Building a Bat House from Cedar Fence Pickets
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- Опубліковано 16 лис 2017
- Building a bat house from cedar fence pickets!
PLEASE NOTE: many people have pointed out in the comments that the location I chose to place the bat house is not ideal. Bats need more space underneath the house to drop out and gain speed as they take flight.
The total size of the bat house is about 18"x30" with two chambers for the bats to hang in. Bats are wonderful little creatures that can help eat unwanted insects in your yard!
Enjoy the video! Let me know if you have any feedback or questions. - Навчання та стиль
By far the best video on bat houses. Nice editing too. Thank you.
Great no music , sound of tools music to my years , thank you
Garage tools asmr??
I liked the way you put this video together . Very helpful.
Great job. Really like the cedar fence idea.
Very nicely done. Great idea and use of standard items.
Great looking design. I'm going to copy this. Keep up the good work.
Awesome job, I like that design 😎👍
AWESOME ... one of the best still .. I know about the location wasn't the best but if it works it works .. better than nothing in my opinion. :) Thank You for sharing and god bless!
Very interesting!
FANTASTIC! THANK YOU!
What beautiful woodwork you do.
Just found your channel. Nice work!
Great video!
Great job 😊
The recommended openings and landing sizes can be found at batcon.org. I think a significant oversight was not drilling holes in the internal walls so the bats can move between chambers. I really liked how you attached it to the wall.
French cleat - nice.
Thanks for showing how to hang it. Nearly all the other bat box videos don't show how.
I have been wanting to make a bat house. great video.
Very cool nice job !! I built a rocket style bat house 2017 they showed up in 2018 I got lucky hint they like it hot try to get as much sun beating down on it as possible higher is better got mine 20’ in the air build it and they come .
0:30 the way your Stand helps you stack planks is nice
Wow your video work is next level
Awesome build. I'm curious about the placement, because bats like to have minimum 8' space below to drop and fly. They would hit the shed roof. Did bats use the house? ty
Nice bat house.
Did bats actually use it?
nice VDO
You landing is little small. Your opening is double size it should be. They need 3-5 feet under to get air draft when they drop. Add small shingles to roof to add heat holding source .
Very sharp looking house. At very least it looks nice.
The cavity inside should be 3/4" but at the entrance way add a 1/4" to 3/8" strip to opposite side of landing. This will help them feel more secure and keep wasps from making it their home.
@@luvublueable So the actual opening would be how much?
3/8 to 1/2 after strip he used 3/4 spacers
Love bats and I love your design. I have to ask though, what's the deal with adding salt to the glue? Never seen that before.
keeps the boards from sliding around during the glue up
Did you work from a plan? What happens with the3 bat droppings?
Wish there was a list of size of pieces to cut. Otherwise love the video!
Sandi Remson very easy to figure that out yourself. They can be any dimension you wish. You can see how many planks he used. You could make one with just 2 planks if you wanted.
Wouldn't that" in salt" the bats? Seriously though do you have bats? I'm really wanting to make something that really works yours looks really good esthetically.
Friend, what is the dimensions of the pieces on the sides..the ones that separate the chambers ..the thickness..3/4 height?
What type of power tool did you use to notch the grooves?
Circular saw with the blade depth set very shallow, like 1/8 inch. Just to rough up the surface so the bats have something to "grip" to.
Did you ever get any bats?
Outstanding! Best design on the net for the size. With some minor adjustments I'll copy yours and say I got the design from Mosermakes.com. Ha! How bout mounting it in that tree on the side of your house. It's more than high enough and with your creative talent I bet you could make it look like a Hyatt for bats. Regards. jerry
Supposedly trees aren't the best location for the boxes because it gives predators access. Granted, their natural houses would be in tree hollows, but still, I mounted mine on a building because of this advice.
did you put salt in your glue joints? why?
Keeps the pieces from sliding
Very nice house! So, do you have any residents yet?
I haven't built one yet, but have been reading. I don't know if this is a good spot. Bats need to drop out of the box for 3-4 feet to get speed to fly. The other part of the building might be in the way, maybe not. Hard to judge distance in videos.
Great looking box, well done!
Very nice bat house keep up the good work
I was thinking exactly the same when saw him put it just above the other roof-
I put mine on a 15ft metal pole plus three ft in the ground(got it from a Fence Supplier) and turned it away from the sunrise so that they dont burn up..took them almost two years to find it but now its full of bats.
@@kevinhowe290 Have you had any problems with snakes climbing up the metal pole and getting to the bats?
how many bats!!!!
Did I miss the nararation? I was able to hear machinery noise, but no talking to tell me what was happening and what he was doing??? Odd, since I really liked his design and was excited to build it.
UPDATE: GREAT bat house build BUT it’s a total FAIL. Here's why. Now, where do I start?
1. Bat house placement FAIL.
Roof under bat house doesn’t allow for 10-12 ft free fall. Bats would drop and hit that protruding roof = FAIL.
2. You provided no way for bats to climb up. They require something to hold onto to climb up = FAIL.
3. Ever heard of actually speaking? This isn’t the silent movie era any longer, Sparky = FAIL.
4. Even several on-screen descriptive chyrons (Google search that word) would have sufficed, but none here = FAIL
5. Stick to making bat houses, only. Let someone else produce your videos. Any 14 year old could do better.
Bats are smart enough to not even bother nesting in your creation, once they realize there's not adequate free fall. 🤷♂️
thats ok Moser...some ppl are just assholes...not your fault. I enjoyed your vid btw..
@@MoserMakes, wow. Great response : ) Did you happen to go to the channel that commented and check out the description? That's just wierd. Looks like it's a provocateur. So strange.
You did a great job. We're looking to build a bat house this weekend. Looks like a lot of work.
Take care!
he does make groves in the wood. this is how they climb up. success!
Your attempt at constructive criticism = FAIL
Sounding like an absolute douchebag keyboard warrior = SUCCESS
Let’s see your ideas prick.