Check out how i built this cool little round birdhouse using a couple of old license plates and some reclaimed plywood leftover from our house renovation.
Birdhouse with license plate roof.
The license plate birdhouse is an easy to build bird house design that can be a home for wrens titmice finches sparrows chickadees bluebirds and other small cavity nesting birds if you don t have an old license plate you can substitute the license plate roof with a piece of 12 x 6 galvanized metal.
This will prevent the wood from splitting when you put in the hardware.
Here s a cool way to re purpose old license plates create a decorative and useful home for our little birdie friends.
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The little blue birdhouse in the photo is a good example featuring a license plate roof a vintage cabinet handle for an awning and a picket fence cuts from the slats of a pallet.
Mark center of license plate.
Drill several 1 4 holes in the floor for drainage.
Using a pencil mark where the holes of the license plate will be on the edge of the birdhouse.
Lay the front piece of wood on a flat surface in a diagonal position.
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Bend license plate on center mark.
Measure 2 inches down from the top corner and cut a 1 inch circular opening with a hole saw.
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Attach the license plate to the birdhouse using only screws.
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This way it can be later opened for cleaning.
Keep bending until the angle on the license plate matches the roof angle on the birdhouse.
Center it over the roof support on the house.
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Drill holes for the pan head screws or roofing nails.
This house only requires 3 plates to make and features an end of season easy clean out door.
License plates are easy to find and cheap to buy and every one is unique.
The birdhouse will hang in a diamond position with a point at the bottom and the point of the bent license plate roof at the top.