Build the Easiest and Simplest Bird House Ever.. Step by step simple direction. Great project to work with the kids.. Makes a great gift A DIY Project..Do it yourself
Hello Bird Friend, Superb work done for our Winged Friends. However, a little advice; - Drill ventilation holes at the bottom at the four cardinal corners and one in the center to avoid humidity and mold which could decimate a partial or total nesting. - For a single sloping roof, always leave an offset on each side of the nest, in case of rain and wind the sides will not rot. - Linseed oil heated in a bain-marie for exterior protection to be repeated each year, the interior remains natural, doing nothing. Good continuation to you the Friend, Sincerely Alain from Belgium.
Thank you my flying wings friend..Funny you should talk about the air flow...I have started using a mesh screen for the floors and its working great..Love the idea of linseed oil. I have use plenty of it in my shop but never used it there..Great ideas..Thanks for the comments, always appreciate good ideas to make us all better..
@@Backyardprojectguy, Hello my friend, Yes linseed oil is a natural product and once on the wood it protects well, obviously to redo the operation every year, I have been using the nest for 10 years, but for the spring of 2024 a new nest will be put in in place, for the mesh screen you are not afraid that the birds will take the middle fingers and nails in the holes?. Sincerely Alain from Belgium.
Hello and good morning The blue birds here in MA start to look for new home… Thanks for your video this is what I was looking for! Can please tell us the size of the entrance hole if you can. Again thank you so much
Nice easy to make houses. I suggest vents at both the bottom and top. This will provide greater cooling. Correct entrance hole will make your house more attractive for the birds you want.
Nice, simple, and easy to do project. I have that same Ryobi nailer, along with about a dozen other Ryobi tools, including the compound miter saw, and table saw. It makes projects like this easy, fun to do!!!
Love those tools!!!..When you have the correct tools it makes the job or the project so much easier....Sometimes I feel using the tools is half the fun..Using all the tools to shape something is a Great feeling,,stay safe
Its an easy project..get them in the yard and you will enjoy watching the birds....and they also make a great and different gifts for family and friends
For the bottom I started using screens..It give good air flow and its easy to in stall..Back is two inches taller them the front..This gives you some area to mount the Bird house..Hope this helps you..
Good video, though Medium Sized Hole is vague. I think inch and a quarter is suggested in other bird house plans. Any thoughts of hinging the top? Thanks for this.
Inch and a quarter is a Good hole size..It opens it up to lot of birds..Yes I have hinged the tops of some of my bird houses and it works well. Just didn't do this one..
good video, I always left my bird house looking natural, birds not always used them wright away or took a year or so , I did a corner 3 post 90% in front of my house 2 end poles were 10 ' so 7 ' above ground so decided to put bird house on them instead of cutting them the posts were bright yellow so painted the bird houses red just to look nice the very next day had swallows in them. I did some research and found out that birds do like bright colored houses. Having such good luck I am going to put a lot more up, Have 3 acres so will have fun with them, and hope to keep the bugs down.
WOW.. That sounds so cool..Sounds like you have a great situation on hand..I think you will enjoy the swallows, they love the community setting. Protection in numbers..Good luck with your project..Like to hear more as the babies come...Thanks for sharing the comment
Yes, I built one of those. Bore hole before assembly. Made of 1x2s and 1x4s that fell into my lap. 3 inch screws made this into 1x6 nominal. The hole saw hit one of these and lost all its teeth! Chiseled out the rest and de- stroyed the front. Fix was to use a 1x4 with a properly bored hole with a circle cutter. Left very long it allowed the use of used Harbor Freight instant garage poles. Drill the screw holes straight through the 1x4 at 2 points and put the pole behind that. That keeps bigger birds from attacking through the hole and pecking due to the double thickness. Well, we'll see.
Great video Ken. First time coming across any of your videos and i must say, it was clear, informative, and most importantly...you seemed to enjoy what you're doing. That goes a long way. Good job!
Great ideas! A few questions/concerns: Doesn't it have to be a certain kind of untreated wood and wood that is nontoxic? For example, oak is toxic for birds. Also, zinc/ galvanized metals are also toxic to birds. There are also bird-safe paints. But I like the design of the second house because while the bird is entering the house during rainy weather, he or she is not going to get drenched in runoff water, unlike the first design where during the rain the run-off will likely affect the bird.
