Build another flught cage or hold out for a backyard aviary?

[Spitfire]

Search Spitfires Aviaries by Branchez and his photos will show you what I did.
As far as plans are concerned, cannot help you because it is all in the head and don't know how to put it on paper.
But putting it simply, you start with a size that you want to finish at, say 5metres long by 3 metres wide by 2.4 high, and working with 1.2 wire. you buy your material from the cheapest
supplier you can find, they come in 6 metre lenghts. cut some lenghts to the required lenghts of 5 3 and 2.4 metres You lay the 5 mt.x 25mm x 25mm
of galvanised material lenght on a flat surface
Start from 1 corner and tech screw a right angle to the end of the piece, do the same on the other side. Now now lay a 50mmx25mm upright lenght and tech srew it
at 90% to the horizontal lenght. do the same to the other side. Now tech screw a lenght 5metre x 25mmx25mm in between the 2 uprights and you have the makings of a wall.
Measure 1.2m marks top and bottom for your wire lenght and cut 4 lenghts to fit between top and bottom, teck screw right angles and lenghts centre on your marks and WALAAAA
You have a frame for a wall. Cut your wire to size and teck screw to metal. Now you have the front of the aviary.
Continue the same procedure for the other walls Deciding where you want the door. Stand the walls upright on your concete foundation and bolt together, bolt to concrete.
Put on a roof the same way as the walls and you have an AVIARY. Decide which way its facing and close the SOUTH AND WEST WALLS against the weather. Close off the top 700 mm
of the north and East walls as a precaution against wind with a see thru material. Build a cage like safety enclosure around the door and decide how you want to enclose the roof and
where the rain water is going to fall.
now I am sure you have a decent Aviary.
Should these instructions not suffice SEARCH THE FORUM. Good luck. PHEW.

[Adrian]

Search Spitfires Aviaries by Branchez and his photos will show you what I did.
As far as plans are concerned, cannot help you because it is all in the head and don't know how to put it on paper.
But putting it simply, you start with a size that you want to finish at, say 5metres long by 3 metres wide by 2.4 high, and working with 1.2 wire. you buy your material from the cheapest
supplier you can find, they come in 6 metre lenghts. cut some lenghts to the required lenghts of 5 3 and 2.4 metres You lay the 5 mt.x 25mm x 25mm
of galvanised material lenght on a flat surface
Start from 1 corner and tech screw a right angle to the end of the piece, do the same on the other side. Now now lay a 50mmx25mm upright lenght and tech srew it
at 90% to the horizontal lenght. do the same to the other side. Now tech screw a lenght 5metre x 25mmx25mm in between the 2 uprights and you have the makings of a wall.
Measure 1.2m marks top and bottom for your wire lenght and cut 4 lenghts to fit between top and bottom, teck screw right angles and lenghts centre on your marks and WALAAAA
You have a frame for a wall. Cut your wire to size and teck screw to metal. Now you have the front of the aviary.
Continue the same procedure for the other walls Deciding where you want the door. Stand the walls upright on your concete foundation and bolt together, bolt to concrete.
Put on a roof the same way as the walls and you have an AVIARY. Decide which way its facing and close the SOUTH AND WEST WALLS against the weather. Close off the top 700 mm
of the north and East walls as a precaution against wind with a see thru material. Build a cage like safety enclosure around the door and decide how you want to enclose the roof and
where the rain water is going to fall.
now I am sure you have a decent Aviary.
Should these instructions not suffice SEARCH THE FORUM. Good luck. PHEW.

wow

Thank you for going above and beyond to help a newbie out. I'll check out the photos too. At least I have an idea of how to go about it thanks to your clear instructions. I've got a mate who's pretty handy with Autocad so might get him to draw something up for me.

Again thanks

cheers

Adrian

[Spitfire]

Sorry Adrian, I forgot to tell you in my long winded way to build an aviary , that to the uprites you attach cross beams for strenght and to attach the wire.

[Tricky]

Hi mate
Have you looked on line at asco sheds they have affordable kit aviaries . Mine cost all up about $650 including concrete slab , it 2.4m long , 1.5m wide & 1.8m high. Have a good look as some companies want about $200 more for the same kit .

[DarrenH]

I am in the process of building my third aviary.
I am planning on using the qubelok joiners instead of tek screwing angles. You can pick them up at Bunnings.
Also if you work on the 1.2m module previously mentioned, over time you can enlarge the aviary by one module at a time. You will end up with the large aviary.

[iaos]

I am in the process of building my third aviary.
I am planning on using the qubelok joiners instead of tek screwing angles. You can pick them up at Bunnings.
Also if you work on the 1.2m module previously mentioned, over time you can enlarge the aviary by one module at a time. You will end up with the large aviary.

What ever you do dont buy your qubelock fittings from bunnings, they are a rip-off.

I bought mine from Ullrich Aluminium and paid less than $1 each for most of the joiners.

Cheers Ian

[DarrenH]

Thanks Ian
I have also found over the past few days that it is worth shopping around for the aluminium extrusion.
Direct Aluminium (in Geelong) sell 6m black powdercoat aluminium tubing for the same price as a 3m mill finish from Bunnings.
I will try Ullrich for the joiners. Will post some photos as the aviary is nearing completion.
Darren

[Diane]

Show as many in progress pics as you like.