How To Install A Cupola On A Pitched Roof

Cut the cupola base to match your roof s pitch the base of your cupola comes square.

How to install a cupola on a pitched roof.

Standard cupola installation guide. Form a pattern by marking the boards then trace that pattern on the base of your cupola. There s a great video of how to install a cupola on a pitched roof. Use an angle finder to measure the pitch of your hinge tool then position it against the cupola base.

All you need are two boards and a screw. Place the roof pitch tool flat against the cut of the roof ridge. Step 1 measure the area begin by measuring out the area on your pitched roof where you want the cupola to go. Make sure that this position is easy to reach by ladder and where the cupola will be supported by enough roof beams.

Mark the centerline on the cupola and align the angle finder. Determine your roof pitch screw two boards together so they pivot. Try to place the cupola over the roof rather than the gable ends which will have fewer beams to distribute the weight. Since roofs have all different pitch angles the manufacturer leaves it up to the installer that s you to cut it down to size.

Make sure that the tool is centered. A sturdy ladder to begin installing your cupola and weathervane. 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. Cut the angle with a jigsaw.

The pitch tool will serve as a cutting template. Scribe the roof pitch on the cupola.