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42 of 44 people found the following review helpful: By Al the Pal "Al the Pal" (The Fruited Plain, United States) - See all my reviews This review is from: S & K BN-16 16-Family Martin Barn (Lawn & Patio) This house is easy to assemble, held together with plastic push pins that are very similar to the ones that hold parts of your car together. The house "sturdies up" by the time you get the roof on. The sides with the entrances hinge open for easy cleaning. Being made of heavy plastic, you can blast it out with a garden hose and let the wind dry it. You must use the special pole to mount it (sold separately).If you are looking for an easy maintainance house to attract bug eating Martins to your yard, this one will do. 15 of 15 people found the following review helpful: By This review is from: S & K BN-16 16-Family Martin Barn (Lawn & Patio) First, the product. This was no cakewalk to assemble. I will have to glue some of the perches in place to keep them from wobbling or falling out.
Second, Amazon. One might be led to believe (from Frequently Bought Together) that the Heath MP-15 Telescoping Pole and Heath BP-15 Mounting Bracket would be just the thing. NOT! The S&K Barn has a proprietary base. The Heath pole and mounting bracket (although of seemingly adequate quality) will not work with the S&K Barn without extensive modification of either the base of the S&K Barn or the Heath Mounting Bracket. 18 of 20 people found the following review helpful: By BMR (Arkansas) - See all my reviews This review is from: S & K BN-16 16-Family Martin Barn (Lawn & Patio) I bought this house about a week ago and within one hour of erecting it on the 15' telescopic pole I had martins looking at my house and today there are 4-5 on it all day long. I did see several martins in the area prior to getting the house, but I didn't realize it would attract this much attention so soon. I debated forking out the $125+ for a good aluminum house, but I felt that this house (at 1/3 that expense) would do for now. As I was putting it together it did feel very flimsy but once you get all the push pins secured it really does firm up! The inside partitions are made of what I call "plastic cardboard" You'll see it used in many factories in place of standard cardboard so that it will last longer. I've used this material for several home made applications and it is much tougher than you'd think! My only real minor complaint is it's looks. It just doesn't have that "old school" martin house look. You know, the white aluminum with green...Read more |