Quick Tips To Build A Fancy Birdhouse

There are many things to think about when designing a fancy birdhouse. You will need to think about things like how much it is going to cost for the materials, what material you are going to make the birdhouse out of, the tools it will require, and the overall look of the birdhouse. If you are interested in the different kinds of fancy birdhouses there are, then this article is for you.

First of all, you will need to figure out just about how much you are wanting to spend on this project. If you don't want it to be too costly, but still look like a good quality birdhouse, you might want to build it out of a cheaper wood like whitewood or something like that. If you want to build a high class birdhouse, you may want to go with something more like pine or oak. If you are planning on using a nicer wood, you should expect to spend more money. Once you have your design, you should just go to Lowes or Home Depot and walk around with a pen and paper and write down the prices of the materials that you need. Then, you can look at this list and decide if you need to go with the cheaper wood or if you can afford to spend a little more money on the wood to make the birdhouse look more appealing.

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Next, you need to decide what kind of wood you are going to use. Like I said a minute ago, if you go with something like whitewood, you will save some money but the quality of the wood will be less and in return will give you a finished birdhouse with less quality. On the other hand, if you go with oak, the wood is alot stronger and will give you a much stronger birdhouse in the end result. You could also choose the type of wood on the design in the grain of the wood. The whitewood is my favorite because it has a nice design in it and it is cheap, which allows me to build more birdhouses that look nice for cheaper.

One of the most important things to have when building a birdhouse, other than the wood, are the tools. You don't need too many tools to build a good quality birdhouse. All that I ever use when I build a birdhouse are a miter saw, bandsaw, jigsaw, drill press, and a nail gun. There are many other tools that you could use when building a birdhouse but these are the only ones I ever find myself using.

Lastly, and most importantly, you need to decide just what your birdhouse is going to look like. You could build the basic birdhouse with four sides, the base, and slanted roof, or you could build a more decorative birdhouse with say eight sides, multiple rooms, a shingle roof, and a porch. This step is where your imagination comes into play. I suggest taking a piece of paper and drawing a quick sketch of what you would like to build. Next, draw out the different pieces that you will need to cut out to assemble the birdhouse. Then, all you have to do is figure out the angles, make the cuts, put it together, and paint it.

I hope you enjoyed what you have read here and if you are further interested in building fancy birdhouses, feel free to let you imagine run wild!

Quick Tips To Build A Fancy Birdhouse

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