Framing Hip Roof Cupola

This blocking will transfer the load of the cupola to the roof trusses or to the roof rafters.

Framing hip roof cupola. Good directions carlisle 36 in x 49 in white vinyl cupola with copper roof. The gable portion of a dutch hip roof is usually placed at the end of the roof ridge and sits on top of the plane of the hip roof. Cut the 8 foot lumber into four equal pieces each about two feet long. Cut two angled sections that will ride over the ridge of your roof.

A dutch hip roof is a combination of both the hip roof and gable roof features. These four pieces will form a box shaped base for the cupola. So i figured that with a 38 ft. Item 1356844 model 2136cv.

When i decided to build a cupola to dress up my. You can frame the cupola on top of your existing roof but be sure you have solid blocking under the outside walls of the cupola. And with new rot resistant materials they still work well. It is sometimes also referred to as a dutch gable roof precisely because it contains both roof style features.

In the days before roof and ridge vents a cupola was the most effective way to ventilate a stable barn or even a house. My contractor buddy built the frame out of wood and wants a metal roof. Most cupolas i ve seen have a hip roof. Roof top cupolas can be used for both decoration and ventilation.

In this video i will show you how to cover the roof of a cupola with sheet metal. Item 1356844 model 2136cv. This video explains in detail how to build a hip roof. The sill portion of your wood cupola sits on the roof itself.

Wide for every foot of roof ridge. Roof ridge my barn should have a cupola at least 38 in. In any case i soon found that the best looking cupolas were at least 1 in. A cupola may look big enough on the ground but put it up there on a 10 square roof against a big blue sky and it looks small.