Lets See your Cupolas

[duwem]

In the spirit of trying to make my shed/shop look like a barn, I'm going to put one or 2 cupolas on it.

I would like to see picts of others, along with the external dimensions of the building listed

One builder said 2 cupolas on a 50' long building will look silly. Maybe?

 

[jives]

Our barn/garage is 32x42. The cupola is 36" square, builder supplied through Plyco. Could have easily gone 48" square.
Two cupolas on a 50' building may, or may not, work. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

http://www.plyco.com/C/Cupolas/63

 

[Elginz]

On our studio, it is non functional, as in it just sits on the roof but the weather vain works.
Sits on the roof I had sits in the roof. It has a couple of 4" solid cement blocks holding it in place. One is enough on the 20x40, actually the back is 40 the front is 20-12-8

 

[383]

Two would be fine, just make sure they are spaced correctly. I have seen several buildings with two cupolas where they divide the building in thirds. I'll use a 60' building for example because the math is easy. Instead of putting them at 20' and 40' on a 60' building, they look better a quarter of the way in from each end, so they would be at 15' and 45' on a 60' building.

 

[duwem]

Nice, keep those picts coming!,

 

[Stuart in MN]

There are some rules of thumb for how big a cupola should be in relation to the size of the building, they can look funny if they're too big or too small. Here's one site that has sizing recommendations, but I'd look around to see if they agree with others. http://www.ecoastweathervanes.com/how-to-size-a-cupola-s/2068.htm

 

[dawgee]

im looking to build one for my garage hope to get some ideas

 

[oldironfarmer]

These are old, you may want to look the other way!

Well, you asked! At least they don't leak and are very functional.