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Here i'm drilling the pilot holes for the screws on the front. I will drill more holes as I go along. |
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Back outside! I'm applying white PVA which is water resistant to the back edge of the side piece. |
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I'm screwing the back to the back edged of the side. I'm using 38mm (1 1/2") Chipboard screws. These are coated with some wonderful chemical or something that makes them gold, and waterproof. |
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Here you can see the 2 sides fixed to the back. |
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Now to fix the front on! With more glue and 4 screws. |
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Now its time to affix the roof. All of the angles we cut are paying off at this point. More glue and screws. Use plenty for the top, we want a water tight seal ideally. I'm using the fantastic Metabo Power grip screwdriver to do this! |
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All of this work. It's a lovely day, so I sat down and had a cup of coffee. |
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After fixing the bottom on. Here is our finished bird box, with all the daisy's. Now to hang it! |
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I picked a nice tree, in the little wooded area in our garden. It's about 2.5m up, and faces NORTH - important so i'm told! I'm using a ladder, if this tree was bigger it might be fun to climb it! For safety I clamped it to the tree while I used some attractive bright blue wire to attach it. I advice that you don't screw or nail it to the tree. That's just nasty! |
| Well here it is. In all of it's glory. I feel it blends in well and hopefully it will be getting some visitors some time soon!.. | |
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