How To Make A Dovecote Roof

Here s how i made my version of the dovecote birdhouse.

How to make a dovecote roof.

Doocot is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. This dovecote is in a commune colombier at manoir d ango in france. I was now aching to tackle this part of the project. At the start i had decided to make a feature of the roof and experiment with cutting my own felt slates.

Dovecotes may be free standing structures in a variety of shapes or built into the end of a house or barn. A lead roof buckingham dovecote can accommodate up to six pairs of nesting doves and comes painted in farrow ball s old white. The stepped roof consists of progressively smaller layers stacked on top of each other to create a sloped roofline. They generally contain pigeonholes for the birds to nest.

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 roof the nest box and the base. Fill the screw holes then sand and paint dovecote roof and post with resene quick dry primer and lumbersider. The dovecote is made in three sections.

Because the slates would be more decorative than functional i commenced the roof covering with a layer of felt all over photo 10 above. 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. Each section stacks on top of the other starting with the base section. Topping it off is a decorative finial giving the birdhouse a similar appearance to the much more elaborate dovecote.

A dovecote or dovecot ˈ d ʌ v k ɒ t or doocot scots. Cut a 35deg angle to the top edge of both roof panels.