a product for one season, no more, and they are more of a decorative function. For this purpose, it is better to use thick corrugated cardboard, such as on postal parcels.

The whole job will take a maximum of half an hour, and this process will be a fun and rewarding activity for children with their parents.

Advice! To seal the walls of the house, they should be made milky or even triple. To do this, the blanks are glued together with wallpaper paste or PVA.

A notch in a cardboard house can be made square, so it is easier to cut out the cardboard. The side of the square is six centimeters. Holes are made on the back wall for a rope on which the house will be hung. Outside, the house can be wrapped with jute rope and coated with acrylic varnish. This technique will allow the structure to last the season, despite the atmospheric humidity.

The film can also be pasted over the walls. The film should be positioned so that there is a centimeter overlap. So water will not get into the joints.

Below is a template with dimensions for a cardboard birdhouse:

More details on how to make a cardboard nest with your own hands on the video:

Paper birdhouse

Paper birdhouses are purely decorative items. They can be used for Easter decoration at home or as gift wrapping. As a material, you can use scrap paper, stationery cardboard and colored sheets.

Master class on how to make paper birdhouses with your own hands:

Birdhouse from a bottle

Plastic is not the best material for making bird housing, but if there are no other options, take a five-liter bottle of drinking water for work.

In a plastic bottle, a round hole should be cut. Sharp edges should be burnt gently. They will melt a little, and it will be easier for the bird to hold on to the edge of the notch. A long bolt is suitable for making a perch. It is fixed with a screw and washer. The metal should not heat up in the sun, it must be carefully wrapped with a harsh thread or rope.

To make the inhabitants of the house feel comfortable, it should be painted on the outside with water-based paint. In two or even three layers, so that the light does not penetrate inside.

Advice! Use light paint for this purpose, so the bottle will heat up less on hot days.

Two holes should be made in the bottle cap and a rope should be threaded through them for fastening.

Another mounting option is through the holes on the side of the bottle opposite the entrance. If you make four holes and thread two ropes, you can firmly tie the house to the tree trunk. It will not be swayed by the wind, as in the first method of fastening.

Advice! For good ventilation in the plastic bird housing that you make with your own hands, perforation of the walls will be required. Small holes on the side walls are made with a red-hot knitting needle. Do not make too many holes, a dozen on each side is enough.

If the starlings like your design, they themselves will bring material for the nest. You can make it easier for them by putting dry grass, pieces of cloth or small twigs inside.

Ideas on how to make birdhouses from plastic bottles, photo:

Plywood birdhouse

Birdhouses made of plywood are very common in garden plots. The multilayer structure of plywood makes the bird housing reliable and durable.

Advice! For work it is better to use moisture resistant plywood. Such a design will safely survive more than one season.

To build a nest with your own hands, you will need wood glue, self-tapping screws and a jigsaw. How to make wall mounts? For this purpose, a frame is first made of small bars.

For the manufacture of structures of complex shape, you can make your own drawings. The main thing is to observe the minimum dimensions necessary for a bird's dwelling.

To attach the house to the tree, you need to screw the rail to the back wall. It is better to do this in advance, before the final assembly of the parts.

Advice! If you care about your garden trees, do not nail the birdhouse. It is better to fasten it with a thick wire, placing rubber or other dense material under it. This way you will not cut the bark and keep the plant healthy.

Birdhouse out of the box

A simple and easy-to-implement idea is a bird house out of the box.

There are many tutorials online on how to make a nest out of a box with your own hands.The algorithm for building a birdhouse out of the box is simple. A notch is cut out in the lid, a perch is made from a long bolt. The installation site of the perch needs to be strengthened. This can be done with two pieces of durable plastic. They should be fixed from the outside and inside. So that the birds do not break off the edges of the cardboard notch ahead of time, they need to be strengthened with tape or make a frame out of a plastic cover. After all these manipulations, the front of the house is firmly glued to the box. To strengthen the back wall, use a suitable piece of plywood: it can be glued with PVA glue.

Birdhouse options from the box in the photo:

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You probably also, like many garden owners, want to know what you can do with your own hands for garden decor, because decorative decorations in the store are so expensive. In this review, we will tell and show what can be created from improvised materials.

Birdhouse dimensions

A lot has been said about the materials for the birdhouse. It's time to talk about drawings and dimensions. How to make a drawing?

