"Our" Mike, "Little" Mike and Nate were back this morning and started installing the 1x6 boards on the sunroom roof.
Mike is cutting the grooves in the boards for the biscuits and handing them up to Mike and Nate who are gluing the biscuits into the grooves and positioning the boards. I did ask Mike why he decided to use the biscuit joints as opposed to dowels. He said the main reasons were that it was fast and we don't really need the additional strength that dowels would provide.
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| Cutting the Groove |
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| Biscuit |
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| Groove |
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| Biscuit in Groove |
They finished for the day by putting down some tar paper over the boards.
I sent a quote request to a cupola manufacturer in Salt Lake City. This is the company that Mike had originally brought to our attention. I need to consult with T about the specific style she had selected, but I am guessing it was something like the "Estate" style I show below. It is a louvered hexagonal design with a copper hip style roof. The have many different roof styles, materials of construction and colors.
The standard sizes they offer go up to 48" wide. The 36" proposed by Tyler for the sunroom is a standard size. I am thinking we will be interested in a 60" for the garage. This is not a standard size, hence my quote request. Based on the width/height relationship of their standard sizes, I suggested the height of the 60" wide would be 84". The height is measured from the lowest point of the base to the top of the roof. Taking our 9/12 roof slope, I calculate the cupola would extend 61" above the garage roof ridge line. Considering that roof ridge line is 21 feet above the ground, a 5 foot tall cupola does not seem out of proportion. Below I try show both the original 36" wide (58" tall) cupola and then the proposed 60" wide (84" tall) cupola on the garage.
I think the 60" is more in proper proportion. What do you think?
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