How to build a Birdhouse Condo

DIY - 24 Room Birdhouse Condominium

[@Gwydda]

This is great, gave me a lot of ideas how to build my own bird condo. Just a tip: birds don't usually ever need a step under the hole. It can have a negative effect in fact, as it gives a better foothold to bigger birds such as crows and jackdaws.

[@BrightSparkIdeas]

Gwydda, thank you, for the advice, luckily here in the Bay Area of California we do not have jackdaws and the crows never come down into the garden. The only real predator threat is a Cooper Hawk that visits regularly, but he is after the pigeons..

[@flexibility3374]

I see there is an attic room option for the birds too. Really nice house, great job. A chimney or two on the roof would be a good addition aesthetically and a useful perch for lookouts.

[@BrightSparkIdeas]

Thank you, yes, the attic is for when the sparrows get together around 2:00pm and start singing, it is really nice. I did add 4 long poles on the sides for the lookouts.

[@SmokyMountainBlessed]

it's a really beautiful bird condo

[@BrightSparkIdeas]

Joy, thank you, it has become a very nice feature in the garden.

[@johnhancock1968]

Great job John, I'm just in the process of making a sparrow house here , as we are currently -7 here in England.

[@BrightSparkIdeas]

Great to hear you are building a sparrow house, they are such cheeky, gregarious little birds. Just make sure you have the correct size holes as they seam to have a problem getting in the house with the nesting material.

[@robertpage1538]

Love it going to make one today for my Multi featherd little Friends 😎👍🏻 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

[@BrightSparkIdeas]

Robert, nothing more rewarding that helping our little feathered friends and enjoying watching them in the garden.

[@spacechimp5141]

Some birds don't like their hole to be that small in depth. For example, martins prefer 7-12" holes in order to stay, but each bird is different depending on the location. Your birdhouse is such a great design nonetheless. I love it.

[@BrightSparkIdeas]

Thank you, for the positive comments. This birdhouse like many of my stay-at-home Covid projects, started without a lot of thought or knowledge about birds nesting requirements. We have a huge population of Sparrows that live together in a bush that runs along the front of the property. A lot of people do not like sparrows, but we love them. Because we constantly feed them, there population has grown considerably and I thought it might be interesting to see if they would use this for nesting. So far nobody is interested, but it was fun to build.

[@malcolmpurser686]

Great project.........where is access to clean out after season......?

[@BrightSparkIdeas]

Hi Malcolm, that is a good question. It is really very easy, if you look at the beginning of the video you can see the four screws on the front panels. Super easy to remover the screws and the front panel for keening out.

[@joel6221]

Quick question: is 3/4 ply overkill on this? Seems like it must weigh a TON.

[@BrightSparkIdeas]

Joel Yes, you are correct it is very heavy. I made this during the height of the pandemic and just used whatever wood I had lying around in the workshop. I/2 inch ply would probably be perfect for the outside and the dividers too.

[@joel6221]

@@BrightSparkIdeas Thanks so much!

[@paulshaw9355]

Two holes in the roof for a nest building as well????

[@BrightSparkIdeas]

Hi Paul, the attic is for when the sparrows get together around 2:00pm each afternoon and start singing, it usually starts with choir practice and ends up as a choral symphony ;-)

[@paulshaw9355]

How does it get cleaned

[@BrightSparkIdeas]

Hi Paul, that is a good question. It is really very easy, if you look at the beginning of the video you can see the four screws on the front panels. Super easy to remover the screws and the front panel for cleaning out.

[@zuikoglass4091]

Hand router plane is more fun.