We make the bottom of the nest with a side of fifteen centimeters. Such an area will appeal to starlings. In a small cozy house for birds, the height of the walls is from thirty to forty centimeters. The standard diameter of the hole in the birdhouse for the notch according to GOST is six centimeters. Before the entrance, you need to provide a perch with a length of at least five centimeters.

The house must be built with a roof, it will protect the bird family from the rain. The view at the roof can be any, but its edges should go beyond the level of the walls by at least five centimeters. Moreover, the roof should also protrude above the entrance to protect it from oblique rain.

In the photo there are examples of what the drawings of houses built with their own hands should be:

Now about how to build a home for different types of birds.

Sizes of the birdhouse for starlings

Starlings are not capricious birds. They willingly settle in small hollows, in cracks under the roof and even in holes. So a do-it-yourself house for starlings is luxury housing. In gratitude for such an apartment, the little singer will diligently delight your ears with flooded singing and watch over your garden trees, saving them from leaf-eating insects. In a week, he is able to detect and eat about one and a half thousand beetle larvae, as well as caterpillars and other insects.

Drawing of a house for starlings:

Important! Should be given Special attention the size of the hole in the birdhouse and its location relative to the bottom. Too large a hole is undesirable, as the bird will feel uncomfortable. The optimal diameter of the hole in the birdhouse for the starling is five centimeters, the height relative to the bottom is fifteen centimeters.

So that the chicks do not freeze on cool days, there should be no cracks and drafts in the house. The inside of the nest should not be slippery; birds cling to the roughness with their paws.A perch for starlings is not a mandatory attribute. They'll do just fine without it.

Advice! It is better to make the roof of the house removable. So at the end of the season, you can clean up the birdhouse and prepare it for the arrival of new residents.

A birdhouse made of wood can last a decade and a half, and with proper care and periodic repairs, even longer. Bird dwellings should be periodically painted for safety, and in natural tones, avoiding bright colors.

Advice! In early spring, to draw the attention of birds to your site, hang a feeder. Birds will be happy to settle next to the free canteen.

Sinichnik: drawing and dimensions of the correct structures

How to make a house for yellow-breasted titmouse? The shape of the house is the same as that of the birdhouse. The difference is only in size. The dimensions of the birdhouse for tits are slightly smaller, about a couple of centimeters in all respects.

Drawings options for a small titmouse:

Note! Sparrows, flycatchers and tiny redstarts can nest in a small titmouse. Larger feathered sizes of the house will not attract.

Apartments for birds should be located at a distance of at least fifteen meters from each other. If it is reduced, the birds will prefer other places to settle.

Important! The house is fixed in such a way that it has a light pendant towards the notch. The slanting rain will not fall into the nest, and it will be easier for the chicks to make their first flight.

Wagtail house: drawing and dimensions, manufacturing features

The wagtail is an invaluable helper in the garden. She runs around the plantings and collects May beetles, caterpillars and other pests. With such a garden nurse, the harvest will at least double.

Consider how to make a house for birds with your own hands. The wagguzonic differs from the usual birdhouse in shape and size. Instead of a perch, it has a balcony, and the house itself is stretched in length and less in height.

Wagtail drawing:

Previously, children made such houses at labor lessons. It's not difficult at all. For the floor, you need to prepare a board 12 by 40 centimeters, for the walls - two pieces 14 by 30, one 12 by 140 and another 8x12. The roof should be wider than the bottom, 50 by 22 centimeters. It remains to fasten the wooden parts with self-tapping screws, and the wagtail is ready.

Note! Wagtails arrive in early spring, when the ice begins to drift. By this time, you need to place the house on outbuildings at a height of three meters.

How to make a birdhouse

Anyone can make a bird house. This task can be done with children. The manufacture of a birdhouse is carried out according to different schemes and using almost any materials that can be found at home.

The simplest drawing of a birdhouse with dimensions is with a sloping roof. We make such a bird house from scraps of industrial wood. In the photo are examples of such beautiful houses:

Work algorithm:

on the board it is necessary to mark all the details of the future construction;
saw all the details and process the outer walls of the house with a planer;
in the front part of the birdhouse, a round or square notch is cut out no lower than five centimeters from the roof level. Such a gap will be sufficient for the bird, but will prevent the cat from destroying the nest without hindrance;
to assemble parts of the house, carpentry PVA or small self-tapping screws are used. The back wall is fixed last. All connections must be free of gaps;
it is better to make the roof open, so that in the off-season it is possible to carry out cleaning in the house. One part of the roof is attached to a rubber band, and the simplest lock is installed on the second so that cats or a gust of strong wind do not overturn a small roof.

