Hmm...the wording isn't terribly clear, but it sounds like the idea is that the nest itself is below the tile and not entirely within the box: the box would just provide the entrance. I'm guessing this based on the article says that "Birds often create nesting areas within the roofs of houses", and later that "an archetypal house to be attached on top of it with a basket below". I've seen the insides of a few Belgian and German roofs (I'm assuming that Dutch roofs would be similar) from below the outer tiles, and as long as there's an attic area at the top, then the tiles can just be sitting on wooden slats that are running horizontally across the roof with downward hooks on the books of the tiles hooking over the slats so that the tiles do not slide down and fall off. There doesn't have to be any continuous solid base on which the tiles are resting. Anyway, that's what I think is happening with this design, and so I'm guessing that the bird house could be cleaned from underneath, because the bottom is not the base of the tile, but extends downwards into the attic.
Wesley Hochachka From: bounce-72575939-3494...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-72575939-3494...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Donna Scott Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 12:32 PM To: Lisa Welch; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fw: Birdhouse Roof Tile This clever looking birdhouse appears to be glued to the roof tile and made of clay, itself. So, how does one clean it out periodically? Donna Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: Lisa Welch<mailto:welch_m_l...@yahoo.com> To: cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2013 6:20 PM Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Fw: Birdhouse Roof Tile ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Erik Bootsma <erikboot...@bootsma-design.com<mailto:erikboot...@bootsma-design.com>> To: trada...@listserv.miami.edu<mailto:trada...@listserv.miami.edu> Sent: Saturday, January 5, 2013 2:17 PM Subject: Birdhouse Roof Tile A roof tile/birdhouse. Pretty cool idea. I wonder if they can do a bat house too? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/designboom/birdhouse-rooftile-klaas-kuiken_b_2402279.html -- Erik Bootsma 4400 Lee Highway #309 Arlington VA, 22207 (571) 502-8500 e...@bootsma-design.com<mailto:i...@bootsma-design.com> radianceofform.blogspot.com<http://radianceofform.blogspot.com/> * * * * * * * The Tradarch List is an open forum for the discussion of the theory and practice of traditional architecture; It is affiliated with the Certificate in Classical Architecture at the University of Miami School of Architecture, the ICAA, and INTBAU. Please direct enquiries to the listowner, Dr Richard John (rj...@miami.edu<mailto:rj...@miami.edu>). To join (or leave) the listserv, or to browse its archives, visit www.tradarch.net<http://www.tradarch.net/>. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
