Bird Room Renovation Pictorial

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STEP BY STEP - CREATING MY NEW BIRD ROOM

First the birds had to be moved into temporary accommodation. The tiels moved in with Chula.

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The two Princesses shared a cage

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Chaska, Ixchel and Yaxche shared this cage

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BEFORE

There were some design flaws in the original bird room that I hadn't thought of when I first designed it. The triangular corner was too high and it's hard to catch the birds when they go up there. They managed to chew a hole in the top corner big enough to squeeze through.

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They had chewed through other parts of the rear wall too.

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The angle of the walls attracted bird poop and the painted timber was hard to clean. Having the playgym and food table standing on the floor made it difficult to change the newspapers.

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STAGE 1 - INSTALLING THE TIMBER FRAME

The studs are made with pine and held together with metal L brackets. The horizontal studs are in a position to later attach playgyms and food tables.

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STAGE 2 - PLYWOOD WALLS

Notice how the walls are slightly slanted inwards at the top to discourage poop from sticking to the wals.

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STAGE 3 - PAINTING THE WALLS

The old aqua colour was fine for showing off cockatiels but it didn't really do anything for Chaska and the conures. I chose a light mossy green to look more natural and compliment the birds. I used an eco-friendly paint http://britishpaints.com.au/index.asp?page=23 and of course we had to paint the whole foyer, not just the bird room.

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STAGE 4 - INSTALLING PERSPEX WALL COVERS

Perspex (I think it's called Plexiglass in the States) comes on these huge rolls and is pretty flexible. It wipes clean easily and the birds won't be able to chew through it so these walls will last and the birds can't escape. It was screwed into the studs and alond the top and bottom.


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STAGE 5 - TOYS, PERCHES AND PLAYGYM

We attached the food tray and seed hoppers to the rear wall-no more table legs on the floor. I made a bamboo playgym (thanks for the idea, Jim) and hung it from the ceiling. The cargo net is attached to one of the ceiling beams. 4 Happy Huts are also attached to the ceiling beams.

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WELCOME HOME FIDS!

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Very cool...looks great :excited:

[Catschair]

I don't know.... I think they need a few toys in there. :shrug:They look almost as deprived as Pita.

:applause:Great job!!

[Valo's Moirana]

very nice..... looks perfect for the fids..... :hifive: great job!

[Doyle'sMommy]

That is awesome! :applause: I bet they are loving their new home!

[Tiki]

Ina and I worked about 12 hours on Saturday and about 8 hours on Sunday. I was desperate to finish it before Monday as I am not storng enough to use a saw (normal not electric) and I can't carry the timber up the stairs alone. And I didn't want the fids stuck in crappy little cages for another week.

They are loving it! Ixchel and Yaxche clinbed right back into their happy hut last niight, I had to show Chula where hers was, and she crashed out. Miss Chaska did not appreicate having a brand new one and slept on a branch last night. I had to put her old grey plush one back in, hope she sleeps well tonight.

[Doubleyolk]

Nice job.:applause: The poly will make cleanup much easier.

[Eliza]

Great job, Tara! The parrots sure look happy... I just wish that they had a few more toys ;) :lol:

[Tiki]

Bumping up this old thread to help new members.

[Anneka]

What a great job you did with renovations. I love that new color.

BTW, a fantastic idea with creating this forum. I have a lot of reading to do.

[unpoquito]

Welcome, Anneka!!! I'm SO happy to see you here! :woohoo:

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Bump!

[JLcribber]

Great job Tara. (Contractor Grade A+) I am at the same point now where I thought I planned the TOOs aviary pretty well and covered all the bases.

Now that they have lived in it for quite a while some glaring flaws have shown them self. It's going to be time for a complete renovation soon here too. :)

[Tiki]

:giggle: John, I might be hitting you up for a job soon! I have a forklift license too!

[birdman78]

Looks great. Wish I could do that too. Don't think base houseing office would like it if I did that. At least not without fineing me. :eek: