How To Install A Cupola On A Pitched Roof

Try to place the cupola over the roof rather than the gable ends which will have fewer beams to distribute the weight.

How to install a cupola on a pitched roof.

Make sure that the tool is centered. 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. Make sure that this position is easy to reach by ladder and where the cupola will be supported by enough roof beams.

Please read installation guide thoroughly before starting. All you need are two boards and a screw. Determine your roof pitch screw two boards together so they pivot. 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 cupola base to match your roof s pitch the base of your cupola comes square. The pitch tool will serve as a cutting template. Mark the centerline on the cupola and align the angle finder. A sturdy ladder to begin installing your cupola and weathervane.

Step 1 measure the area begin by measuring out the area on your pitched roof where you want the cupola to go. Scribe the roof pitch on the cupola. Place the roof pitch tool flat against the cut of the roof ridge. Cut the angle with a jigsaw.

Press the angle finder tightly to the shingles and then insert a second screw to hold it tight locking the angle in place. Using a pencil or marker draw on the pitch tool to mark the angle that will be used to determine the edge of the cupola base.