| If you enjoy spending time around birds then | | | | the birdhouse for ventilation especially on |
| you may want to build a birdhouse or two. | | | | hot days. The house should be constructed |
| Building a birdhouse is a great way to become | | | | with screws to make it easy to take apart |
| a companion of birds and add some | | | | when you clean it. On the inside you want the |
| attractiveness to your landscaping as well. | | | | walls to have grooves to help baby birds be |
| | | | able to climb to the opening of the house. |
| Birdhouses are fun to build and they are not | | | | |
| expensive at all. You will want to construct | | | | When facing the opening keep in mind which |
| a birdhouse that is easy to clean. It should | | | | direction the wind normally blows. To help |
| be sturdy, cool, and rainproof as well. | | | | keep it cooler place it in an area that does |
| Because it is your birdhouse you can use your | | | | not get as much sunshine. If your birdhouse |
| imagination and build one or more any way | | | | is going to be in direct sunlight painting it |
| that you want. This could include different | | | | white will help reflect the sun. |
| sizes, shapes, and colors. | | | | |
| | | | Otherwise you can use lighter colors or |
| Stay away from using metal to build your | | | | whatever you feel blends into the |
| birdhouse. Metal can become very hot when the | | | | surroundings more naturally.One other thing |
| sun is beating down on it. Wood is the best | | | | to consider is predators such as squirrels or |
| material to build it from. You want the roof | | | | cats. When placing a birdhouse you want to |
| to have enough pitch to shed water. By giving | | | | keep it away from the jumping range of these |
| it at least 3 inches of overhang you will | | | | animals. You can do this by suspending it |
| keep water out of the entrance. | | | | suspended from wires. Mounting the house on |
| | | | iron poles or wooden poles with sheet metal |
| You should add several holes near the top of | | | | to guard it will help protect birds as well. |