How To Make A Dovecote Roof

To hold the nest box in place i attached a simple pair of brackets made from pieces of scrap.

How to make a dovecote roof.

Because the slates would be more decorative than functional i commenced the roof covering with a layer of felt all over photo 10 above. A dovecote or dovecot ˈ d ʌ v k ɒ t or doocot scots. Doocot is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. Topping it off is a decorative finial giving the birdhouse a similar appearance to the much more elaborate dovecote.

A lead roof buckingham dovecote can accommodate up to six pairs of nesting doves and comes painted in farrow ball s old white. Pigeons and doves were an important food source historically in the middle east and europe and were kept for. If you didn t want the roof to gray i would think you could treat it with a stain or whatever is recommended for a cedar. They generally contain pigeonholes for the birds to nest.

The roof the nest box and the base. For a classic dovecote consider a uk made birdhouse from makers such as mark s dovecotes specializing in freestanding designs or dovetails which offers a painted wall mounted model with five nesting holes for 275. Cut a 35deg angle to the top edge of both roof panels. The stepped roof consists of progressively smaller layers stacked on top of each other to create a sloped roofline.

Dovecotes may be free standing structures in a variety of shapes or built into the end of a house or barn. Each section stacks on top of the other starting with the base section. My dovecote is around 4 years old and it still looks the same today as the day i installed it in the garden except for the graying of the cedar roof. The dovecote is made in three sections.

Here s how i made my version of the dovecote birdhouse. This dovecote is in a commune colombier at manoir d ango in france.