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HOW TO BUILD

A BIRDHOUSESIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO BUILD A

BIRDHOUSE.

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MATERIALS NEEDED

• ONE PIECE OF PINE .

• 1”X6”X48”

• SCREWS

• ¼ POUND OF 1 5/8 INCH GALVANIZED WOOD SCREWS.

• TWO, 1 5/8 GALVANIZED NAILS.

• ONE DUEL-HEADED PENNY NAIL

• EXTERIOR PAINT

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TOOLS NEEDED• SAW

• SANDPAPER

• DRILL

• 1/4” DRILL BIT

• 1 1/8”HOLE SAW OR (THE HOLE SIZE NEEDED FOR DESIRED SPECIES SEE SLIDE 9)

• SCREW DRIVER OR SCREW DRIVER BIT FOR THE DRILL

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STEP 1• CUT PIECES TO SIZE

• 1 PIECE AT 11”

• 4 PIECES AT 8”

• 1 PIECE AT 4”

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STEP 2

• FRONT BOARD

• DRILL 1 1/8” HOLE 1” DOWN FROM THE TOP EDGE IN THE CENTER.

• BACK BOARD

• DRILL 1/4” HOLE 1” DOWN FROM THE TOP EDGE IN THE CENTER.

• SIDE BOARDS

• DRILL TWO 1/4” AIR HOLES NEAR THE TOP EDGE.

• BOTTOM BOARD

• DRILL TWO 1/4” DRAIN HOLES IN THE BOTTOM

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STEP 3• START ASSEMBLE ( AS SHOWN ON THE

RIGHT)

• PRE-DRILL AND SCREW THE BACK AND THE RIGHT SIDE

• PRE-DRILL AND SCREW THE FRONT TO SIDE

• PRE-DRILL AND SCREW THE BOTTOM TO ALL THREE PIECES

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STEP 4• COMPLETE THE ASSEMBLY

• PRE- DRILL AND ATTACH THE ROOF AS SHOWN ON THE RIGHT

• PRE-DRILL AND ATTACH THE TOP OF THE LEFT SIDE WITH TWO NAILS ONLY TO CREATE A HINGE

• AT THE LEFT BOTTOM CORNER OF THE FRONT, DRILL A 1/8” HOLE THROUGH THE FRONT INTO THE SIDE BOARD AND USE A DOUBLE HEADED NAIL AS A LOCKING PIN

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STEP 5

• FINISHING BIRD HOUSE

• USE SANDPAPER TO SAND ALL EXTERIOR EDGES

• USE EXTERIOR PAINT TO FINISH THE OUTSIDE OF THE BIRD HOUSE

• DO NOT PAINT THE INSIDE LEAVE IT UNFINISHED

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WILD BIRD SPECIES GUIDE

Hole Size

Bird Species

1 1/8” Chickadee

1 1/4” Titmouse, Nuthatch, Bewicks Wren, Downy Woodpecker

1 1/2” Bluebird, Carolina Wren, Swallow, Hairy Woodpecker

2” Crested Flycatcher, Red-headed Woodpecker

2 1/2” Flicker

Open Side Barn Swallow, Phoebe, Robin

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WORKS CITED

• HTTP://WWW.WOODWORKINGCORNER.COM/BIRDHOUSE.PHP

• COPYRIGHT 2013 - WAYNE MURRAY

• PICTURES AND INSTRUCTION PLAN

• HTTP://WWW.BIRDBATHANDBEYOND.COM/SITE/1278921/PAGE/514286

• COPYRIGHT 2013 BIRD BATH AND BEYOND, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

• HOLE SIZE CHART INFORMATION