Songbird Essentials SE570 Five Chamber OBC Bat House (Set of 1)

I put this house up September 1st, 2014. It is October 9th, and guano evidence under the house indicates bats have occupied it; a total surprise as they had abandoned the old, smaller house a few weeks earlier.I was impressed with the attention to detail of the house. It is well-made. I did not paint it as the temperature here in the summer gets into the high 90's. I did use Thompson's Deck sealer ONLY on the edges and back of the 3/4" plywood, fearing it may delaminate even though it is exterior grade.It is mounted on a 16 foot 4x4 which was attached to an existing 4x4 post which had held the old house. Drilling through both posts allowed me to use 1/2" carriage bolts so I could use my lawn tractor to pivot it up beside the original post with the house having been mounted at ground level (I am 82 year's old).

The Bat House arrived as shown in the photo. Appears well constructed. I strongly advise consumer to seal the exterior wood, especially the back which is made of plywood. The Plywood Is top quality, though here in S.E. Texas it would not last 1 year without preservation.

The bat house is built solid, but with inferior materials. The back board is regular plywood which swells when it becomes wet. The screws holding together are not stainless and will rust. It is not worth the asking price in my opinion.

I love the concept...I love the look of it. It was a little warped but I didn't think that would be an issue. No bats yet but per instructions I need to reset in another location and we have not done so yet.

This is a replacement bat house for the one I had for over 7 years. This is a very well made bat house. Lots of thought and time was spent to make it so nice. It is Heavy! It must weight 30 pounds or so. I installed our bat house in Sunny Central Florida on a Queen Palm using 3 inch stainless screws with 1 1/4" fender washers. I used 7 total screws. It held it nice to the tree. I installed it on the South Side of the tree. With our little bat house we had before we had 68 bats! With this one we should have many hundreds! It is mounted up 14-16 feet off the ground and the little one was up 20 feet. The higher the better. You really want to mount this bat house in direct Sun during the day.Enjoy this house. Again it was made really really well and should be a winner with the bats!God BlessJeff

Got bats after about 2-3 weeks! Hung it up high on the barn facing the morning sun. I purchased this after already having bats living behind a fake hay door, after about 5 years the plywood began to wear and the bats were slipping out. The inside did not have any mesh for them to hold on to especially the babies, I did not plan to have bats. This is a very strong box with the mesh to help them hang on and slanted top. They will let you know when they are there when you see the little black poo on the ground. We have already been through several rain storms and weather over 100 degrees and the box as well as the bats are doing great! I'm very happy that bats came to live on our property and I'm even happier that I could provide them with a safe home!

This bat house is huge and beautifully built. It's sturdy and will weather the elements for years (20+) to come, I'm sure of that. I live in the desert Southwest. Actually, it's bigger than my needs. 400+ bats is the accommodation. I hope I can find a location on my property to hang it as I have no telephone post nor barn. I live in a residential area. I'm giving it this excellent rating, because I would rather give it away than return it. I'll find a home here or elsewhere. Thanks!

This bat house is beautiful! My only complaint is along the side, when the pieces are connected, the wood splits. We returned the first, and the second arrived with the same crack. The house is up, and now we just wait for the bats. Overall, a great bat house!