Nest box and perch photos

[Guest joshdonlan]

I ve got a new loft arriving in a couple of weeks from Blakes. Has anyone got any pictures of there nest boxes and perches which i could copy the design? I have tried to copy nest boxes from catalogues before, but i could do with some clearer pictures.

 

Thanks for the help

[OLDYELLOW]

best to wait and get height of loft then can make a good job of it and fit better

[Guest karl adams]

i find that making boxs all in 1 block is the best way and saves time n money

[PATTY BHOY]

hi oldyellow sent you a pm

[Guest karl adams]

my boxs

[Taylorsloft]

here are my perches

[OLDYELLOW]

some good pictures there

[Guest karl adams]

it cost me £ 40 to make a block of 12 nest boxs

[OLDYELLOW]

can get sheets of chipboard 8 x 4s at £5

[Guest joshdonlan]

Karl, them boxes look great. How are the pieces of wood held together, with brackets or nailed etc?

 

Thanks

[Guest joshdonlan]

some good looking birds there too

[Guest karl adams]

i cut slots to join them

[ribble]

What type of wood would people recommend for nest boxes?

[Guest joshdonlan]

Hi Karl

 

That looks a very good way of constructing them. Are you in the woodworking industry? I think that i would find it hard to cut the slots acurately.

 

[Guest karl adams]

i cut them with a jig saw    

 

i work out what size boxs im going to make then i go to b&q and have them cut the 8 by 4 board to the size i need

[Guest joshdonlan]

Thanks for the help

 

Josh

[T_T]

I visited RV Woodcraft at Dover and found that he uses nothing but Ply.  When I made mine a few years ago I used sheets of 8'x4' x 3/4" Chipboard, cut them to the size I wanted and fixed them with proper Chipboard screws and their still as good as new.  With the Chipboard being 3/4" thick, It's plenty wide enough to accept a screw without making a mess of it, that's if you didn't want to cut slots out of course.