The document provides step-by-step instructions for assembling a barn owl house. It lists the necessary parts which include sides, a roof, floor, and other pieces. It then outlines 18 steps for gluing and screwing the pieces together into the completed house structure. The instructions emphasize squaring up corners and sealing the house before positioning to prevent other animals from inhabiting it.

1. Step-by-
Step-by-Step Barn Owl’s House Assembly Instructions
Barn Owl’s House parts include
Qty Description
Owl’s House back
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Owl’s House front with Perch hole
1 Owl’s House floor
1 Owl’s House roof (slight overhang for perch)
Owl’s House side with inspection hatch
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Owl’s House side with perch
58 25mm Small Screws
4 40mm Medium Screws
You will need:
Qty Description
1 Wood glue
1 Cordless/Electric Screw Driver
1 Rag for cleaning glue mistakes
1 Bottle of Linseed oil
1 Paintbrush
1 Bottle of Turpentine for cleaning paintbrush
1 Clamp
1 Bottle Jeyes fluid
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2. Step-by-
Step-by-Step Barn Owl’s House Assembly Instructions
• Ensure all Owl’s House parts have been received. Refer
1. to the above list.
• Select the perch and front of the owl house.
2. • Spread glue on the perch flat side with pre-drilled screw
holes.
• Clamp the perch to the front of the owl house under the
3. opening (front door) for the Barn Owl.
• Select 2 small screws and drive home on either side of
4. the perch.
• Spread glue on either sides of the roof of the Owl’s
House following the pre-drilled screw holes.
• Put roof aside.
• Place the sides of the Owl’s House in front of you in an
5. upright position.
• Place the roof on top. (you might need an extra pair of
hands)
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3. Step-by-
Step-by-Step Barn Owl’s House Assembly Instructions
Right Hand Side
• Using one hand, square up any corner of the roof with a
side of the Owl’s House to ensure it is flush.
• Place small screw in pre-drilled corner hole. Hold the
squared corner firm and using the opposite hand with
the Cordless/Electric Screw Driver, drive in the screw
until fixed.
6. • Go to the top pre-drilled screw hole. Square up the roof
with the side of the Owl’s House.
• Place small screw in pre-drilled corner hole. Hold the
squared corner firm and using the opposite hand with
the Cordless/Electric Screw Driver, drive in the screw
until fixed.
• Complete the row.
Left Hand Side
• Using one hand, square up any corner of the roof with a
side of the Owl’s House to ensure it is flush.
• Place small screw in pre-drilled corner hole. Hold the
squared corner firm and using the opposite hand with
the Cordless/Electric Screw Driver, drive in the screw
until fixed.
7. • Go to the top pre-drilled screw hole. Square up the roof
with the side of the Owl’s House.
• Place small screw in pre-drilled corner hole. Hold the
squared corner firm and using the opposite hand with
the Cordless/Electric Screw Driver, drive in the screw
until fixed.
• Complete the row.
• Turn the structure onto its roof.
8. • Apply glue along both sides. (The glue seals and is an
extra measure of building a secure Owl’s House.)
9. • Place the floor/base on top of the glued sides.
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4. Step-by-
Step-by-Step Barn Owl’s House Assembly Instructions
Right Hand Side
• Using one hand, square up any corner of the floor/base
with a side of the Owl’s House to ensure it is flush.
• Place small screw in pre-drilled corner hole. Hold the
squared corner firm and using the opposite hand with
the Cordless/Electric Screw Driver, drive in the screw
until fixed.
10. • Go to the top pre-drilled screw hole. Square up the
floor/base with the side of the Owl’s House.
• Place small screw in pre-drilled corner hole. Hold the
squared corner firm and using the opposite hand with
the Cordless/Electric Screw Driver, drive in the screw
until fixed.
• Complete the row.
Left Hand Side
• Using one hand, square up any corner of the floor/base
with a side of the Owl’s House to ensure it is flush.
• Place small screw in pre-drilled corner hole. Hold the
squared corner firm and using the opposite hand with
the Cordless/Electric Screw Driver, drive in the screw
until fixed.
11. • Go to the top pre-drilled screw hole. Square up the
floor/base with the side of the Owl’s House.
• Place small screw in pre-drilled corner hole. Hold the
squared corner firm and using the opposite hand with
the Cordless/Electric Screw Driver, drive in the screw
until fixed.
• Complete the row.
• Take the back part of the Owl’s House.
12. • Apply glue along all the pre-drilled screw holes.
The back end pulls the entire Owl’s House square.
• Using one hand, square up any corner of the back with a
side of the Owl’s House to ensure it is flush.
13. • Place small screw in pre-drilled corner hole. Hold the
squared corner firm and using the opposite hand with
the Cordless/Electric Screw Driver, drive in the screw
until fixed.
• Drive screws home and fix in place along all sides.
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5. Step-by-
Step-by-Step Barn Owl’s House Assembly Instructions
• Turn the Owl’s House with the open front end toward
the top.
14. • Take the inspection hatch side of the Owl’s House.
• Apply glue along all the pre-drilled screw holes.
• Using one hand, square up any corner of the inspection
hatch side with a side of the Owl’s House to ensure it is
flush.
• Place small screw in pre-drilled corner hole. Hold the
15. squared corner firm and using the opposite hand with
the Cordless/Electric Screw Driver, drive in the screw
until fixed.
• Drive screws home and fix in place along all sides.
• Select the 4 medium screws.
• Place small screw in pre-drilled corner hole. Hold the
squared corner firm and using the opposite hand with
16. the Cordless/Electric Screw Driver, drive in the screw
until fixed.
17. • Select the inspection hatch door and slide into place.
CONGRATULATIONS on assembling your first Owl’s House!
We know you will have lots of pleasure from it!
18. Before positioning, apply 2 or 3 coats of linseed oil and also
Jeyes fluid to ensure the owl house does not become a home
for bees.
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6. Step-by-
Step-by-Step Barn Owl’s House Assembly Instructions
Why a Barn Owl House needs an inspection hatch:
Boxes will need to be cleaned out periodically when debris has built up. This is
easier if an ‘inspection hatch’ is added when the box is built. Hinge the hatch
along the top edge, and secure firmly with a catch. Jackdaws and grey
squirrels, which often use nest boxes, will unfortunately fill up a box with
debris very quickly.
Great care should be taken when inspecting boxes or removing any material
from them. The material may contain sharp objects such as thorns, and a
squirrel or even a tawny owl may remain in the box until the last moment,
bolting out only as you put a hand in the box. Do not breathe in the dust from
the nesting material and dried droppings.
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