I saw a little house in a book, then modeled a version of it in Chief Architect, as an exercise to learn some new things.
Over the entry door is a half-octagon canopy, shingle-roofed with materials to match the adjacent siding. I did a workout in Sketchup of what I thought the frame might be.
The pic shows the frame. It has a bevelsawn block into which the three curved rafters fix at top, then the whole thing bolts into a block embedded in the wall frame.
The top piece, the half-duncecap, is made as a block from layers of 2x lumber.
What would you recommend in the way of felt paper, housewrap, flashing, membrane, etc., to get this all prepped right for the shingle job?
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Do it in copper. It needs a WOW factor.
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Sphere is right. No sense building that degree of detail into making a curve and then making it blah to blend into the rest of the wall with the same shingles.
But if doing it with cedars, I would weave the vertices the same way you do an outside corner in the siding.
let's see if I have pictures...nothing close up I guess.
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With labor, I think copper would cost less as well.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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It's still going to be butt ugly overall. Looks like Ann's adams apple .
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There doesn't seem to be any significant detailing needed to properly roof/flash that application. Whatever works with a "normal" roof will work there just as well.
I've made those dunce caps with solid wood. At some point in my career, I stopped using them and just custom cut each rafter into the bunch. I think it's stronger to eliminate the solid wood.