How To Make A Bird Table With Roof

A simple bird table verses an elaborate bird table image courtesy of pinterest.

How to make a bird table with roof.

Some birds may even roost at night on a table with a roof. A simple but very effective way of keeping pigeons and other large birds off your bird table leaving it free for the garden birds we love. Download a plan to make your bird table. Size how big or small you should make your bird table.

Create a green roof for your bird table with the help of our simple five step guide. Firstly before you start thinking about the design of the bird table you first need to consider. Fitting the roof to the bird shelter. Fit the pieces to the top of the bird shelter walls and lock them into place with 1 1 2 nails.

A roof can however deter the shyer and larger species from visiting and in most cases an open table is really just as good. Use a jigsaw to make the angle cuts. With a handsaw or circular saw trim off any excess wood to bring your tabletop to the right size. Since making the original bird table i have got a new workshop and i put hexagonal felt shingles on the roof.

The thing about the felt shingles that i had not realized is that you do not get individual shingles but sheets of 3 shingles and when you overlay the top with the next row you cover up the joints and they look like individual shingles. Too small and you may run the risk of fighting between the birds that come to visit. The best plants to use for green roofs on your bird table are the smaller species of sedum as they can withstand drought and grow on poor soil. Use a measuring tape to mark out the desired size of your bird table tabletop.

If you re unsure start with a tabletop roughly 12 by 18 inches 30 by 46 cm in size. Smooth the edges with sandpaper. Build the faces for the bird table shelter from 1x8s.