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By encouraging bats into your garden can reduce irritating pests such as mosquitoes. Peter and Annalien learn from an expert on how to build a bat box. So if you would like to encourage these nocturnal friends into your garden, then watch the team gives you a step by step guide on how you can build your very own bat box.
You will need:
| Tools | Materials |
| Jigsaw | 18mm Ply wood (I don’t think there will be enough left after the wall hanger, you might need to buy some) |
| Router | Back board – 610 x 673 mm – 2 pieces |
| PEX 300 sander (New one) | Top spacer – 45 x 610 mm – 2 pieces |
| PSR 18 cordless drill driver | Side spacers – 45 x 508 mm – 4 pieces |
| PSR 1080 Cordless drill driver (New one) | Lower front – 127 x 610 mm – 2 pieces |
| PFS 3000 Spray gun (new gun) | Upper front – 419 x 610mm – 2 pieces |
| Circular saw plus rail | Roof 610 x 300 mm – 2 pieces |
| Drill press | Pine Wooden curtain rod – 3mtr (20-30mm dowel stick can also work if its long enough) |
| PTK 3.6 stapler plus staples | Plastic garden mesh with big squares 610 x 673 mm – 2 pieces (get one piece big enough and we can always cut on set) |
| 4 x 30mm screws | |
| water proof glue | |
| nail in anchors 8 x 100/120mm | |
| Clear silicone | |
| Caulking gun | |
| Clear varnish |
Steps to build your bat-box
- Draw out and cut 45 deg angles in top of back and front boards as well as the spacers (we might be able to cut it all in one once assembled) will check it out on the day.
- Attach spacers to the backing board
- Fasten Wire mesh to the backing
- Attach front upper and lower boards
- Cut out two slats for the pole to fit through
- Drill holes for the pole.
- Attach roof
- Attach pole slats
- Varnish
- Seal all exterior joints with silicone
- Fit the pole
Building Plans
Bat house plans [3]