barn owl's house step by-step assembly

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Barn Owl’s House parts include

Qty Description

Owl’s House back

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Owl’s House front with Perch hole

1 Owl’s House floor

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Owl’s House roof (slight overhang for perch)

Owl’s House side with inspection hatch

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Owl’s House side with perch

58 25mm Small Screws

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40mm Medium Screws

You will need:

Qty Description

1 Wood glue

1 Cordless/Electric Screw Driver

1 Rag for cleaning glue mistakes

1 Bottle of Linseed oil

1 Paintbrush

1 Bottle of Turpentine for cleaning paintbrush

1 Clamp

1 Bottle Jeyes fluid


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• Ensure all Owl’s House parts have been received. Refer to the above list.

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• Select the perch and front of the owl house.

• Spread glue on the perch flat side with pre-drilled screw holes.

3.

• Clamp the perch to the front of the owl house under the opening (front door) for the Barn Owl.

4.

• Select 2 small screws and drive home on either side of the perch.

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• Spread glue on either sides of the roof of the Owl’s House following the pre-drilled screw holes.

• Put roof aside.

• Place the sides of the Owl’s House in front of you in an upright position.

• Place the roof on top. (you might need an extra pair of hands)


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Right Hand Side

• Using one hand, square up any corner of the roof with a side of the Owl’s House to ensure it is flush.

• Place small screw in pre-drilled corner hole. Hold the squared corner firm and using the opposite hand with the Cordless/Electric Screw Driver, drive in the screw until fixed.

• Go to the top pre-drilled screw hole. Square up the roof with the side of the Owl’s House.


• Complete the row.

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Left Hand Side

• Using one hand, square up any corner of the roof with a side of the Owl’s House to ensure it is flush.


• Go to the top pre-drilled screw hole. Square up the roof with the side of the Owl’s House.



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• Turn the structure onto its roof.

• Apply glue along both sides. (The glue seals and is an extra measure of building a secure Owl’s House.)

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• Place the floor/base on top of the glued sides.


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Right Hand Side

• Using one hand, square up any corner of the floor/base with a side of the Owl’s House to ensure it is flush.


• Go to the top pre-drilled screw hole. Square up the floor/base with the side of the Owl’s House.



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Left Hand Side

• Using one hand, square up any corner of the floor/base with a side of the Owl’s House to ensure it is flush.


• Go to the top pre-drilled screw hole. Square up the floor/base with the side of the Owl’s House.



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• Take the back part of the Owl’s House.

• Apply glue along all the pre-drilled screw holes.

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The back end pulls the entire Owl’s House square.

• Using one hand, square up any corner of the back with a side of the Owl’s House to ensure it is flush.


• Drive screws home and fix in place along all sides.


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• Turn the Owl’s House with the open front end toward the top.

• Take the inspection hatch side of the Owl’s House.

• Apply glue along all the pre-drilled screw holes.

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• Using one hand, square up any corner of the inspection hatch side with a side of the Owl’s House to ensure it is flush.


• Drive screws home and fix in place along all sides.

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• Select the 4 medium screws.


17.

• Select the inspection hatch door and slide into place.

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CONGRATULATIONS on assembling your first Owl’s House! We know you will have lots of pleasure from it!

Before positioning, apply 2 or 3 coats of linseed oil and also Jeyes fluid to ensure the owl house does not become a home

for bees.


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Why a Barn Owl House needs an inspection hatch: Boxes will need to be cleaned out periodically when debris has built up. This is easier if an ‘inspection hatch’ is added when the box is built. Hinge the hatch along the top edge, and secure firmly with a catch. Jackdaws and grey squirrels, which often use nest boxes, will unfortunately fill up a box with debris very quickly. Great care should be taken when inspecting boxes or removing any material from them. The material may contain sharp objects such as thorns, and a squirrel or even a tawny owl may remain in the box until the last moment, bolting out only as you put a hand in the box. Do not breathe in the dust from the nesting material and dried droppings.

barn owl's house step by-step assembly

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