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Installing your new copper weathervane with a special mounting

What on earth is a ‘cupola’?!

A cupola is usually the top piece of a building that is either dome shaped or quadrilateral shaped, kind of looking like a four sided pyramid. Traditionally it served to let air into the structure below, or to provide a safe and secluded look out. Nowadays cupolas are attached to the top of sheds, barns and garages to provide a secure mounting for an ornamental, functional weathervane.

What is it this structure made from?

The structure itself is made from top quality wood like pine or cedar – this is what is called the ‘base’. The structure is then topped with either a classic or traditional roof in either a natural or patina finish. Each of the cupolas is crafted individually by hand, so each one looks slightly different from the others.

What do you need to do to a cupola to mount a weathervane?

You don’t need to do anything to a copula in order to mount a weathervane because it already comes with all the structural support that your weathervane needs. It also has the space already set aside for your new weathervane so that you just need to join the two to get your weathervane working.

The new generation of copper weathervanes

Copper weathervanes have been used for years and years by farmers and seafarers to determine the source of blowing wind. Older weathervanes, also known as wind vanes and wind cocks, used to have very ornamental pointers on top that used to break and crumble with age, but now you can get a weathervane that looks great and lasts longer, and comes in a whole variety of exciting designs to adorn your barn or home.

What kind of designs can you choose from?

Traditionally pointers were cockerels or arrows, but nowadays you can get anything from mythological beasts to transportation devices like airplanes and tractors. You can choose any great design that compliments your home or your barn, and they make wonderful gifts too.

What do copper weathervanes actually do?

Weathervanes are primarily used to determine the source of wind. Winds are named by the source of that wind, which makes weathervanes a really great tool to determine the name of the particular wind that is blowing at any particular time.

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