How to Build a Bat House

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Build your own bat house and hold a colony of up to 100 roosting bats. Learn how to build a bat house from scratch or assemble one with the directions in this free bat conservation video series.

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Build the Base of a Bat House
Make a base on a bat house to keep out predators with these directions and plans. Learn how to build a bat house base in this free bat conservation video.

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Cut Angles in Walls of a Bat House
Angle the sides of a bat house to slant the roof for protection from weather. Learn how to build a bat house with an angled roof in this free bat conservation video.

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Cut Front & Back Panels of a Bat House
Make a bat house 24 inches wide with front and back panels to support roosting bats. Learn how to build a bat house with panels in this free bat conservation video.

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Cut Side Walls for a Bat House
To make a bat house you need walls only three inches wide. Learn how to cut the plywood walls to build a bat house in this free bat conservation video.

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Cut the Ceiling & Floor of a Bat House
Build a bat house with a good roof and solid base to protect roosting bats from predators. Learn how to build a bat house protected from predators in this free bat conservation video.

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Cutting Down Side Walls for a Bat House
The height of a bat house sets how far from light and weather bats can climb. Learn how to build a bat house with walls wide enough for 100 bats in this free bat conservation video.

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Cutting Down the Back Panel for a Bat House
Build a bat house with good design for roosting bats. Learn how to build a bat house 13 inches wide in this free bat conservation video.

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How to Add Mesh to a Bat House
Put mesh in your homemade bat house to helps bats climb and roost. Learn how to build a bat house with mesh in this free bat conservation video.

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How to Build Front Panels on a Bat House
Build your own bat house front panels with these directions and plans. Learn how to build a bat house with three front panels in this free bat conservation video.

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How to Build the Back of a Bat house
Build your own bat house with these directions and plans. Learn how to build a bat house frame in this free bat conservation video.

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How to Build the Roof of a Bat House
Build a bat house roof to protect the roosting bats from weather with these directions and plans. Learn how to build a bat house roof in this free bat conservation video.

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Materials for Building a Bat House
Build a bat house at home to hold a colony of up to 100 bats. Learn how to build a bat house with these materials in this free bat conservation video.

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Summary: Bat species make up one fourth of the mammal species on the planet, with over 1000 identified by biologists. Bats receive a bad reputation from grossly exaggerated stories of rabies and blood-sucking. Mexico hosts the world's most diverse bat population with over 150 species, only three of which feed on blood. Bats are a great alternative to pesticides, with large colonies of bats like those in Austin, TX eating over 20,000 pounds of insects during each feeding. Though facing habitat destruction with advancing human habitation, bats' most prevalent danger is intentional vandalism and eradication. Work is being done internationally to help urban and wild bat populations by educating people about the real nature of bats, their benefits to humans, and their interest to scientists.

In this free bat house video series, engineer Brian Foster teaches you how to build a bat house. Hosting your own bats is easy, and just watch how quickly your mosquitoes dwindle. Brian shows you how to make a bat house from scratch, cutting the wood on a table saw and measuring out the panels. Build you own bat house with mesh to help the bats climb, an angled roof to safeguard against weather, and a base plate to keep predators from the roost. You will also learn to assemble a very popular bat house design in case you buy one from a store or bat conservation website.

About the Expert

Expert: Brian Foster is a graduate of the University of Toledo College of Engineering. He currently holds two engineering degrees: one civil and one mechanical. His entire life he has done all types of projects, including building and remodeling homes and wood crafts. The craft-making started when he was in the cub scouts and has been with him ever since. Brian has manufactured everything from bat houses to gun stocks.