License Plate Roof
The bungalow made of rough pine with an old license plate as the roof along with antique hardware.
License plate roof. Next position this bend line over the straight edge of a table or work bench and bend down. Texas cowboy license plate or birdhouse roof oldtags. Birdhouse hole is 1 inches in diameter. 12 inches tall 8 inches wide 6 inches deep currently there are 3 red available.
Any old pieces of wood you find in the garage are fine for piecing the structure together although soft woods like pine make the sawing and cutting a bit easier. Weizi anime hamburger car license plate frame 2pcs licenses plate covers holders. Rustic round bottom birdhouse with license plate style roof for decor crafting and displaying. Most of this birdhouse is built with wood but a metal license plate makes up the roof.
Only 1 available and it s in 1 person s cart. Attach the license plate to the birdhouse using only screws. 5 0 out of 5 stars 1. Building a decorative birdhouse and adding a license plate as a roof is a way to both make a charming piece of art and recycle unwanted materials.
Center it over the roof support on the house. 5 out of 5 stars 153 153 reviews 9 00. This plan will get you a very simple and straightforward birdhouse that can be nailed to a tree or post. Favorite add to new york yankees baseball license plate birdhouse primitive mlb birdhouseaccents.
Use a pop rivet gun to connect plate 1 to plate 2 checkout the video below minute 14 to see us use the pop riveter drill holes through the roof into the tabs. Start by measuring and making the center on the back of the plate measure in 6 from either end and draw a line from edge to edge across the plate. Drill holes for the pan head screws or roofing nails. Metal license plates are sturdy yet easy to bend and form over the peaked roof.
To shape the license plate for the roof find the center of it then hold the bending point of the license plate on the edge of a table or workbench and carefully bend it. First mark the center of the license plate as shown below. Using a pencil mark where the holes of the license plate will be on the edge of the birdhouse. Find the center of your license plate and bend it to a 45 degree angle.
Drill a hole in the side of the plates we ll pop a rivet in each side to keep the front and back half connected. Bend the license plate to the desired angle and attach it with four wood screws through the existing holes in the license plate to the assembled bird house frame. Simple bird house plan. Use this line as a guide for positioning the plate along the peak of the roof.