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Do you love to wake up in the morning to the sound of birds singing? With the right DIY bird house plans you can build the perfect birdhouse that is sure to keep bringing your feathered friends year after year.
Whether you are a seasoned woodworker or just starting out, the right set of DIY bird house plans makes this a really easy and fun project. In fact, the woodworking project plans I use come with many different bird house designs. For myself, I had a hard time choosing and ended up building 4 one summer. Each one a little grander than the next.
A bird house is simple to build, it is basically just a box with a roof, a hole, a perch, and a hook to hang it from a tree. Depending on what type of birds you want t attract will govern how big it needs to be. I found the more time and love put into it, the more birds it attracts.
My first bird house was small with a flat roof. It was pretty plain. My wife did not like the way it looked so I started searching for some DIY bird house plans to build a better one. My cousin who is a carpenter pointed me to an online library of woodworking projects.
I found them online and at first thought it was more than I needed. After all it came with more than fourteen thousand individual woodworking projects. It has everything; plans for tables, chairs, sheds, barns, garages, book shelves, cribs, planter boxes, pool tables, desks, decks... and yes bird houses and bird feeders. In fact it has more than 25 different bird house designs.
After I thought about it for a while, I realized that if I got these plans I would have a life time of woodworking projects at my disposal. More projects than I could build in my life for less than $50; seemed like a pretty good deal, and you know what, it is.
These DIY bird house plans are great. Each project comes with complete material lists and hardware lists. There are concise details, diagrams, and written instruction. There is also phone support and online video tutorials.
My most elaborate bird house, the last one I built, put me back about sixty dollars and a full weekend of my time. It is a two story house with a gable roof, 3 perches and is designed for robins. Last spring there was an entire family living in it. All through the season.
Sitting outside with my daughter watching them do their thing is always a special time for us.
I could not be happier with the DIY bird house plans I bought. I hope this article motivates you to do this really fun project that brings so much enjoyment.