How to build a birdhouse with your own hands: step by step instructions

The video described in detail how to make a birdhouse with your own hands. This simple design will brighten up any area. You can give such a house to friends and neighbors, or donate to a kindergarten. It is possible to buy sets of birdhouses with your own hands, such sets are sold in garden supply stores. Each kit comes with detailed drawings and assembly diagrams that detail how to make a bird house.

Birds are orderlies not only of the forest, but also of the garden. Every summer resident knows this, in which fruit trees and shrubs grow on the site. All year round, birds not only delight the ear with their singing, but also help gardeners in their hard work of protecting trees from pests, destroying small insects and feasting on their larvae. To attract birds, feeders are hung on trees and volunteers are fed in the cold winter season, when it is not so easy to find "prey", and they also arrange a home for them. A solid wooden house will appeal to any bird, in which she can not only live and hide from the weather, but also breed.

Nuances that are important to know before you get started

As it is already clear, the best birdhouse is made of natural materials, in the sense of wood. Some craftsmen make houses from cardboard boxes or plastic bottles, however, this is not the same at all. In the first case, the dwelling will be temporary and will last one season if it does not get wet earlier in the rain. Plastic containers are more suitable for manufacturing, besides, there is no question of their naturalness. It will scare away birds and the smell of chipboard or plywood, the latter is also too thin and the house will be cold.

For a bird house, it is worth using hardwood boards, but in no case coniferous ones - they contain resin that will stick to the plumage, which is fraught with the health of birds. The thickness of the boards should be at least 20 mm so that they retain the heat needed by the chicks.

Planing boards, achieving their perfect smoothness, is not necessary. A rough surface, especially inside the birdhouse and under the entrance, will help the birds get inside and move around without difficulty.

We make a birdhouse step by step

First of all, you should draw up drawings of the future home. This will facilitate the process of manufacturing blanks and make them even, so that in the future there are no gaps between the walls.

Birdhouses can be of different sizes and shapes - it all depends on which birds will live in it. Too spacious "apartments" do not need to be made, because the bird family is small and the young can freeze or grow weak. The standard dimensions of the house are approximately as follows:

bottom width - 15 cm;
birdhouse height - up to 30 cm;
roof - approximately 20x24 cm;
the diameter of the protrusion (notch) - no more than 5 cm.

It is better that the back wall is a couple of centimeters lower than the front panel - such a slope is necessary for water to drain. Accordingly, then on the side walls the upper cut will go obliquely. The roof should protrude a little, so its dimensions are somewhat larger than the bottom.

Now you can get to work:

Transfer the drawing with a pencil to the boards.
Cut out all the details.
Trim the outer surface of the blanks.
In the front panel, cut out the “entrance” in the form of a circle.
Assemble the birdhouse in the following order: facade, side walls, bottom, back wall, roof, notch. All parts must fit snugly together. It is better to fix them on self-tapping screws or nails.

It remains to attach a fastener in the form of a bar on the back wall to the birdhouse and install it on a tree, wrapping it well with wire. Do not paint - the smell of paint will scare away the birds.

Not so long ago, birds could find shelter without human help, but with the advent of large cities, it is becoming increasingly difficult for them to do this. That is why birdhouses were invented - small houses for feathered animals. There they not only hide from the wind or bad weather, but also find food. How make a birdhouse with your own hands from improvised materials? Let's look at the simplest and most practical ideas.

Do-it-yourself birdhouse from improvised materials

How to make a birdhouse - what you need to consider?

Since we are talking about a house for living beings, there are some requirements for it. The birdhouse should be:

safe for its inhabitants.
Practical so that birds can lay their eggs there and hatch their offspring.
Warm, but with the obligatory access of fresh air.
Just the right size for the birds to fit in.

