This will prevent the wood from splitting when you put in the hardware.
Birdhouse with license plate roof plans.
The little blue birdhouse in the photo is a good example featuring a license plate roof a vintage cabinet handle for an awning and a picket fence cuts from the slats of a pallet.
Drill several 1 4 holes in the floor for drainage.
Drill holes for the pan head screws or roofing nails.
It begins with the basic style of a bluebird birdhouse.
Mark center of license plate.
Most of this birdhouse is built with wood but a metal license plate makes up the roof.
Then it adds a unique touch by adding a living roof to the birdhouse.
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 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.
Measure 2 inches down from the top corner and cut a 1 inch circular opening with a hole saw.
This plan will get you a very simple and straightforward birdhouse that can be nailed to a tree or post.
Simple bird house plan.
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Attach the license plate to the birdhouse using only screws.
Keep bending until the angle on the license plate matches the roof angle on the birdhouse.
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Lay the front piece of wood on a flat surface in a diagonal position.
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.
This way it can be later opened for cleaning.
Are you a fan of license plates.
Here s a cool way to re purpose old license plates create a decorative and useful home for our little birdie friends.
Find the center of your license plate and bend it to a 45 degree angle.
Build this birdhouse 5.
Rustic round bottom birdhouse with license plate style roof for decor crafting and displaying.
You could easily tweak the design ma.
Using a pencil mark where the holes of the license plate will be on the edge of the birdhouse.
Center it over the roof support on the house.
The license plate birdhouse.
All you have to do is use these free diy birdhouse plans and bird feeder to build one and they will come.
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This house only requires 3 plates to make and features an end of season easy clean out door.