vendredi 15 mai 2015

Why To Consider Handmade Cedar Bird Houses

By Tammie Caldwell


The sweet melodies from birds flying in and out of a bird house on a compound and feeding on the backyard creates a lively atmosphere in a boring sunny afternoon. Birds enhance the natural beauty of the environment in a number a number of ways. Many have considered taming them and handmade cedar bird houses make most of the structures used to house them.

Cedar wood has numerous advantages to other type of woods. It is considered among the most durable woods available.It takes approximately thirty years for cedar tree to fully mature and be ready for use as wood. The end product is worth the wait as it can be used for generations with less or no repairs at all.

Structures made from this wood are likely to be unique in a way. It has a rich history of lasting beauty from the days of King Solomon building the temple using it. There also exist many types of cedar to choose from. This gives an opportunity of being unique since a user will choose the type they consider best and suits their specific desires when constructing their bird houses.

Insects are a menace to many wood made structures. A cedar house is not likely to be a victim of pest infestation. This wood offers a natural repellent to insects likely to attack it such as moths. The red part of the wood has a special type of oil in it which produces a natural scent that detests the insects.

Being able to come up with a handmade structure means the materials in use must be easy to work with. It is easy to cut this type of wood into any shape using a regular wood saw as well as driving nails into it without any strain. Some woods tend to bend nails once they are dry making them only usable immediately after harvest. This is a great inconvenience when it comes to them being reused after a while.

Cost is an important consideration put in place whenever one intends to come up with a structure. When making bird houses, the materials to be used determine how costly the procedure will be. Cedar being readily available in most places suggests that it is most likely to be cheap. These trees are even available in most homestead gardens and all one needs to do is cut a tree and obtain the wood.

Comfort has to be considered while making a structure aimed to sustain lives. Aeration and drainage are part of the factors determining comfort. Cedar wood has natural air spaces which facilitate air circulation. Applying ordinary paint on this wood creates a water proof base eliminating any possibility of soaking.

Bird houses will differ according to the bird intended to be housed. This calls in for different styles and customization when coming up with structures. The fact that this wood is available in different sizes makes it ideal for the use since it can be cut into a desired shape or use to fit the intended design.




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