Birdhouses make lovely additions to a garden or porch.
How to make a hexagon birdhouse roof.
Glue the 8 poles into the very inside of each corner of the bottom octagon using wood glue.
I really like how the birdhouse looks in the backyard where it sits.
A few months ago i thought my backyard looked kind of dull so i made a colorful birdhouse with one of these tutorials.
While birdhouses can be made of almost any material a naturally rot resistant and hardy wood such as cedar or redwood is perhaps the most popular choice.
Match up the corners of the octagon roof and octagon bottom.
Saw 8 pieces of dowel rod the same length about 6 inches tall to make the side poles of the birdfeeder.
Check out these step by step tutorials on how to make your very own diy birdhouse.
They allow us a sneak peak into the lives of the birds that frequent our yards.
You can make modern birdhouses or old fashion birdhouses whatever you think would look best.
One of my favorite birdhouses is a hexagon bluebird house that mimics the traditional dovecotes with the fancy roofs and complicated angles but this version is much easier to build.
I want to show you one method to construct a polygonal raised roof for small structure like a birdhouse or bird feeder.
My version has a stepped roof that is easy to make and without any complicated roof angles.
It was fun to make and it was as cute as can be.
Generally speaking to keep the costs down most guys and gals i know purchase 1 x 6 or 1 x 4 cedar or spruce fence material.