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Classic Garden Birdhouse

A traditional pitched-roof nest box for small garden birds, cut from a single board.

  • Easy. Suits a first build.
  • About 2.5 hours. 14 steps, each with its own drawing.
  • 198 × 220 × 267 mm (7 3/4 × 8 3/4 × 10 1/2 in). Width, depth and height when finished, in pine or cedar.
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The birdhouse on top of a wooden fence post at the edge of a garden
Plan
CO-003
Time
2.5 h
Parts
7

What comes with this plan

Everything you need to build CO-003, in the Cutonce app. The lists, the drawings and every step come from one model of the piece, so their numbers agree.

  • Cutting list

    7 pieces in 5 part types, each with its size, to tick off once cut.

  • Shopping list

    The boards and fixings to buy, and the parts each board gives you.

  • 14 steps

    A drawing for every step. On a cutting step the length to cut is the largest thing on screen.

  • Drawings

    The exploded view with every part numbered, and dimensioned plans of the finished piece.

  • Watch the build

    Each new part glides into place on the drawing before you fit it.

  • PDF

    The whole plan as a PDF, to print or keep.

Classic Garden Birdhouse, exploded view with numbered partsExploded view, parts numbered by type: 1 Front and back wall, 2 Side wall, 3 Floor, 4 Roof panel A, 5 Roof panel B.1122345
View
Exploded
Part types
5
Exploded view. Each part type keeps its number in the cutting list, the drawings and the steps.
Classic Garden Birdhouse, assembledThe finished piece seen from the front and one side. Overall size 20 × 22 × 27 cm.
View
Assembled
Steps
14
Assembled, in pine or cedar. 14 steps take you from boards to this.

Made from pine or cedar, 198 × 220 × 267 mm overall (7 3/4 × 8 3/4 × 10 1/2 in).

  • The wooden birdhouse fixed to a tree trunk on a short backing batten, with its round entrance hole under a pitched roof
    Plan
    CO-003
    Photo
    1 of 3
  • The finished birdhouse standing on a workbench beside a hand saw and a pencil
    Plan
    CO-003
    Photo
    2 of 3
  • The birdhouse on top of a wooden fence post at the edge of a garden
    Plan
    CO-003
    Photo
    3 of 3

Tools you need

Hand tools and a drill, and the kit to wear while you cut.

Tools

  • Tape measure
  • Pencil
  • Try square
  • Hand saw
  • Drill
  • Drill bits
  • Flat (spade) bit
  • Clamps
  • Sanding block
  • Brush

Safety kit

  • Safety glasses
  • Dust mask

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Classic Garden Birdhouse, assembled (line drawing)The finished piece seen from the front and one side. Overall size 20 × 22 × 27 cm.
Plan
CO-003
Time
2.5 h