Diy Birdhouse With License Plate Roof

Attach the license plate to the birdhouse using only screws.

Diy birdhouse with license plate roof.

Simple bird house plan. Diy birdhouse with a pretty penny roof. Most of this birdhouse is built with wood but a metal license plate makes up the roof. If you don t have an old license plate you can substitute the license plate roof with a piece of 12 x 6 galvanized metal.

It hangs from a piece of wire that is threaded through holes drilled in the front and back sections. Drill holes for the pan head screws or roofing nails. This will prevent the wood from splitting when you put in the hardware. The license plate birdhouse is an easy to build bird house design that can be a home for wrens titmice finches sparrows chickadees bluebirds and other small cavity nesting birds.

Just like the other nest boxes one side opens by pivoting on two screws for access to the interior. Use a pop rivet gun to connect plate 1 to plate 2 checkout the video below minute 14 to see us use the pop riveter drill holes through the roof into the tabs use a pop rivet gun to fasten the roof to the tabs one rivet on each side of the roof is all that is needed cut a piece of scrap wood to fit the bottom of the house. The birdhouse will hang in a diamond position with a point at the bottom and the point of the bent license plate roof at the top. Next position this bend line over the straight edge of a table or work bench and bend down.

Build a bird house. Find the center of your license plate and bend it to a 45 degree angle. For the roof we recycled some old license plates and painted them the kids favorite colors yes even the camo wood. Center it over the roof support on the house.

First mark the center of the license plate as shown below. Keep bending until the angle on the license plate matches the roof angle on the birdhouse. See more ideas about bird houses license plate bird house. Diy nail less screw.

This cute little birdhouse is made from just four small scraps of wood and uses a folded license plate as the roof. The depth in 5. Building a rustic style birdhouse from cedar pickets diy. Lay the front piece of wood on a flat surface in a diagonal position.

These are the front and back of the birdhouse. Cut two pieces of 3 4 inch wood measuring 4 1 2 inches square with a power saw. This plan will get you a very simple and straightforward birdhouse that can be nailed to a tree or post. Using a pencil mark where the holes of the license plate will be on the edge of the birdhouse.