Cupola doors?

[ericjeeper]

Is there a reason the majority of the doors drop down as opposed to being hinged on the top? Going to frame mine up soon. My 12x24 will be delivered Thursday.


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[Sunday Rock Maple]

The weight of the door works with you when opening.

[Bucket Head]

Mine hinge from the top. I wanted the closed position to be the "default" position. I made notched prop rods to hold them open. Gravity closes them. Gravity works all the time.

With that said, I have an attic that allows me to go up there and do it manually. Although my first idea was to fabricate an arm on each door so a rope could be pulled from the ground floor.

Comes down to personal preference and shack design. Theres no right or wrong way.

[ericjeeper]

Well I got it built today. Eighteen inches tall,door are fourteen inches tall forty eight inches long. I went ahead and hinged the top. I wrapped the outside with clay colored coil stock. The Amish are bringing the green steel roofing and ridge cap tomorrow when they deliver the building. I will just need to hop on the roof and hack out a hole then secure the cupola and flash it down.

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[ericjeeper]

Well the roof jacks are on,cupola is on. Arches are both set and stainless stack is up.

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[ericjeeper]

Will get a better pic later.

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[ericjeeper]

Will get a better pic later.

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1225412255as you can see,it was still a plenty steamy inside.

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[derekp]

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I hinged mine in the middle so the whole window pivots on a rod. Rod is fixed in place on the window sill and attached to the window sitting inside 2 eye bolts screwed into the window...works pretty slick