Standard cupola installation guide.
How to install a cupola on roof.
Get two 2 by 4 inch blocks and apply silicone to one side of each.
Install mounting boards on your roof the cupola won t sit flush against your roof instead you ll screw it into two mounting boards that you position over the ridge.
Mark the centerline on the cupola and align the angle finder.
All you need are two boards and a screw.
Square pencil screw gun with 2 square drive bit circular and or jig saw level 2 1 x 3 for an angle jig 4 pressure treated 2 x 4 mounting blocks 12 3 deck screws or lags flashing for the roof peak silicone caulk and caulking gun.
Bring this angle finder up to the roof and lay it over the area where you removed the ridge shingles.
Determine your roof pitch screw two boards together so they pivot.
Form a pattern by marking the boards then trace that pattern on the base of your cupola.
Mount four sections of 2 4 blocks on in from your outside exposed edge of your cupola.
Determine the roof pitch.
Mount all four blocks to the roof sheathing and try to get the top fasteners into the ridge board.
A sturdy ladder to begin installing your cupola and weathervane.
There s a great video of how to install a cupola on a pitched roof.
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.
Please read installation guide thoroughly before starting.
How to install a cupola instructions from the pros.