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| My husband wants to light the cupola with an led that goes into it through a tiny hole in the attic roof. This sounds like a water problem waiting to happen. Any thoughts? thanks! |
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| Why not use a solar light? On the other hand, while holes in the roof are never something to be encouraged, if it is protected by the cupola and well sealed, it should pose only a slight risk for leakage. |
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- Posted by Renovator8 (My Page) on Fri, Aug 10, 12 at 18:07
| The fixture should be in the cupola and rated for exterior use so only the hole for the wring needs to be sealed. What would a lighted cupola simulate? It might appear as if the attic were on fire. |
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- Posted by threeapples (My Page) on Fri, Aug 10, 12 at 18:39
| Renovator8, that's hilarious! |
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- Posted by threeapples (My Page) on Fri, Aug 10, 12 at 18:47
| I want it to look like this, NOT blue. How do we achieve this without potential water leaks in the roof? |
Here is a link that might be useful: Cupola
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| The chapel lights are exterior. The effect from inside lights would be different. |
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- Posted by energy_rater_la (My Page) on Sun, Aug 12, 12 at 11:58
| agreed with worthy. exterior lighting in posted pic. is this what OP has in mind? how to achieve hole in roof with out leaks? if the leds were installed shining down then there best of luck. |
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- Posted by threeapples (My Page) on Sun, Aug 12, 12 at 16:02
| Yes, I want it to look like the photo. Would I need to have wires come down the house? Excuse the ignorance. I dont want holes in the roof for this. Is there any other way? Thanks. |
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- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Sun, Aug 12, 12 at 20:19
| Those lights are on the cupola itself so the wiring would have to come out of the sides of the cupola. The wiring for the lighting is essentially inside the glassed in cupola, so the hole for the wiring would come through the roof there, first and then could penetrate the sides of the cupola. I think the places where the cupola are attached to the roof itself will have a stronger potential to leak than a small hole coming up for wiring inside the cupola itself. The fasteners that hold the cupola in place are going to penentrate the roof around the cupola's entire perimeter. |
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- Posted by allison0704 (My Page) on Sun, Aug 12, 12 at 21:55
| I think it's a bad idea on a resident. You might get people trying to renew their car tags and driver's licenses knocking on the door at all hours. ;) |
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- Posted by threeapples (My Page) on Mon, Aug 13, 12 at 9:25
| Haha. This is in a secluded area On a large lot, but maybe a lit cupola is not residential then. Now I'm worried the cupola is going to make the roof leak. |
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- Posted by allison0704 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 13, 12 at 13:25
| We have a copper cupola and my parent's lakehouse has two. When they are installed as the house is being built/roofed, the chance of leaking is slim to none. My personal opinion would be not to light the cupola in a residential setting. It becomes too commercial-like, Vegas-like or Disney-ish and detracts from the overall beauty of the home and the land itself. |
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- Posted by athensmomof3 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 13, 12 at 14:30
| Totally agree with allison. Reminds me of the Magic Kingdom . . . |
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- Posted by sombreuil_mongrel (My Page) on Mon, Aug 13, 12 at 19:17
| Well, it is an idea from antiquity. A cupola that admits light to the space below through an _oculus_ is called a _lantern_. In rome, since they had a Mediterranean climate the lanterns were not usually glazed, as they also ventilated the building. Casey |
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