Large 6 Chamber High Quality Cypress Wood Bat House Box

Up for sale is a Large 6 Chamber Very High Quality Bat House Made of Cypress Wood  that has all the things bats look for in selecting a home for the colony.  Bats are “Death on Wings” for insects, consuming thousands each night including mosquitoes.   Control the insect population in your back yard the natural way, without chemicals.  Standard Flat Rate Shipping Applies to the Lower 48 States Only.

Every Cypress Wood bat house has the following features.

·        All exterior joints and seams are caulked to keep out moisture and drafts

·        All wood used in the construction is 100 % natural. Absolutely no plywood, particle board, or OSB (Oriented Stranded Board, aka “chip board”) is used

·        Every house contains a nursery/birthing chamber accessible from all chambers

·        Every house is constructed with ¾ inch chamber spacing

·        Every house is free of fabric and mesh which can entangle and trap the bats

·        Every house is constructed with tens of thousands of tiny grooves cut into the wood from which the bats can hang

·        Every house is built with a ceiling between the nursery/birthing chamber and roof to help prevent extreme temperatures in the upper portion of the chambers

·        Every house has a landing pad

·        Every house has a sloped roof with overhang to aid in water runoff

·        Every house has a full width high ventilation slot on the lower front side

·        Every house is made of cypress wood which naturally has few knots, is resistant to insects, rot, decay, and fungus and can easily last 100 years or more.

·        Every house exterior is constructed with wood that is 100 % free of knots

·        Every house is assembled with ceramic coated screws which will not rust or stain

·        Every house is hand cut and assembled in my back yard workshop right here in Kentucky and each one is unique.  The house(s) shown in the picture represents the style of house(s) you will receive, not necessarily the actual house(s) you will receive.

Exterior Size

Large 6  chamber, approximately 27 inches high x 12 inches wide x 8.5 inches deep, will easily house 200 bats or more.  Weighs approximately 18 pounds per house before packaging for shipment.

Facts About Cypress Wood

Cypress trees grow mainly in low wet marshy areas in the southeast USA.  The wood is naturally highly resistant to attack from insects, rot, decay and fungus and can easily last for 100 years or more with little care.  The early pioneers used it for building barns, homes, out buildings, docks, boats, and commercial buildings. Common characteristics of cypress are closed straight grain, lightweight, few knots, dimensionally stable, and resistance to splitting and warping. Cypress wood has no sap, therefore it doesn’t bleed. It takes stain and paint exceptionally well.  Fresh cypress wood ranges in color from light to dark sand.  Aged cypress wood exposed to the weather takes on a light gray color after several months.

Instructions For Placement of Your Bat House

Select a location that will provide at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily and facing a south to southeast direction.  The bat house should be mounted at least 15 feet above ground level.  It can be mounted on a house, garage, barn, wood pole, metal pipe, tree, etc.  It should not be hung from a rope or chain.  It should be mounted rigidly to maintain it’s orientation to the south or south east direction.  Avoid placement above doors, windows, and walkways.  If a location with 6 hours of sunlight is not available, the house can be painted with nontoxic black paint on the exterior only.  Never paint or stain the interior.  After you have your house installed, be patient.  Bats locate the houses by sight, so if your house is mounted on a tree in dense foliage, it may take longer for the bats to find it.

What You Receive With Your Bat House

Bat House complete and ready to mount

Mounting screws for placement on a wooden structure of wooden pole or post

Instructions for directional placement