How To Build Cupola Roof

Use a table saw or skill saw to make your cuts following all proper safety precautions including wearing goggles and gloves.

How to build cupola roof.

In the days before roof vents a cupola was an effective way to ventilate. Cut two angled sections that will ride over the ridge of your roof. The vertical measurement on good looking cupolas seemed to be 1 times or 1 5 times the cupola width. The next step was to figure out what cupola design would be most appropriate for my barn.

Wide at the ridge and extend 10 to 14 in. I made the cupola in three sections so that i could manage to get it up on the roo. If your shed cupola will be used for ventilation you ll have to cut a hole in your roof. In this video i show how i go about making a cupola for our friends barn.

I made vertical measurements from the roof ridge not from where the cupola base meets the slope of the roof. The hole should be about 16 in. Down from the ridge depending on the pitch of your roof. Walks us through his process for creating customized copper panels for a cupola roof.

I decided to keep the design simple. These four pieces will form a box shaped base for the cupola. 20 2019 making only a few modifications to the family handyman s how to build a cupola project reader bruno bucci built this version something he s always wanted. How to build a cupola jenny stanley updated.

Mar 12 2013 roof top cupolas can be used for both decoration and ventilation.