As for the material of manufacture, there is nothing better and more natural than wood. Why not use chipboard, fiberboard or drywall? The fact is that the birdhouse is located on the street, where it is influenced by rain, wind and snow. The tree is able to withstand adverse weather, while remaining safe and sound, which cannot be said about other artificially created materials. Birds will be much cozier and more comfortable in a house made of hardwood. Experts recommend not to use coniferous wood, as resin appears on it, which makes bird housing unsuitable for living.

Some have managed to make a house out of metal. But in this case, it is necessary to carefully consider the litter inside so that the house is not damp. Now consider the most popular types of birdhouses that can be made.

Wooden birdhouse

To do this, you need to take care of the presence of boards made of alder, aspen or birch. An important condition for such a house is the creation of notches. These protrusions are extremely necessary in the early stages of the life of young chicks, for which the notches will be a support to get out of the nest. Such protrusions can be made using a chisel. To create a birdhouse, you will need the following tools: a jigsaw, a drill with a nozzle for drilling holes, a locksmith's corner.

First, decide what size your bird house will be. It is very important that it is not too small and too large, otherwise the birds will not be comfortable in it, and they are unlikely to want to settle there. We offer you an approximate drawing of a birdhouse, but you can create your own.

Now, having decided on the dimensions, you can start drawing. On the board, draw the details, which you will then cut out with a jigsaw. In order not to create voids through which wind and rain will penetrate, you need to fasten the elements with wood glue. At a distance of approximately 1 cm, holes must be drilled in order to then connect the parts with nails. The roof should consist of boards of different lengths: short and long. First, a short one is attached, then a long one. Don't forget to make a hole and a perch as well.

Plywood birdhouse

Such a nest for feathered animals is no different from the construction of a wooden nest. The tools and parts are similar, you just need to decide on the roof, what it will be: single-pitched or gable. Making a birdhouse from plywood includes:

Drawing. It is necessary to think in advance about the dimensions of the roof, bottom, walls.

Collection of details. Now the cuts are polished. The elements are fastened with glue, after drying of which the structure is connected with nails and self-tapping screws. At the very end, the back wall is mounted.
Bottom strengthening. The bottom plywood is screwed on firmly, but the roof should be easily removed. This makes it possible to take care of the house. Once a year, a complete cleansing of the nest from old inhabitants will be required.

Birdhouse made of plastic bottles

Today, an abundance of plastic bottles is made, so why not use them to create a birdhouse, especially since plastic is a strong and durable material. Required for the nest plastic bottle size 1.5 l. It should not include foreign odors, drink residues, etc. The process of making a nest from a plastic bottle consists of:

Markups. It is necessary to draw a future hole on the surface of the bottle and cut it out with a knife or scissors.
Processing the edges of the hole with tape or tape.
Warming. To do this, you can wrap the nest with a thick thread.
The birdhouse is ready.

It is very important to properly and securely fix the birdhouse, otherwise one gust of wind will blow away the house with the chicks and lead to their death. Use long screws and nails. Where is the best place to set up a nest? On a high tree. You can use a ladder for this.

As you can see, making a birdhouse with your own hands from improvised materials is not difficult at all. To do this, you just need a desire to do good and a little effort. We hope that our advice will help you make a high-quality and reliable birdhouse for our feathered brothers.

Before you start making a house, you first need to think about the functionality of the structure, and only then about the decor. Birds do not care how you decorate their home, they care about the size of the entrance hole and the internal volume of the birdhouse.

The location and size of the structure must be selected in accordance with different features birds.

Consider the standard sizes of birdhouses and examples of drawings for different types of birds.

Dwelling options for starlings

Width x Depth of the bottom (roof) - 90 - 110 x 90 - 110

height 300 - 400 mm.
The diameter of the hole in the birdhouse for the starling is 45 - 55 mm
The notch hole is made round, the inner edges are carefully processed, burrs are removed.

Parameters of the house for tits

Width x Depth - 100 - 120 x 100 - 120

Minimum - maximum value in mm.

Height 240 - 310 mm.
Taphole diameter 30 - 40 mm.
The shape of the notch is round.

Dimensions of the dwelling for the wagtail

Width x Depth - 300 - 350x 400 - 450

Minimum - maximum value in mm.

Height 110 - 150 mm.
Taphole width 35 - 40 mm.
The shape of the notch is rectangular.
Threshold (special platform) with a width of 80 to 120 mm

In general, the design of the birdhouse may differ from standard models. So, you can make bird houses for several rooms, so that several bird families can live in them at once.

