How To Install A Cupola On A Pitched Roof

Press the angle finder tightly to the shingles and then insert a second screw to hold it tight locking the angle in place.

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. Use an angle finder to measure the pitch of your hinge tool then position it against the cupola base. Make sure that this position is easy to reach by ladder and where the cupola will be supported by enough roof beams. All you need are two boards and a screw.

Standard cupola installation guide. The pitch tool will serve as a cutting template. Mark the centerline on the cupola and align the angle finder. Determine your roof pitch screw two boards together so they pivot.

Cut the angle with a jigsaw. 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. Place the roof pitch tool flat against the cut of the roof ridge. Cut the cupola base to match your roof s pitch the base of your cupola comes square.

Step 1 measure the area begin by measuring out the area on your pitched roof where you want the cupola to go. A sturdy ladder to begin installing your cupola and weathervane. Please read installation guide thoroughly before starting. Scribe the roof pitch on the cupola.

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.