1.   The birds live in wire cages with concrete floors and plywood sidings with only a wooden perch inside.

2.   The handyman acknowledges this comment, pleased, really, that one person has had a good experience with plywood siding.

3.   The plywood siding and some lumber were donated by building contractors.

4.   Just a few hundred dollars can be enough to fix a battered zinc roof or repair plywood siding on a simple house.