Pitched In Roof With Cupola

A sturdy ladder to begin installing your cupola and weathervane.

Pitched in roof with cupola.

Using your cutting template make a line from each corner to the centerline. Buildings with steeper roof pitches or multiple levels may require a cupola on the larger end of the scale where single story low pitched roofs will look better with a cupola on the smaller end of the scale. Pieces of wood to make a hinge tool to copy the roof pitch. There s a great video of how to install a cupola on a pitched roof.

This becomes your cutting template. The cupola won t sit flush against your roof instead you ll screw it into two mounting boards that you position over the ridge. Determine the roof pitch. Determine your roof pitch screw two boards together so they pivot.

Two tiered roofs can be double roofs or tiered with cupolas or corbels for a stunning vision of classic old world architecture. Install mounting boards on your roof. Mark the cupola base draw a centerline on the cupola base as shown. Mark the boards apply another screw.

Bring this angle finder up to the roof and lay it over the area where you removed the ridge shingles. Use a saw to cut a piece out on each side. Trace over this line and then do the same thing on the other side of the cupola. For long roof lines typically 50 or longer using multiple smaller cupolas often provides a better aesthetic than one large cupola.

Form a pattern by marking the boards then trace that pattern on the base of your cupola. Item 1356844 model 2136cv. Use an angle finder to measure the pitch of your hinge tool then position it against the cupola base. Check your roof pitch to make sure the cupola you are purchasing will accommodate the pitch that you have.

On the ground insert one screw into the ends of two 24 in. Mark the centerline on the cupola and align the angle finder. Straddle the roof with each board as shown making sure each side is flat against the roof and the center is at the center of the peak. Single story low pitched roofs look better with a cupola on the smaller end of the scale whereas buildings with steeper roof pitches or multiple levels may require a cupola closer to a 1 5 foot ratio.