Easy DIY Birdhouse Roof Ideas

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Easy DIY Birdhouse Roof Ideas

Building your own birdhouse is an excellent way to attract colorful birds to your backyard. You can literally find thousands of different designs to build a birdhouse. You can take a simple approach or be as creative as you want.

In this article, we’re going to discuss creative birdhouse roof ideas and how to build them at your home. So, let’s get started.

1. Birdhouse with Green Roof

A birdhouse with a green roof is a great way to offer birds a secure place that mimics their natural habitat. This birdhouse with a green roof can also work as a planter where you can add some low water plants.

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Materials You’ll Need

  • 1 Thick wood panel
  • 1-1/2-inch wood screws – 10 to 15
  • 1-1/2-inch nails – 35 to 40
  • Hammer
  • Drill 

Instructions to Follow

  1. Cut 7/8-inch-thick wood into two pieces with 6-1/2” length and 5-1/2” width. These pieces will work as front and back of the birdhouse.
  2. Make a 1-3/8” hole in the front piece for the entrance.  
  3. Cut one piece with 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches for the bottom and 2 pieces with 3-3/4 x 6 inches for side panels. Also, make drainage holes in the bottom piece.
  4. Use glue and nails to connect the front, back, sides, and bottom panels together.
  5. Cut a 7 x 7 inches long wood panel along with 4 (7 x 2 inches) wood pieces.
  6. Attach 7 x 2 inches pieces to the 7 x 7 inches long wood panel with glue and screws to make a small box with one side open. It’ll work as a roof.
  7. Drill 4 small holes at each corner of the roof.
  8. Attach the roof to the rest of the birdhouse structure using glue and screws.
  9. Leave the birdhouse for 2 – 3 hours to let the glue dry.
  10.  Add soil to the roof with some low-water plants and hang the birdhouse to the desired spot in your backyard.

2. Birdhouse Roof with Old License Plate

You can build a birdhouse roof with a license plate that can be used for different bird species such as bluebirds, chickadees, sparrows, finches, titmice, and wrens.

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Materials You’ll Need

  • The old license plate or galvanized metal piece of 12 x 6 inches
  • Red cedar fence board – 1 x 6
  • 1-1/4-inch galvanized wood screws – 16

Instructions to Follow

  1. Make a birdhouse using the red cedar fence board where each roof side measures 6 inches.
  2. Drill 6 holes on each long side and 2 holes on each short side of the license plate.
  3. Carefully bend the old license plate or galvanized metal piece from the center.
  4. Place the license plate on the birdhouse to adjust the bending angle.
  5. Attach the bent license plate to the birdhouse using 1-1/4-inch galvanized wood screws.
  6. Install this birdhouse with an old license plate to your outdoor space to attack small birds.

 3. Birdhouse Round Roof

Making a birdhouse round roof is an easy process that you can complete within an hour.

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Materials You’ll Need

  • 24-gauge copper sheet – medium-soft
  • Copper rivets
  • Metal scissors or tin snipe
  • Electric drill
  • Rivet gun
  • 1-inch wooden ball – round
  • 1-inch wooden disk – round
  • Ceiling hook
  • A pair of leather work gloves
  • Erasable market

Instructions to Follow

  1. Use an erasable marker to draw a half-circle on the 24-gauge copper sheet. Here, the copper sheet’s bottom will be the center of the circle, and the distance from the outside and the center of the circle will be the birdhouse roof’s height.
  2. Draw another half circle (1.5 inches) at the center of the previously drawn circle. It’ll work as your roof’s peak.
  3. Use metal scissors or tin snips to carefully cut out the marked circle (half). Don’t forget to wear your leather work gloves to ensure safety. Cut the inside circle as well.
  4. Make a cone shape by wrapping the copper sheet where the small end is at the top.
  5. Use the river gun to rivet the bottom edge of the sheet.
  6. Use an electric drill to make a pilot hole through the wooden disk and halfway into the wooden ball.
  7. Now place the round wooden ball in the copper cone. Make sure that the pilot hole is facing the cone’s top.
  8. Attach the ceiling hook to the wooden disk by screwing and make sure it comes out the other side.
  9. Place the wooden disk on top of the cone and screw the hook again until it gets firmly attached to the round wooden ball on the inside.
  10.  Attach the round copper roof to your birdhouse using screws, and that’s about it.

Unleash your creativity further. Check out some bird stand ideas that you can try as additions to your backyard.