Do Metal Roofs Turn a Bird House into an Oven?

Here's a practical question for backyard builders: do metal roofs turn birdhouses into ovens? Hackaday tested it. Using heat lamps to simulate sunlight, they measured a metal-roofed nesting box reaching eighty-seven degrees Fahrenheit. If you're planning a birdhouse project—and apparently some folks are, as part of a five-hundred-unit marathon—it's useful data for material choices.

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