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===Mounting your owl box=== | ===Mounting your owl box=== | ||
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Image:Pulley Shackle block and tackle.jpg|A pulley system makes fitting you owl box easier [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverline-633957-Pulley-Capacity-Lifting/dp/B0015NNONG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=33K6TGAQWRZVQ&keywords=Silverline+633957+Cable+Pulley+Set+180+kg&qid=1676800661&s=industrial&sprefix=silverline+633957+cable+pulley+set+180+kg%2Cindustrial%2C67&sr=1-1 (£8.95 Amazon UK - 2023)] | |||
Image:Ratchet straps.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Ratchet straps are ideal for permanently securing your owl box to the tree [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hilka-84105025-Endless-Ratchet-Strap/dp/B00RGQ79LE/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1KYOGY5AUE57N&keywords=Hilka+84105025+Endless+Ratchet+Strap&qid=1676800819&s=diy&sprefix=hilka+84105025+endless+ratchet+strap%2Cdiy%2C71&sr=1-2 (£8.25 for 2 Amazon UK - 2023)] | |||
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Fitting your owl box up a tree or post is going to be a two person job. You completed barn owl box will be far too heavy to carry up a ladder and extremely awkward to manoeuvre, especially 6 metres up a ladder. We found the easiest way to get the box up the tree was to use a [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverline-633957-Pulley-Capacity-Lifting/dp/B0015NNONG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=33K6TGAQWRZVQ&keywords=Silverline+633957+Cable+Pulley+Set+180+kg&qid=1676800661&s=industrial&sprefix=silverline+633957+cable+pulley+set+180+kg%2Cindustrial%2C67&sr=1-1 block and tackle system (£8.95 Amazon UK - 2023)] - this makes lifting the box into the tree a trivial job. Rather then screwing or bolting the box to the tree, the second time we fitted a box we just used two [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hilka-84105025-Endless-Ratchet-Strap/dp/B00RGQ79LE/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1KYOGY5AUE57N&keywords=Hilka+84105025+Endless+Ratchet+Strap&qid=1676800819&s=diy&sprefix=hilka+84105025+endless+ratchet+strap%2Cdiy%2C71&sr=1-2 ratchet straps (£8.25 for 2 Amazon UK - 2023)] to hold the box to the tree. They will never rot or rust and can easily hold the required weight. You might want to paint them first or find a duller colour; orange is a bit gaudy! | Fitting your owl box up a tree or post is going to be a two person job. You completed barn owl box will be far too heavy to carry up a ladder and extremely awkward to manoeuvre, especially 6 metres up a ladder. We found the easiest way to get the box up the tree was to use a [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverline-633957-Pulley-Capacity-Lifting/dp/B0015NNONG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=33K6TGAQWRZVQ&keywords=Silverline+633957+Cable+Pulley+Set+180+kg&qid=1676800661&s=industrial&sprefix=silverline+633957+cable+pulley+set+180+kg%2Cindustrial%2C67&sr=1-1 block and tackle system (£8.95 Amazon UK - 2023)] - this makes lifting the box into the tree a trivial job. Rather then screwing or bolting the box to the tree, the second time we fitted a box we just used two [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hilka-84105025-Endless-Ratchet-Strap/dp/B00RGQ79LE/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1KYOGY5AUE57N&keywords=Hilka+84105025+Endless+Ratchet+Strap&qid=1676800819&s=diy&sprefix=hilka+84105025+endless+ratchet+strap%2Cdiy%2C71&sr=1-2 ratchet straps (£8.25 for 2 Amazon UK - 2023)] to hold the box to the tree. They will never rot or rust and can easily hold the required weight. You might want to paint them first or find a duller colour; orange is a bit gaudy! | ||