Live Roof Birdhouse

Starting on one side staple the wire in place.

Live roof birdhouse.

Attract some chic chicks to your yard with this mid mod birdhouse complete with living roof. To convert an existing birdhouse add trim around the roof line to create a cavity. Feeders have a removable finial for easy quick refills. Birdhouses serve as nest hubs mainly because they are specially meant to provide a secured and safe place for varieties of bird species to build their nest and nurture their young.

She and her husband jeff launched a hobby business together called rebecca s bird gardens. Diy easy green roof birdhouses from our fairfield home and garden. Do the front and back of the birdhouse last. All houses and feeders have removable roofs for easy clean out and durable bodies with proper drainage and ventilation.

Run a bead of glue along the peaked edge of the top of the birdhouse base and center the roof panels on top. Made to last these feeders and houses will stand the test of time. In the same way this is the place where birds nestle together in the winter so they can keep each other warm. This living roof birdhouse comes with organic soil succulent cuttings and a hanging kit making it a breeze to start your own succulent garden while providing all the hippest birds in your hood with a funky new place to relax.

The business behind the birdhouse rebecca nickols was looking for a creative outlet from her job and so was born the living roof birdhouse. Position the chicken wire evenly over the roof frame. From there plant greenery that has shallow root systems. Live roofs or green roofs are really popular for birdhouses and are relatively simple to create.

Secure the roof with two nails along each roofline for a total of eight nails. Copper roof bird houses and feeders constructed with cellular pvc which will not split rot or fade. Once the roof is in place attach the long metal flashing to the center of the peaked roof using a bead of silicone and six flashing nails.