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Cupolas make any home or cabin more beautiful! Have you ever noticed how homes with cupolas are so eye-catching? Whether they're mounted on a home, cabin, garage, shed, gazebo, barn, or boathouse, cupolas can dramatically improve the appearance of your residence and make it look much more upscale.
The cupola shown isn't totally complete; before it was mounted on the roof a curved molding was added at the perimeter of the junction between the base and the body. Also, the existing base was partially set into another base section to improve its appearance. Click here for a picture of the completed cupola mounted on a roof.
Pine cupola with copper roof
This cupola is 25½ inches wide at the base and about 6 feet tall, so there's plenty of interior room for adding a chandelier inside. Alternatively, you can choose to include a display illuminated by LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes). This display could be simple (e.g., red and green LEDs shaped like a Christmas tree) or complex (e.g., a programmable display that'd show a Christmas tree in December, a pumpkin for Halloween, a heart for Valentine's Day, or even a flashing 911 to help paramedics more rapidly find your home if you're having a heart attack!). Or you can opt for a "Cupola Cam" (a camera mounted in the cupola). That would transmit its picture either via a cable or wireless link to a television, computer monitor, or the Internet. The Cupola Cam could be used for security or just entertainment . . . it's a much better view up there! We spend hours hand-selecting the best and most beautiful boards from which the cupolas are made, and we usually go through a hundred or more boards just to find one that meets our standards and the tastes of our customers. Therefore, if you have a preference (more knots or less knots, more heartwood [the darker streaks] or less heartwood), we can accommodate your wishes. You won't find such attention to detail in any mass-produced cupola.
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Cupola Options and Information WINDOW OPTIONS: For a truly spectacular effect, the cupola windows can be stained glass with or without wood carvings around the perimeter of the window, similar to the picture of the door near the bottom of this page (to see a higher resolution picture of that door, click on it). Or you may wish to have a clear window and beautify the interior of your cupola with a chandelier or old-fashioned lantern. SIZING THE CUPOLA: The most common mistake people make in selecting a cupola is to choose one that is too small. A cupola that looks fine on the ground often looks ridiculously tiny once it is mounted on a roof. The most common recommendation is the cupola width at the base should be one inch for every foot of building width. However, you may need to modify this depending upon the overall size of the building, its roof height, and your preferences. Placing on your roof a cardboard box approximately the size of the proposed cupola is a good way to judge in advance if you've selected the best size. INSTALLATION: All cupolas come in two to four sections for easy installation. Unless you are qualified to install the cupola, we recommend you hire a licensed contractor to do the job for you. Installation shouldn't take more than an hour, so their charge should be minimal. WEATHERING: Unless the copper is coated, it will slowly turn from its
natural reddish-brown color to a darker brown-black, and eventually change to a
green patina. This process is known as weathering or oxidation,
and takes between three to ten years to complete, depending upon your climate.
Oxidation proceeds more rapidly near salt water or in humid regions, and more
slowly in arid climates. If you don't want to wait for the copper to
oxidize, we can chemically age it to varying degrees. PRICING INFORMATION: Prices vary depending upon
several factors, including:
Questions? See www.loghomedoor.com All designs Copyright © 2001 - 2003 GarageScapes, Inc. All rights reserved.
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A cupola (pronounced KWEW-pah-lah) is a small structure
surmounting a roof that may be functional but is usually just decorative.
This cupola is both. In addition to providing a lot of ventilation through
its four louvered sides, this cupola also features complex crown molding and a
four-sided roof topped with copper shingles.
The
roof of this cupola is also copper, but is subtly rippled to increase
visual interest by enhancing the copper's reflectivity from a wider range of
angles. The four windows for the cupola won't be installed until it is mounted on a roof.
