| MFG |
Lone Star Woodcraft Certified Bat House |
Bat Conserv. & Mgt. 3-Chamber house |
Colony Bat House Schrodt Designs |
Coveside Bat Condominium |
Victorian Bat House |
Backyard Bird
3 Chamber |
Canadian Bat Nursery |
Holley 3 Chamber Bat House |
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Photo |
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Size |
29" x 14" |
18'' wide x 24'' high |
7'' wide (guess) x 17'' high (stated) |
9.5'' wide x 19'' high |
15'' wide x 30'' high |
16'' wide x 24'' high |
18'' wide x 41'' high |
10'' wide x 14.75'' high |
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Weight |
14 lbs. |
15 lbs. |
<10 lbs.? |
10 lbs. |
14 lbs. |
14 lbs. |
33 lbs. |
5 lbs. |
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Exterior Material |
100% Western Red Cedar (no plywood) |
1/2'' exterior yellow pine plywood + 1.75'' sides |
appears to be cedar? |
Looks like 3/4" pine |
Probably cedar |
3/4' ' Cedar planks |
3/4'' birch plywood |
0.75'' Cedar |
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Seams |
50 year latex adhesive caulk wherever wood meets
wood |
glued |
No |
No |
Unknown |
glued |
Unknown |
Partially |
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wood Joints |
half-lapped joints ensure weather tight and
light-tight seal |
butt joint - potential spaces between boards |
butt joint - potential spaces between boards |
butt joint - potential spaces between boards |
butt joint - potential spaces between boards |
butt joint - potential spaces between boards |
butt joint - potential spaces between boards |
butt joint - potential spaces between boards |
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Fasteners |
Phenoseal ®
industrial adhesive / caulk and brads |
Screws |
brads
or staples |
brads
or staples |
brads
or staples |
brads
or staples |
brads
or staples |
Unknown |
|
avg. Baffle Spacing |
3 @ 3/4" |
3 @ 3/4'' |
Unknown |
4 @ Unknown |
2 @ Unknown |
3 @ Unknown |
2 @ Unknown |
2 @ 0.75'', 1 @ 1'' |
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Landing plate size |
14" x 6" |
Minimum 4''x18'' |
About 5''x2'' |
None |
About 14''x4'' |
About 16'' x 4'' |
18'' x 6'' |
None |
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Roughened interior |
Natural
rough sawn cedar |
Roughened at random intervals by hand |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Screened |
Machine grooved at set intervals |
None |
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Ease of mounting |
screw mounts through predrilled holes in mounting
tab at the top and bottom. Mounting screws included
optional metal mounting brackets available for pole
mounting |
Screws at top of box and landing plate.
Bracket needed for post mounting. |
Might hang like a clock??? |
hook
on back, like a clock no stability, will move in the
wind |
Screws through mounting lip at top of box and also
the landing plate. |
Screws through mounting lip at top of box and also
the landing plate. |
Cannot determine mounting method from photos |
Needs bracket that is included |
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BCI Approved? |
YES!
BCI's
Best seller ! |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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Realistic capacity if successful |
300 bats |
About 100 bats |
No claim. About 20 bats if single chamber. |
Claims "over 50 bats". Probably less than 100 bats |
No claim. About 30 if this is a single chamber |
300
bats |
About 75 or less despite claims of 300 |
No claim. Less than 50 bats |
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Finishing required |
None
Northern climates may require darkening and is provided
upon request for FREE! |
Paint according to geographic area. Affix included
shingle to roof and screen to landing plate. |
None |
Paint or stain according to geographic area. |
None intended |
Paint or stain according to geographic area. |
None |
Paint or stain according to geographic area. |
|
Cost |
$144.95
FREE
UPS ground shipping anywhere in the continental
USA |
$74.00 shipped anywhere within the continental USA. |
$56.00 + shipping |
$40.00 + shipping |
$89.00 + shipping |
$67.00 + shipping |
Over $50.00 + shipping |
About $20? + shipping |
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Pros |
BCI Certified
Meets and exceeds all 10 criteria required for
"Certification" by Bat Conservation International |
BCI Certified |
Nice decorative conversation piece |
none |
Nice decorative conversation piece |
Based on a modern design |
If "rubber membrane technology" means the whole
thing is sprayed with truck bed liner, that's great!
Nice landing plate. |
Might be sealed? |
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Cons |
The only
comparable con here is our price. However you get
what you pay for. This is what we do and we do it
well.
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Plywood tends to warp and separate with age
releasing toxic fumes from deteriorating glues
Requires finishing, painting or staining, applying
shingles and screen to landing plate. |
Too small.
This
bat house is conversational not
conservational |
simply too small
hook
attachment -bats will not live in a bat house that
moves in the wind
warped chambers
No
landing plate
Needs caulked. |
will not
support a colony but may house transient males |
Screen fasteners will rust from bat urine and fall
out. Roughen the interor, add a shingled roof, extra
caulk, and a real paint job. |
"RMT" might be caulking, ho hum. Louvers seem to
imitate the "Victorian" model at left for no good
reason. |
Questionable interior roughening. No landing plate.
Ad contradicts itself. Very small dimensions. Made
with used wood. Comes with an unrelated ad for laser
engraving on the front???? |
