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   joeh | May 09, 2003 10:41pm | #1

   Boss, how big are these houses? How big is each roof? Could you do it with coil stock? It comes in different widths, maybe there's a size you could use. Pretty cheap stuff.

   Joe H

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   BossHog | May 10, 2003 12:39am | #2

   The roofs are 25.5" wide, and 15" up the rake. (Times 2 sides)

   I looked at doing coil stock, and may still. Just thought this stuff looked neat.

   Since I'm an official redneck, andthing that goes on mobile homes looks neat to me.................(-:When I was a kid we had a sand box with quicksand in it. I was an only child... Eventually.

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   CAGIV | May 10, 2003 01:06am | #3

   If you were truly a redneck you would use duct tape :)Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, Professional build the Titanic.

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   bill_1010 | May 10, 2003 02:05am | #4

   You should just dress them up.  Make Copper Roofing, that aluminum stuff would be for trash birds. PMs require something classy.

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   jhausch | May 10, 2003 02:26am | #5

   What I want to see is the truss designs and layout geometry of your Martin houses ;-PSteelkilt Lives!

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   BossHog | May 10, 2003 02:03pm | #8

   " Make Copper Roofing.....PMs require something classy."

   Actually, purple martins are attracted to white houses for some reason. That's part of the reason I'm leaning towards going with white trim coil.Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then. [Katharine Hepburn]

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   bill_1010 | May 10, 2003 04:23pm | #10

   I did not know that about white attracting the Purple Martins.  

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   BossHog | May 10, 2003 04:31pm | #11

   Heck, I didn't know about it either. There's lots of information on the internet about purple martins. Some of it conflicting, as you might expect. I've learned a great deal over the past few weeks.......No man's life, liberty or property are safe while the legislature is in session. -- Mark Twain (1866)

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   MarkH128 | May 10, 2003 06:22pm | #12

   I think the classic bird house roofing is galvanized sheet metal.

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   Wet_Head | May 10, 2003 03:44am | #6

   I missed anything about your martin houses.  As a long time bird house builder I am very interested in hearing the story.  Can you point me to a thread or two about this?  Thanks.

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   BossHog | May 10, 2003 02:03pm | #9

   Well, the threads weren't labeled as being about martin houses. Here are the 2 threads: (Read the first one first - Will make more sense that way)

   Part 1:

   http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=29641.1

   Part 2:

   http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=30210.1I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. -- Will Rogers

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   jc21 | May 10, 2003 04:13am | #7

   All them AOL CDs might make nice shingles ( a la Red Green) ...............  ;o)