Bat House Mount Kit - for wood posts, vinyl/metal/wood siding, or brick/stone
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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Why do I need a post mount kit?
The Mount Kit forms a secure connection between the narrow post and the wide bat house, and we improve on it a bit by turning the middle space into potential roost. The Mount Kit consists of 2 brackets that attach to your post, and a panel that attaches between the brackets on the post as well. The bat house then fits over all of this. All of the manuals are located here: https://batmanagement.com/pages/manuals
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For the Siding Mount - I have 6 long + 3 short (galvanized?) screws.
Because this is a siding mount you have mounts that have no pilot holes in them, and 6 - very long deck screws. This is to fasten the 2x4 mounts to siding- try to get at least one or two screws into the framing behind the siding. Once to find a spot for a screw, you might want to pilot hole the 2x4. The location of course depends on your exact location so that’s why nothing is pre-drilled. Three screws simply hold the perch panel to your siding; we assume it is metal or vinyl or painted wood siding, and that perch panel just gives bats something rough to roost on should they hang out on the back of the bat house. Don’t forget to take a utility knife and add a lot of scratches on the back side of the ColonyLodge in the area around the vent and where the perch panel will be. For the latest manuals please see: https://batmanagement.com/pages/manuals
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Hi there. I'm looking into purchasing two day lodge kits, as well as two post mount kits. I'm looking to put up both houses back-to-back on a single post. Is there any recommended modification to the houses/post mount kits to allow transit between the two houses if desired?
We can make a kit for this if desired, but the general DIY idea is: Start by installing the two post mount kits; the upper and lower mounts on both sides should be symetrical. Cut an inch off the Perch Panel to be sure there is a 1'' gap both above and below the panel. You could add more panels inside if desired, 3/4'' apart, but they should always be 1'' below the inside of the roof. Roof: add 1x (0.75'') spacers across the top and then cover with plywood and white aluminum (cool climate use brown aluminum, or black shingles. The "roof" of this center section is intentionally vented to give bats lots of options; the main bat houses should have airtight roofs. There is a rear vent on all our bat houses. scratch the back of the bat houses so it can be used as a roost, and everything in-between the two houses needs to be heavily scratched (use a utility knife.) Contact sales@batmanagement.com for questions or if you'd like us to create a kit for this configuration.