b'step by stepbuild abirdhouseAdding a birdhouse to the garden is a win-winyoure supporting local bird life and gaining a slug and bug buster.1Cut out the pieces for the birdhouse, using the full plank width. The 180mm x 270mm roof pieces have a 45-degree bevel on one long edge so they fit together to form a gable. Ours is made for starlings so measures 450mm high to the top of the gable, with 360mm high sides. The base measures 180mm x 140mm. Sand any rough edges or surfaces.you will need:Tools and equipment: Work bench; slide compound mitre saw; nail gun, or hammer and galvanised brad nails; belt sander or sheets of sandpaper; drill and4bits, including 42mm hole saw bit; jigsaw; post-hole borer or spade; wheelbarrow; safety googles and ear-muffs; Resene paint and brushes. Draw a bird shape around the hole with the foot ending Materials: 3m of 180mm x 19mm non-treated pine,on the peg and paint with Resene Black. Or you can jigsaw cedarormacrocarpa;75mmx75mm2.4mlongthe shape instead. Paint the peg and insert it. Paint the post; 60mm piece of doweling; quick-set concrete.roof, using a Resene testpot (which is fine for outdoor use). We used Resene Clockwork Orange.Use our bird outline as a stencil. NB: You may prefer not to include a peg as many cavity-nesting birds dont need them. If you live in the north, the peg may encourage predator birds like mynah. created byPhilippe Morin picturesMark Heaslip70'