How To Make A Copper Cupola Roof

Jason senior of j r senior sheetmetal inc.

How to make a copper cupola roof.

See more ideas about cupolas barn cupola weathervanes. Architectural roofing and sheet metal present to you how to create a copper cupola using all hand cranked equipment. I made the cupola in three sections so that i could manage to get it up on the roo. And with new rot resistant materials they still work well.

My contractor buddy built the frame out of wood and wants a metal roof. This is a beautiful copper cupola made by mike rizzo of dimondale mi. Page 1 of 2 1 2 next aug 23 2014 at 5 54 pm 1 1. In this video i show how i go about making a cupola for our friends barn.

This is part 1 in their 4 part series. Mike made this using our 16 mil copper sheets. Discussion in garage workshop started by file ifr aug 23 2014. This is part 2 in their 4 part series.

Walks us through his process for creating customized copper panels for a cupola roof. He first created a paper template and used this template to mark the cut lines on the copper. Architectural roofing and sheet metal present to you how to create a copper cupola using all hand cranked equipment. In this video i will show you how to cover the roof of a cupola with sheet metal.

When i decided to build a cupola to dress up my. He then put the 4 pieces on the cupola roof and bent the seems down to lock them together he did not fold the bottom edge under the. You can see the template in the picture below. My lighted copper roof cupola build and install.

Apr 10 2016 explore bonnie howd s board how to build a cupola on pinterest. Roof top cupolas can be used for both decoration and ventilation. How to make and install a cupola part 1. Making a curved double lock standing seam copper roof duration.

In the days before roof and ridge vents a cupola was the most effective way to ventilate a stable barn or even a house. The build duration.