Our wood products have their exterior sealed with a high grade wood sealant to protect them from warping, splitting and cracking. The interior is left natural to prevent any impact on the occupants.
Our houses do not have roosting posts. Most experts agree that roosting posts do more to assist predators than the birds themselves. Our houses do feature grips inside below the entrance hole. This assists the occupants to reach the entrance from the inside.
We use only outdoor grade screws for assembly for strength and durability. There are no nails, brads, staples or glue used in the assembly of our products. With these screws, our houses disassemble easily for clean out.
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Choose your base model, the choose the options to make it yours. Appearance of models may vary slightly as we make improvements to the designs.
The Model #1a is a rear mount house. It is intended for mid-sized occupants such as the Hairy Woodpecker or Flicker. It is fairly tall and has a gabled roof with a front overhang.Base model: $22
A Model #1 after three years of service
The Model #2 is a rear mount house. It is intended for mid-sized occupants such as the Hairy Woodpecker or Flicker. It is fairly tall and has a sloped roof with a front overhang.Base model: $20
A Model #2 with optional hole edge contour and roof edge contour
The Model #3a is a hanging or rear mount house (hanging by default). It is intended for smaller occupants such as wrens, Titmouse and Bluebirds. It has a diamond shape with a small front gable.Base model: $15
A Model #3 with optional roof line and optional roof edge contour
The Model #4 is a hanging mount house. It is intended for smaller occupants such as wrens, Titmouse and Bluebirds. It is constructed of real, individual cedar logs. It is nailed and glued construction due to the smaller parts from which it is constructed.Custom roof edge contours are not available on the Model #4.
Base model: $25
A Model #4 with optional hole edge contour
Most options are available on all models to make it unique to you...Contoured roof edges
All houses by default come with right angle roof edges. Custom contouring can make your house or feeder stand out or reflect your personal style. Available roof edges include:
- Rounded over
- Set back round over
- Stepped
- Roman ogee
- Rounded in
- Slanted
- Tapered
Customized Entry Hole
Our houses come with a 1-1/4" entry hole which suits the broadest variety of birds. Some varieties prefer a 1", 1-1/2", 2" or even crescent shaped entry holes which we can provide on custom orders.Cost: Free
Customized Roofline
The gables and soffits of the roof can be varied to meet the customers preference. Examples are tapered, curved tapered and outcropped.Cost: varies
Rough Finish
By default our houses come with a smooth planed finish, but we can preserve the rough finish on the outside if you prefer. (dependent on material availability) (Contoured roof edges cannot be kept rough)No extra charge
Coatings
All houses come by default with a coat of 2-year grade wood preservative. Other coatings like paint and stain cannot be applied over this coating. We can optionally provide a different coating for you.
- Uncoated so you can apply your own (no extra charge)
- Exterior stain/preservative ($5)
- Exterior latex primer and paint ($5)
Entrance House Reinforcing
This wood block extends the house entrance outward to deter rodents and other wildlife from chewing the entrance hole large enough to enter.Cost: $5
Shingles
The roof can be decorated with functional asphalt or cedar shingles.Cost: varies
