Blakes chipboard nestboxes

[Guest joshdonlan]

Hi

When i ordered myu loft i also ordered 3 sets of nestboxes from Blakes. Now i have read on a forum that there boxes are chipboard. Are chipboard boxes worth getting or should i cancel them?

 

 

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

The sides/up rights are ok with chipboard but the floor of the nests should be made of Exterior plywood.

[Guest surfer]

My boxes are made of chipboard but it's the green waterproof one, no problem.

I would also agree that ply is probably a superior wood to use.

Some people say chipboard is poison for pigeons but I have used it for years and had no problems.

Surfer.

[ferry1]

i got six sets from them and had no problems they are spot on

[Guest joshdonlan]

I have just phoned them and they will make them in plywood for an extra £10 per set, so i am going with this.

 

Thanks for the replies

[superstar]

Chipboard is best, they are a good grade and dont flake when scraped or fall apart but ply will at some point splinter when scraped and this gets worse all the time. Have had ply in the past but all chipboard now and wouldn't go back

[DOVEScot]

You get different grades of chip board, so along as it is a waterproof or even treated for dampness then they should be ok, same as ply, allso just because it is ply does not make it better than chipboard :-/

[little sam]

My boxes are made of chipboard but it's the green waterproof one, no problem.

I would also agree that ply is probably a superior wood to use.

Some people say chipboard is poison for pigeons but I have used it for years and had no problems.

Surfer.

 

Its the glue that can be in chipbourd that affects the birds