T-14 total dimensions

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efetridge
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Location: Danbury, CT

Hello!
Can someone tell me the total height of the T-14 nestbox? I have a custom nestbox that my students made, and I am trying to see if the T-14 cover will fit our nestbox. The dimensions aren't listed on the product page, just the dimensions of the individual compartments. Thanks for help with this!
flyin-lowe
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The small box of a T 14 has a sidewall that is 21 1/4 and the larger box is 28 inches. The gable on each roof is 5 inches tall plus the thickness of the roof. So ball park the taller box is about 34 inches from top to bottom and the smaller box is about 27 1/4. If I am understanding your question correctly....
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Schmidty
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Yeah I’d say Lowe is about right. The 4-unit tower is 34 1/2” and the 3-unit tower is 27 1/2” within a 1/4”.
efetridge
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flyin-lowe wrote:
Thu May 26, 2022 5:03 pm
The small box of a T 14 has a sidewall that is 21 1/4 and the larger box is 28 inches. The gable on each roof is 5 inches tall plus the thickness of the roof. So ball park the taller box is about 34 inches from top to bottom and the smaller box is about 27 1/4. If I am understanding your question correctly....
Thank you, this is very helpful!
Evelyn
efetridge
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Schmidty wrote:
Thu May 26, 2022 8:20 pm
Yeah I’d say Lowe is about right. The 4-unit tower is 34 1/2” and the 3-unit tower is 27 1/2” within a 1/4”.
Thank you so much!
Evelyn
flyin-lowe
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Post some pictures of the boxes your students built...
2026 HOSP 29
2025 62 pair HOSP 20
2024 60 pair, HOSP 44
2023 60+ pair, HOSP 8
2022 60 nests with 262 eggs, HOSP 14
2021 62 pair, HOSP 9
2020 42 nest, HOSP 8
2019- 31 pair
2018- 15 pair 49 fledged
2017 3 SY pair, 12 eggs , fledged 10. 4 additional lone SY's
2016 1 pair fledged 4
2015 Visitors
2014 Visitors
2013 Moved 6 miles, 1 pair fledged 2.
2012 30 pair fledged 100.
2011 12 pair 43 fledged.
2010 5 pair 14 fledged.
efetridge
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Joined: Sun May 16, 2021 11:54 am
Location: Danbury, CT

Image

Hopefully this works --- here is an image of the students' nestbox (made with the help of our makerspace teacher Paraic McGann). Last year they built the box and this year they replaced the doors with ones with starling resistant holes. The holes are taped up currently because we only got house sparrows and no martins this year.
efetridge
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Hmmm. It doesn't look my image posted properly. Not sure how to do this.
flyin-lowe
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You have to shrink down images to get them to post on this forum. I honestly don't remember the max size it can be but I was thinking it was like 500 pixels is the largest any side can be. I am not sure what programs who have but I usually right click on a picture and open it with paint. You can then edit the picture size and re save it, then post it...
2026 HOSP 29
2025 62 pair HOSP 20
2024 60 pair, HOSP 44
2023 60+ pair, HOSP 8
2022 60 nests with 262 eggs, HOSP 14
2021 62 pair, HOSP 9
2020 42 nest, HOSP 8
2019- 31 pair
2018- 15 pair 49 fledged
2017 3 SY pair, 12 eggs , fledged 10. 4 additional lone SY's
2016 1 pair fledged 4
2015 Visitors
2014 Visitors
2013 Moved 6 miles, 1 pair fledged 2.
2012 30 pair fledged 100.
2011 12 pair 43 fledged.
2010 5 pair 14 fledged.
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