Good day mga sir. Planning to make nest boxes and pigeon house para sa mga ibon at kalapati na palibot libot sa bahay. Saan makakabili ng matigas na kahoy na hindi madali masira sa ulan? Nagtingin na ako ng 3/4" at 1/2" na mga plywood both marine at regular, kaso parang hindi solid at hindi tatagal. Sa ibang bansa, gamit nila ay cedar wood, ano kaya magandang katapat nito sa Pinas? Yong plano ko sana ay 2 or 3 decker na rectangle bird house with around 6 holes each deck, tapos nakapatong sya sa isang pole (steel pole balak ko).
@ swordsman, brings back memories of my first DIY project, i also made a bird house (i think it was about 2m x 2m x 1.5m high) for my racing pigeons way back in the late 70's when i was in college. in those days, not much choices in terms of materials. for the frame i just use 2"x2" lumber. the lower part was enclose using ordinary chicken wire and the upper part was enclose with 1/4" x 6" palo tsina boards that i bought at the north harbor. i also use the same boards for the 3 layer nest shelf partition using clay pots as the pigeon's nest. the bird house is at ground level for easy access to my racing pigeons.
if i were to build another one now, below is how i'm going to do it ... all of the materials should be available in any hardware depot ...
- the pigeon house will be 1m above the ground for easy cleaning of the bird pooh under the house and also make the pigeon's entrance higher than a normal person, at least 7 feet above ground. i won't recommend using a steel pole as access to it will be very limited.
- for the floor frame and the post/ladder of the house, i'll use a 2" x 3" coco lumber. the whole floor will be covered with 1/2" wire mesh.
- for the wall frames and the roof frames, i'll use metal studs and railings for easy installation and just use blind rivets to assemble (sheet metal scissor for cutting) everything - metal studs and railings should be 24" apart from the center. the height of the wall should be 4 feet (width of a standard board) + height of open wall (covered with 1/2" wire mesh).
- once all the wall and roof frames has been installed, paint it with metal primer (for protection against rust) before installing the 1/4" ficem board and the roofing material.
- install the 1/4" fiber cement board for the walls and for the roof you can decide what to use.
- paint the outside of the walls and the roof to protect it from the weather.
- for the shelf and the partitions (nesting area), you can also use the 1/4" ficem board with metal railings, the width should be large enough to accommodate your clay pots ... cheers
Boo!
