Huismustil HMTIL1 – Corten steel, column box on post | Unitura

The HMTIL1 is a freestanding house martin nest box for a large colony of house martins, made of Corten steel, plywood and Douglas fir. A nest box can be placed almost anywhere, so in the best location, for example close to the house martins' current roosting site. The nest box is supplied with a 5-metre galvanized steel pole.

• Robust Corten steel frame with wooden nesting boxes
• Five nesting boxes on each side, each with a perch where the males can sing
• Entrance holes visually separated: peace between the nests, important for this partially colonial breeding bird
• Double outer walls: direct sunlight has little effect on the temperature and the internal climate remains cool and stable
• Galvanized steel pole (10 x 10 x 500 cm) included with delivery

Tip: place the nest box as close as possible to the current roosting sites and near evergreen plants.

Placement

Place the nest box as close as possible to the current roosting sites, preferably near evergreen plants and not near footpaths or driveways. Take scaffolding into account when it is placed during work. For installation, first drill a hole approximately 1 metre deep, place the pole and level it with spirit levels and pegs. Then widen the hole around it, pour 75 litres of rapid-setting concrete around the pole and mount the head on the nest box, for example with a cherry picker.

Technical specifications

• Brand: Unitura
• Type: HMTIL1
• Material: Corten steel, plywood, Douglas fir
• Dimensions: 99.5 x 61.7 x 59 cm
• Entrance hole: 3.4 cm
• Colour: rust brown
• Supplied with: galvanized steel pole, 10 x 10 x 500 cm
• Item number: HMTIL1

Combining

Suitable to combine with this nest box: the VMPT1 bat nest box (Rocketbox) and the compact HMT3 house martin nest box.

Downloads

• Dimensional drawing (PDF)
• Product details, installation & maintenance (PDF)
• Factsheet (PDF)
• Specification text (ZIP)