Well said, I try to stay away from paint. I have stained some of my bird houses, but most are natural untreated wood. For example I would never used pretreated wood or pressured treated wood.
@@BirdiePariRicoFriends The Pigeons and the doves are open end birdhouses. They will not go into a traditional birdhouse..People that raise them will make the a large coup type with several pairs in it..Hope this helps
I like projects like this, simple and easy...you do a good job of making this simple and easy
Good project easy to follow..I liked
Simple, short and effective, That's what You tube is all about, Thanks
Easy, simple and good looking, Thats the way I like my projects, thanks for the detail
I can’t wait to get started on the new project 😊
Have fun with it...I have several hanging in my yard..and the birds are starting to nest..They are fun to watch..Good luck with your project
Hi from the UK. We do this as well. As you say, the birds don't care - they're just as likely to pick the rough one as the fancy one. 😀😀
So true, So much of it is about location, rather then looks..Thanks😀
What an easy birdhouse to build..thanks for showing us
Wow great video. Nice job
Good detail ken, thanks for showing us this..
I saw your other bird house video, and they are all good..thanks for doing this and helping mother nature
Good stuff, straight forward and to the point
Nice job with this project, simple and easy and fun to work with
I came back to this video to do another one..I did one three years ago and want more. Thanks my friend
Hello Bird Friend,
Superb work done for our Winged Friends.
However, a little advice;
- Drill ventilation holes at the bottom at the four cardinal corners and one in the center to avoid humidity and mold which could decimate a partial or total nesting.
- For a single sloping roof, always leave an offset on each side of the nest, in case of rain and wind the sides will not rot.
- Linseed oil heated in a bain-marie for exterior protection to be repeated each year, the interior remains natural, doing nothing.
Good continuation to you the Friend, Sincerely Alain from Belgium.
Thank you my flying wings friend..Funny you should talk about the air flow...I have started using a mesh screen for the floors and its working great..Love the idea of linseed oil. I have use plenty of it in my shop but never used it there..Great ideas..Thanks for the comments, always appreciate good ideas to make us all better..
@@Backyardprojectguy, Hello my friend,
Yes linseed oil is a natural product and once on the wood it protects well, obviously to redo the operation every year, I have been using the nest for 10 years, but for the spring of 2024 a new nest will be put in in place, for the mesh screen you are not afraid that the birds will take the middle fingers and nails in the holes?.
Sincerely Alain from Belgium.
@@Wahnerheide good question..when i use the mesh screen i usually add some sticks ans leaves to get it started..
You are well detailed in your instructions, which truly makes this a simple and easy project.Thanks for sharing it.
Well done..well detailed I liked
Easy, quick, cheap and simple...The way I like it..Thanks for sharing..Cool stuff
Nice video..what an easy project..
Awesome video- great project- I’m all in. Ima build a couple. Thanks so much for these directions. 👏
Good luck with your projects
Easy and simple just like you said it. Nice
You sure do make it look easy...Thanks for showing us this..
cool project well done..nice out come
Been bored in quarantine decided im going to make this it has been pretty cool and good project!
You will get a lot more enjoyment out of it when you hang it and get a family in it..Its fun to watch...Enjoy your projects.
@@Backyardprojectguy thanks it was so cool watching all the little birds grow up and fly off. 👍❤️🐣🐥🦉
@@millieprice4132 very cool so glad you get enjoyment out of it
Good stuff, You get right to building and make it look so easy, Nice job
Simple is always the best......Nice project
How simple can it get..well done!! very detailed...thanks for sharing
I can tell he likes making bird houses. Imagine if we had the same attitude in our lives!
Ha ha. Yes I do enjoy making the bird houses. If you check out my channel you will see several bird houses that I made and many different kinds.
I Really Enjoyed This Vedoe And What A Cool Guy!!
Thank you!!! 😀..I appreciate the comment
great video..!
Love them birds in the background 👍👍eric hart from the uk
Thanks..Some lucky video...
very nice simple project...and it looks good..
Good Instructions, and easy to follow..
Outstanding job on this...Well done
Great DIY project...I liked..
great simple project,,well done..I liked
You hit it on the head..It was so simple to build..I had it built and hanging on a tree in an afternoon..
very nice and EASYYYYYYY..project..Nice job Ken..
nice job with this
nice project...well done
Looks pretty simple and easy to follow, thanks
I like the project...Quick and easy..
Watch this again so I could build another one
Hello and good morning
The blue birds here in MA start to look for new home…
Thanks for your video this is what I was looking for! Can please tell us the size of the entrance hole if you can.
Again thank you so much
really liked ken and his instructions
Thank you..I appreciate that
Nice easy to make houses. I suggest vents at both the bottom and top. This will provide greater cooling. Correct entrance hole will make your house more attractive for the birds you want.
Well said, I like...Thanks for the comments will adjust going forward, I do feel they are important
Love this man's enthusiasm
Thank you sir...I appreciate that
Very nice, simple plans for a bird house I can easily build with my Grandson. Thank you.
I hope you Have fun with your project....The kids will love it..
Very good and detailed instructions..I'm going to build this with my son this afternoon...
Awesome!
Thanks for the comment
nice video mate, good tip on the ' ladder ' never thought of that. Greetings from England.
Thanks for the comments..appreciate that
the easier the project, the better for me. I'm not that good of a carpenter...And this was a good project for me. like Ken said simple and easy
right to the point, that's what I LIKED
thanks
Nice little project
good job, going to try it ..thank you sir!
Thank you...Good luck with the project and Enjoy it.....Add some of your personal touch to it and I hope you get hours of enjoyment from it..
Nice, simple, and easy to do project. I have that same Ryobi nailer, along with about a dozen other Ryobi tools, including the compound miter saw, and table saw. It makes projects like this easy, fun to do!!!
Love those tools!!!..When you have the correct tools it makes the job or the project so much easier....Sometimes I feel using the tools is half the fun..Using all the tools to shape something is a Great feeling,,stay safe
Just the way you said it...Simple and easy to build and it looks great..
Simple enough for me to understand..nice job
nice project..I like
very nice and easy project
Bird house looks great thanks I what to build one thanks know good
Thanks for the comments..I hope you have fun building one..Enjoy the project
nice easy project..right up my line..
Easy project ,, the way I like it the best
Awesome share brother and well done !
thanks appreciate that..I really made it for the amateur carpenter or the weekend handyman..Any master carpenter could figure it out pretty quickly..
This was easy to do, simple instruction made this a fun project
This looks like a wonderful and easy project..
Loved your video, this ii something I want my husband and myself to do together, TFS
Great project that you can work on together..and you can add your own personal touch to each bird house....Have fun
Thanks to you for replying to the comments and the politeness shown is very much appreciated. God bless you.
Been wanting to build one of these for a while now. That’s for taking the time to explain it thoroughly. Definitely subscribing.
Its an easy project..get them in the yard and you will enjoy watching the birds....and they also make a great and different gifts for family and friends
Ken Deininger I’m going to definitely build this on Saturday. I’m excited and can’t wait. Thanks for the video.
cool..have fun....then get some bait in the water!!!
"birds don't care..."
I never get bored of making bird boxes.
Thanks for sharing 👍 😊
Yea me too..Every time I make them I make them a little different..Always trying new things..Thanks for the comment
Thank you Ken that was great to see.
Good to hear..Thanks for the comment and Good Luck with your projects..We have had a lot of fun with the birdhouses..
Nice and easy to build. Thank you
Its was a fun project..I hope you have just as much fun in building them and them enjoy the birds as they take them over..Thanks again for the comment
nice build...I will try to build it..
Awesome. Thanks for sharing my friend 🎆🎆🎆👍👍
good project,,I like
I like your spirit! 💪
Thanks..They are fun projects to do..
That's great ! So what size do you consider a "medium" hole to be ? Around here it would be 1/1/4 to 1-3/8 ".
Yep I use the 1 3/8 for the hole size..I feel it keeps the sparrows away and the song birds use it more.
Love the idea of scoring the wood just under the front hole, so the birds have something to cling onto!
Thanks..I'm calling it a Bird Ladder!!!!
@@Backyardprojectguy yes! very important!
I love that you thought about how the birds will use it inside! 🐦
Always try to think of then next step..sometimes I forget the simple things when trying to improve things..
You make this look so easy...thanks I will try this looks like fun
nice little project....
