Extreme Birdhouses

[cranbrook2]

Hi again everyone
Here is my latest Extreme Birdhouse , I started it 2 years ago and i just got around to finishing it now. :eusa_doh:

It is 9 ft wide and over 8 ft tall and made from 150 year old reclaimed barn wood.
This bird house has 13 roofs, 32 dormers , fly through tunnel and over 100 apartments .

 

[Canuck]

Awesome John!!!!!!!!!!!!:eusa_danc:eusa_danc:eusa_danc:eusa_danc:eusa_danc:eusa_danc

Gotta be fit for both King's and Queen's!!!


Wonderful work ,,,to be sure. (Love the flag out front!)

Thanks for sharing that beautiful piece!

Wayne

 

[DaveO]

That is outstanding :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap...can you build me a real house, it wouldn't have to be much bigger than that, but I would need a little taller door:lol:.

Dave

 

[JackLeg]

Hi again everyone
Here is my latest Extreme Birdhouse , I started it 2 years ago and i just got around to finishing it now. :eusa_doh:

It is 9 ft wide and over 8 ft tall and made from 150 year old reclaimed barn wood.
This bird house has 13 roofs, 32 dormers , fly through tunnel and over 100 apartments .

John: That's no bird HOUSE, that's a bird CASTLE by any measure. WOW! Neat man. Show us how you plan to mount it!!

 

[rickc]

That is a really nice project. You should be proud of the way it came out.

Personally I am not sure I would want that many birds taking up residence - I know what they do to my truck mirrors now, while it is parked in the driveway. :roll:

 

[cranbrook2]

Thank you everyone for all the nice comments
This birdhouse would be best suited out in the country or in a conservation or park.
It will be mounted 10 ft in the air on a single post about 24" diameter minimum.
I am putting another large house up in the next month and i will post pics of process. They take about an hour to mount.

 

[cskipper]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[McRabbet]

Superb job! Is that a metal roof? Wow!

 

[cranbrook2]

Thank you Cathy and Rob
The roof was a lot of work .
There were almost 100 separate pieces of steel to cut , grind and paint , 3 coats.
It is just regular barn steel , i use a skill saw with a metal blade to cut it all.

 

[Travis Porter]

That is WAY COOL!

What did you use for the roof and how did you attach it?

 

[cranbrook2]

Thanks Travis
I used regular barn steel and hex screws with rubber seals.
Same as they use on barns

 

[woodArtz]

One word... Incredible!!! :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

 

[skeeter]

That is awesome!!!

 

[Bryan S]

Another fantastic job John

 

[sapwood]

Extraordinary at least :eusa_clap:eusa_clap
Now how about some gutters for the amazing roof :lol:

Awed,
Roger

 

[cranbrook2]

Thank you everyone for all the nice compliments.
I would like to keep building bigger but then i might as well just build houses again .
I have 11 more to build now but they are only 2 -3 ft square and
i will be doing them during the winter months.

I am also building myself a garden shed (TV room) it has 6 roofs , 12 hips , 8 valleys
and 15 windows.
It is 12X10 X14
I added used plywood strips on the walls for extra strength , i had a few piles of them laying around. :-D

The walls will be finished with 4x8 sheets of chalet board (panel siding)and then trimmed with 1" thick rough pine.