How do you build a bat box?

Question

I want to make a bat box for bats, and I want to know the dimensions for building it. Thanks.

Answer 1

I went online and found a ton of "blueprints" for building all styles and sizes. Just run a search on builing your  own bat house. Here's one that I found and like.

To make a bat house, you will need:

¼ sheet (2' x 4') ½" outdoor grade plywood

1 piece 1" x 2" (3/4" x 1 3/4" finished) x 8' pine strip

1/8 mesh plastic netting, 20" x 22 ½'

20-30 1 ¼" rust-resistant or coated screws

1 quart flat water-based paint or stain, exterior grade

1 pint water-based primer, exterior grade

1 tube paintable latex caulk

5/16" stainless steel staples

1" x 3" x 28" board for roof (optional)

Directions:

Measure and cut plywood into 3 pieces:

(1) 26 ½" x 24"

(1) 16 ½" x 24"

(1) 5" x 24"

Paint one side of each piece with two coats of a dark color paint.

Measure and cut pine wood into one 24"-long strip and two 20 ¼"-long strips.

Put caulk on the 24"-long strip of pine and s***w it to the top of the 26 ½" x 24" piece of plywood, on the painted side. The pine strip will be the same length as the plywood piece. Then, put caulk on the other two pine strips and s***w them to the right and left edges of the plywood, on the pained side.

Staple the plastic mesh netting to the plywood on the painted side. Make sure it is flat.

Put caulk around the edges of the painted side of the 16 ½" x 24" plywood piece and s***w it to the back, making a wood sandwich with the pine strips in the middle. Do the same with the 5" x 24" piece of plywood, but leave ½" between the top front piece and the bottom front piece for a vent.

If you want to add a roof, caulk and attach the 1" x 3" x 28" board

Paint the outside of the house. The first coat should be a primer and the last two coats should be exterior, water-based paint or stain. That color should be black where average high temperatures in July are less than 85º F, dark colors (such as dark brown or dark gray) where they are 85 to 95º F, medium colors where they are 95 to 100º F, and white or light colors where they exceed 100º F.

Mount your bat house on a pole or against a building, at least 15 feet off the ground. Make sure the houses are not near bright lights.

Answer 2

Baseball bats or flying bats?

Answer 3

Well, I know you are supposed to put them up REALLY HIGH!   Hope that helps????

Answer 4

there are dimensions on the internet found pretty easy

Answer 5

Here is an instructional for building one. It's in PDF form and the materials needed are on the last page.

http://mdc4.mdc.mo.gov/Documents/158.pdf

Additional information

http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/woodwork/ww15/

Answer 6

There are free plans on the website noted below. Good luck!

Answer 7

there are no bats around anywere so there is no thing to build but if u think there are bats with wood a lil square and a hole so they can get in or out i had a pet bat lol jk

Answer 8

We had bats in our attic and my husband did not want them to go away, and I wanted them out of my house so we compromised.....he built a bat box....they keep down the mosquito's and other bugs.......http://habitat.ms11.net/bat/bathome.htm