The 18-room Deluxe Aluminum Purple Martin House features a durable, hexagonal design. Lightweight aluminum construction makes this house easier to raise and lower than wooden houses, and also keeps the inside temperature cool for Purple Martins. Each home includes door stops and protective rails. As the colony grows, so can the house; just add-a-unit. Mounting pole sold separately. Assembly instructions included.
Product Features
- 18-room Purple Martin house constructed of durable, rust-free aluminum
- Lightweight white aluminum is heat-resistant and keeps Purple Martins cool
- Hexagonal design, floors snap out for cleaning
- Included door stops allow the home to be closed between seasons
- Porch railings help keep young Purple Martins safe
- Assembly required, mounting pole sold seperately
Do Some Research First I just received my Martin House, unpacked it, laid all the parts out and started reading the instructions. I am not dim, these instructions are the least possible amount of effort a company could put into this. Bad schematics, 72+ parts and likely many more nuts and bolts. Re-assign the person that wrote the instructions and hand someone of average intelligence the unopened box and film it. Repeat that process while re-writing the instructions until it is simple. After reading how poor the pole…
You get what you pay for I had been looking for a purple Martin house and found this one. It was even marked down. I now know why. It was bent when we opened the box and it looks more like a jigsaw puzzle than a bird house. The instructions are terrible and don’t address how to connect the two floors. The metal is also flimsy. And don’t even think of getting this if you have big hands. Small, tight spaces need small hands to put nuts on. Too much work was put into it to send it back.
Are looks everything? Nice looking house! I purchased this Martin House a month ago after the vinyl, 12 apartment house began to show serious signs of deterioration. The unit arrived and was packaged well. I had read about assembly, particularly that it took substantial time because of all the small nuts and bolts, as well as the odd angles of the structure and that turned out to be true. The unit took over two hours to assemble and is extremely lightweight. Each floor of the house has to be attached to the pole individually and…