Simple and easy directions, that's what it is all about
Just the way I like it, Simple and easy instructions to follow..
super easy project nice ..I see your channel has other videos on building birds house.. I also like the Log Cabin Bird cabin..very clever
I did this and you had great instructions..thank you..I plan to make several more.
I seem to have missed the dimensions for back and bottom? Thanks for posting Ken.
For the bottom I started using screens..It give good air flow and its easy to in stall..Back is two inches taller them the front..This gives you some area to mount the Bird house..Hope this helps you..
Good video, though Medium Sized Hole is vague. I think inch and a quarter is suggested in other bird house plans. Any thoughts of hinging the top? Thanks for this.
Inch and a quarter is a Good hole size..It opens it up to lot of birds..Yes I have hinged the tops of some of my bird houses and it works well. Just didn't do this one..
Good directions and good video!
Thanks..simple and easy makes it fun..
fun to watch this again
thanks Ron
Hey Ken, Great little project..you make it look simple...Thanks
nice simple project..
nice project
Nice
This is the content I live for. You’re doing awesome dude!
thanks..and enjoy your project...Lets go make some saw dust!!!
Wow you make this project look so easy...I know I will screw it up some how!!!! Thanks for sharing..I will give it a try
good video, I always left my bird house looking natural, birds not always used them wright away or took a year or so , I did a corner 3 post 90% in front of my house 2 end poles were 10 ' so 7 ' above ground so decided to put bird house on them instead of cutting them the posts were bright yellow so painted the bird houses red just to look nice the very next day had swallows in them. I did some research and found out that birds do like bright colored houses. Having such good luck I am going to put a lot more up, Have 3 acres so will have fun with them, and hope to keep the bugs down.
WOW.. That sounds so cool..Sounds like you have a great situation on hand..I think you will enjoy the swallows, they love the community setting. Protection in numbers..Good luck with your project..Like to hear more as the babies come...Thanks for sharing the comment
Once watching this, the project was so easy..
Yes, I built one of those. Bore hole before assembly. Made of 1x2s and 1x4s that fell into my lap. 3 inch screws made this into 1x6 nominal. The hole saw hit one of these and lost all its teeth! Chiseled out the rest and de- stroyed the front. Fix was to use a 1x4 with a properly bored hole with a circle cutter. Left very long it allowed the use of used Harbor Freight instant garage poles. Drill the screw holes straight through the 1x4 at 2 points and put the pole behind that. That keeps bigger birds from attacking through the hole and pecking due to the double thickness. Well, we'll see.
Sounds like a fun time and many adjustment to the project..I Like them
Great video Ken. First time coming across any of your videos and i must say, it was clear, informative, and most importantly...you seemed to enjoy what you're doing. That goes a long way. Good job!
Thank you so much for the comment, I do appreciate them..(good or Bad!!!)...Enjoy your project.....Now go make some saw Dust!!!
@@Backyardprojectguy what type of staple gun did you use...i am so confused as which to buy...thank you...
@@sherrcon ..I just have a simple hand held staple gun. You can pick then up at any home repair places like Home Depot or Lowes. etc..
@@Backyardprojectguy thank you my friend...i am going to make this with the grandkids...
@@sherrcon Great project to do with the grandkids,,,and you will have more fun when the birds take it as a home and have babies..
Great DIY project...You make it look so easy...
Great ideas!
A few questions/concerns: Doesn't it have to be a certain kind of untreated wood and wood that is nontoxic? For example, oak is toxic for birds. Also, zinc/ galvanized metals are also toxic to birds. There are also bird-safe paints.
But I like the design of the second house because while the bird is entering the house during rainy weather, he or she is not going to get drenched in runoff water, unlike the first design where during the rain the run-off will likely affect the bird.
Well said, I try to stay away from paint. I have stained some of my bird houses, but most are natural untreated wood. For example I would never used pretreated wood or pressured treated wood.
@@Backyardprojectguy Do people make birdhouses for wild pigeons and doves? If so what are the modifications, one needs to make? Thanks
@@BirdiePariRicoFriends The Pigeons and the doves are open end birdhouses. They will not go into a traditional birdhouse..People that raise them will make the a large coup type with several pairs in it..Hope this helps
Ken, you are amazing, Please keep it up.
Thank you fr the comment, I appreciate it..and I hope you enjoyed it and maybe got you motivated..