Bluebird Birdhouse Made From Pallets

This is a very easy project to make for attracting bluebirds to your yard. I wanted to reuse some of the wood I have from with the pallets I broke apart last year. This project uses a combination of industrial strength pallets made from 2x6s and standard pallets which provide slats in the 3/8" to 1/2" thick range. As for the house, I tried to hit the basic bluebird birdhouse dimensions for this build:

• Hole Entry Size: 1.5"
• Hole Distance Above Floor: 6" to 7"
• Floor Dimensions: 4"x 4" to 5" x 5"

More Info: https://www.instructables.com/id/Bluebird-Birdhouse-Made-From-Pallets/

Time: 4 Hours Cost: $2 Difficulty: Easy

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Bluebird House

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Cut 2x6 to 5" x 10"

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Draw the roof shape

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Ready to be cut

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Use a jig or band saw for cut

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Front, rear and bottom sides

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Cut 1.5" diameter entry hole with a hole saw or Forstner bit

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Sand rough edges

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Feel free to leave the birdhouse exterior to weather unfinished or stain/paint it. I finished the house with a combination of stain for the bottom and sides and green paint for the roof.

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Eye Hooks

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1/4" rope added

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Side View

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It's winter time now, but I expect the birds in the next few months when spring rolls around.

Thanks for viewing.