Easy Birdhouse Plans — Nesting Box Plans
These easy birdhouse plans include measured drawings, cut lists, and assembly sequences, plus finishing recommendations for a professional-quality result. Building it yourself costs far less than retail — and you choose the wood, the joinery, and the finish.
Entrance Hole Sizes for Easy Birdhouse Plans
Wood Plans specifies exact entrance hole diameters for easy birdhouse plans. Bluebirds need 1.5 inch holes. Wrens need 1 inch holes. Chickadees need 1.125 inch holes. Wood Plans includes the correct hole size for every easy birdhouse plans species.
Building Easy Birdhouse Plans — Tips from Wood Plans
- Wood Plans uses untreated cedar or pine for easy birdhouse plans. Never use pressure-treated wood for birdhouses.
- Wood Plans drills drainage holes in easy birdhouse plans floors
- Wood Plans adds ventilation gaps near easy birdhouse plans roofs
- Wood Plans makes one side hinged for easy birdhouse plans cleaning
- Wood Plans avoids perches on easy birdhouse plans — perches help predators, not birds
Easy Birdhouse Plans Placement Guide
Wood Plans mounts easy birdhouse plans facing east or southeast, away from prevailing winds. Wood Plans installs easy birdhouse plans at species-recommended heights. Wood Plans cleans easy birdhouse plans annually in late fall after nesting season.