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Plastic bottle birdhouseby Ruud van Koningsbrugge on April 29, 2013

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Plastic bottle birdhouse .........................................................................................................

Intro: Plastic bottle birdhouse ..................................................................................................

Step 1: You will need: .......................................................................................................

Step 2: Shaping ...........................................................................................................

Step 3: Splitting the roof .....................................................................................................

Step 4: The entrance ........................................................................................................

Step 5: Decorating the inside? .................................................................................................

Step 6: Back talk ...........................................................................................................

Step 7: Room for sale .......................................................................................................

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Intro: Plastic bottle birdhouseIsn't that the best thing there is? Use your plastic waste for a bird-nursery. After your clothes have been refreshed you step out in nature and you hear the tiny squeaklittle birds housing in your former detergent bottle.

It is easy to make. No special skills needed. And very basic tools.Still the result looks streamlined like proper designer stuff.

Photo's shown throughout this instructable show a big and a smaller birdhouse, both made in similar ways with minor differences.The blue rimmed one ismy first built and it is the bigger one. Most instructable steps show the second built one.It depends op the type of bottles you can find, how the end result will look at the end

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Step 1:You will need:simple tools:scissorssmall hacksawstrong all purpose scissorsowlrevolver rod

Tie-wraps

Two plastic detergent bottlesThe house one preferably with a more or less square bottomThe roof one almond shaped. See pictures

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Step 2:ShapingDraw the shapes on the bottle with a pencil. The photo's will guide you to the right shape. Make first cuts with a small hacksaw and complete the rest with normalscissors. The all purpose scissor will come in handy on thicker parts.The first three images show the bottom part of the house. The last three pictures show the roof.The house: Notice the high facade on the bulky side of the bottle, and a smaller back facade cut out of the handle.The roof: Ignore the way I removed the handle in two parts. It has no special significance.

Image Notes1. notice the point comes out of the handle.

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Step 3:Splitting the roofThe under and back side of the roof are cut in two. The cuts ends in a small hole mode with the revolver rod. This prevents the cut from tearing any further. The cuttingthe bottom requires the all purpose scissors. The two other holes punched on each side are needed tot attach the roof-part to the house-part.

Step 4:The entranceCut of the top part of the roof bottle, including the cap. Draw a circle on the cap approximately 2,8 -3,2 mm wide for birds like bluetits or tomtits. Punch a hole and cut owith a jigsaw. Cut a fitting big hole in the facade of the house and attach the cap with the other ring. I put my entrance a bit high, may be you will put it a little lower.

Alternately, like i did in the blue rimmed house you could look for an other bottle cap of the right size. Cut top off and squeeze it in a tight hole so it stays without furtheado.

If you want to attach a tie-wrap under the porch, now is the time to do so.Choose a bigger Tie-wrap witch is sturdy enough to carry small birds, and is no use to predators.

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Step 5:Decorating the inside?I like beds to be made tidy! May be bird specialists would disagree.I put a pre fabricated nest in. These are for sale in poet stores, but I made this one myselfI made a 2 meter long cord by finger-crochet, coiled it up and sew it together with the same type of rope and a big weaving needle. May be more details in an otherinstructable.To secure the nest in the bird house i punched two hole in the bottom of the house end threaded a tie-wrap. A hole in the bottom of the house is a good idea, we don'twant to make a birdpool. The overhanging roof will keep the rain out, but you can never be too sure.

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Step 6:Back talkTo attach the roof to the house you will need two tie-wraps at the back of the house. Punch corresponding holes in the back of the roof and the back of the house. If yowant you could cut out a piece of remaining plastic to create an more easy way to hang the birdhouse on a wall. The fotos tell all.

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Step 7:Room for saleTake your birdhouse outside and hang it on a wall. East side is recommended.Once a year take it down again. Cut the two tie-warps in the back open. Clean the house and hang it back.I hope you will get many visitors and a family that wants to settle!

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joedutt says: May 2, 2013. 6:45 AM REPLove the instructable but I have to make one comment coming from a parent with young teens. My first though o the main pic was Despicable Me minionclone troopers. Yes I am easily amused.

Great job.

Dream Dragon says: Apr 30, 2013. 4:12 PM REP

It looks very stylish.

foobear says: Apr 30, 2013. 8:18 AM REPThis is the coolest!

Satrek says: Apr 30, 2013. 1:19 AM REPI need to make one of these for the looks alone. At first glance I thought this was something from the Portal games... Thanks for sharing!

I wonder how birds would react to the use of transparent bottles... But I doubt they would appreciate it very much.

blkhawk says: Apr 29, 2013. 2:31 PM REPVery creative reuse of a plastic container. Great project!

liquidhandwash says: Apr 29, 2013. 2:29 PM REPvery cool Ill be making some of these.

ianmi says: Apr 29, 2013. 12:49 PM REPWebcam inside

Ruud van Koningsbrugge says: Apr 29, 2013. 2:27 PM REPYes please! And of course you provide the instructable?

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