Extreme Birdhouses - Page 2 - Woodworking Talk

cranbrook2 · 02-05-2008, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by raskgle

what type poles do you use to hold up the birdhouse and how many

Thanks again everyone for all the great replies. Sorry for the slow reply but this winter has been tough on the old body.

I use a single post when i am mounting the houses .They range from 8" up to 24 " in diameter.

BuckeyeHughes · 02-17-2008, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by skenzie1340

What do you charge the birds for a condo assoc fee?

Haha, that was my thought as well. Excellent work. Do you build these to sell or just for the enjoyment?

cranbrook2 · 02-17-2008, 11:42 AM

Thank you BuckeyeHughes
I have been building them for close to 3 years now and i love building them . I started out building them for myself and friends and then once more people saw them then they wanted one . I have built 33 of them so far and i am just starting a order now for 10 more around 2 -3 ft square .
I still have 10 of the houses in my yard now .
I am using these houses in the first picture for a 2 day outdoor art show i am having in late April.

The second picture is a house i started yesterday this # 1 of 10 houses

My son drew up plans for a couple of the smaller houses and we have had 4 people build them so far. I want to have some more plans done by summer.

cranbrook2 · 05-21-2008, 06:37 PM

Hi everyone here is a update on a few more of my Extreme Birdhouses that i have been working on for the past few months .

BigHUGE201 · 05-22-2008, 09:51 AM

If you need to buy caulking and need it to be a certain color why dont you buy some clear phenoseal or something and paint over it? Just a suggestion.

cranbrook2 · 05-23-2008, 08:29 AM

Thanks BigHUGE , I decided to use paintable caulking and it worked very well .

cranbrook2 · 05-23-2008, 09:01 AM

I almost forgot about this house .It is made from 100 year old barn wood .It is 6 ft wide 75" high and sits 9 ft in the air .

johnjf0622 · 08-02-2008, 03:54 PM

Is there a community pool somewhere around there for the birds. Local nj building inspectors would make you get a permit and raise your taxes for that house. HA HA great work didn't know what to expect when I seen Extrem Birdhouse. How long did it take to build it and do you sell them?

cranbrook2 · 08-02-2008, 06:54 PM

Hi John and thanks . This last house took 10 days to build .I have built 43 of them , sold some and gave away some of them to friends and family .
I just got a call yesterday from North America's largest bird and garden magazine ( Birds and Blooms ) and they are going to do a article on my bird houses . http://www.birdsandblooms.com/
I will find out all the details next week.

OldnBroken · 08-02-2008, 10:41 PM

Can I swing by and look next time on our way to Invermere?

Nice