Excellent presentation, Rick! Thank you.

New bat box guidance (2023) now recommends 'do not stain the inside of the bat box'. And in warmer regions, stain the outside of the bat box a medium shade, not black or bats get too hot.

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NEVER use an assistant to help pull a piece through a table saw cut. You can pull the operator's hand into the blade. It happens! The operator should push it through and the other person can grab it once it's clear of the blade but even that is not good practice. Also, you should never wear gloves when operating any saw. If you contact the blade it will pull your gloved hand into the blade. I also disagree about painting the inside.

Not to be a wet blanket but I wouldn't paint the inside. I doubt you will get any bats due to the paint smell. otherwise good video.

Thank you for the great content. Just discovered this in my feed. Pretty cool

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great video

Is it better to isolate a colony when making mycomaterials?

Ok, I thought I was the only person on the planet that called it al-jay. I'm pretty sure 30 years ago I heard a lifeguard call it that, but haven't heard anyone say it since.

Very confusing build since the online tutorial and the printable instructions call for different measurements.

My barn houses a bunch of bats they live in between the door panel. This year My barn collapsed so I'm gonna build a few of these houses for them to move into while I rebuild the barn.

A couple of comments on the design. Make sure the roof line is definitely long enough to fit over the entire top of the box. If your plywood or measurements are off even by 1/8" or if you are unable to get an exact 25 degree angle on the cuts, it will not fit. Measure twice, cut once. Also, ensure that if you cut the ridges into the backboard and are gluing it to the side pieces, make sure that your caulking fills all of the little grooves so that there is no light that can get through. We were surprised to see how much light got through - even with the spacers in place. If you plan on mounting the bat box on a post, you may want to drill and put threaded rods through the back board before you complete assembly. Finally, because your interior partition is made out of 3/8" ply, we decided to make the grooves only 1/16th inch deep. That is plenty deep without compromising the strength and integrity of the plywood.

Thank you for putting this out. Would it be possible to post links to Melissa's social media pages? I'm having some difficulty finding the channels she mentioned.

Why paint and caulk? They are so very smell oriented. Looking inside can be enough to chase them away forever. Nice tips though. Also have a few on plants?

You are Canadian. Use metric

This is a fantastic tutorial! The plans I have from a different website are a little bit confusing, but this really helps clear it up a lot.

I wouldn't stain the inside...Researches aren't sure if its harmful for the bats.

In the inside ,is one inch enough or more?please enlighten me thank you.

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