The roof can consist of two tiers. Reinforcement must be reliable and correct. You can not throw it back, it is better to make a slight tilt forward, so it will be easier for the birds to get out of the hollow.

Manufacturing methods

Consider some of the most common ways to make a birdhouse with your own hands.

Making a birdhouse from wood

Making a birdhouse out of wood is perhaps the most classic, traditional way. The algorithm of actions is as follows:

Choose a material, preferably hardwood boards.
Make a drawing, then transfer the diagram to the blanks for the house.
Prepare the necessary tools and materials at hand: screws, nails; waterproof paints; hammer, screwdriver or screwdriver, hacksaw, wood glue, ruler, brushes, pencil.
Cut blanks according to the applied drawings. It is advisable to leave a rough surface from the inside of the board.
Drill a hole in the front wall. Attach the bar with which the birdhouse will be attached to the back wall.
Now you need to assemble the structure. Fasten the facade and side walls with wood glue, and while it dries, fix the parts with nails or self-tapping screws.
Try to make sure that there are no gaps. Next, in the same way, connect the bottom to the side and front walls. The back wall is glued and fixed last. Fasten the perch.
Make a protruding roof to protect from rain and wind. It is better to make it removable so that it is easier to clean the birdhouse. Connect the smaller roof part with the larger one with self-tapping screws.
The house can be painted, and then securely fixed in place.

Making a birdhouse from a plastic bottle

There is also a very easy way to make a birdhouse out of a plastic bottle. To do this, you need a plastic bottle, it is convenient to use a two-liter container; waterproof acrylic paints, preferably brown, green or beige; tassel; stationery knife; scissors; glue for plastic things; drill and drill bits 1/4 and 1/16; pliers; wire; scotch. So, the algorithm of actions is as follows:

First you need to make a round hole in a two-liter bottle. To do this, you need a clerical knife. The hole must be made at a distance of 3 cm from the bottom.
Next, install the perch. To do this, drill a hole with a drill, just below the already finished hole and insert a long dowel there.
Then we paint the bottle house with harmless paints that are resistant to moisture. Color it is desirable to choose dark tones (green, blue, brown). Feathered friends prefer to keep the house dark. To give brightness to the birdhouse, you can decorate it with beautiful bright ribbons.
The next step is to build a loop with which we can attach the house to a tree or pole. To do this, we drill two small holes in the bottle cap, through which we thread the wire and carefully twist the ends.
Place natural bedding material at the bottom of the bottle. It can be sand or twigs, hay or scraps of cloth are also suitable.
The roof is made in the form of a tile. It can be made both from plastic blanks and from unnecessary disks. To do this, you need to cut out the desired shape of the workpiece and alternately glue, paint with paints.
The bottle should be hung higher on a thick tree trunk, where no one will disturb the birds.

This is a very interesting way to invent a bird house. It can be done quickly within an hour, children love to take part in the manufacture of such a simple home for feathered friends.

At the same time, a birdhouse made of a plastic bottle perfectly protects birds from wind, rain, and withstands external temperature changes.

Exclusive models of birdhouses

Of course, the bird house is a great decoration for every garden, backyard. Do-it-yourself birdhouse ideas can be the most diverse and bold in their execution. When choosing an aesthetic design, remember to consider the immediate needs of the birds. So a straw hat will look very nice as a house. Due to the fact that it is made of natural straw, the birds will feel very cozy and comfortable there.

You can make an original birdhouse with your own hands from stones. Such a home will appeal to many birds, it will reliably protect our friends from external environmental influences.

Exists big variety carved wooden birdhouses. It can have complex, high, intricate designs. Here the imagination of creative people has no limits. When choosing a color palette, there are no restrictions on accessories either. The roof of such a wooden house can be dismantled with metal sheets. This will give him additional protection. If there is a desire, then with the help of cinder blocks you can make a concrete composition.

A birdhouse from an old aluminum teapot or samovar looks unusual and exclusive. Such a bird house can become a highlight in any interior of your garden, backyard.

All constructed structures can be decorated with unusual drawings, paintings, ribbons. It is very interesting to decorate in the form of windows, doors, chimneys, fences and other details that imitate a real house. To decorate a birdhouse, you can use any materials at hand and, of course, fantasy. Do not forget the main rule that all decorative elements must be reliable and safe for birds.