How to Mount a Weather Vane?

Answer 1

Those little metallic devices that you see on top of houses and show you which direction the wind is blowing are called weather vanes, and they will usually consist of north and south indicators, as well as an arrow. The lower half of the device usually is still, with the arrow in the upper half and rotating depending on where the wind is blowing.

1. Get a weather vane and put it together the way that the instructions in the packaging describe. You should have a top half, which contains the letters and the arrow and a bottom half that will consist of a spire and a circular, metallic ball.
2. Get a ladder and prop it up against the house. Climb on the roof with the weather vane in hand. Ideally, you would bring another person up with you to hold the weather vane while you work up on the roof and have someone hold the ladder steady while you both climb upward.
3. Drill a %C2%BE hole into the roof, using a drill that does not use a cord. The hole should be at the peak of your roof and should only be up to four inches deep. This part of the roof is known as the ridgepole.
4. Take the pole and put it all the way through the hole. The end of the pole that has the hole in it should be sticking out.
5. Make sure that it stands upright.
6. Take the metallic ball and put it above the spire.
7. Take the upper portion and position it onto the spire. Do this so that the lower half sits in its position securely. To test it out, you should try to rotate the spire to see whether it will spin all around without a hitch.
8. Get a compass and make sure you know which direction is truly north. When you have figured out the correct direction, turn the lower half so that the north symbol is pointing towards that direction. You can use a screwdriver to tighten the bolts that force the bottom half to stay in place and ensure it will not move.

Answer 2

Those little metallic devices that you see on top of houses and show you which direction the wind is blowing are called weather vanes, and they will usually consist of north and south indicators, as well as an arrow. The lower half of the device usually is still, with the arrow in the upper half and rotating depending on where the wind is blowing.

1. Get a weather vane and put it together the way that the instructions in the packaging describe. You should have a top half, which contains the letters and the arrow and a bottom half that will consist of a spire and a circular, metallic ball.
2. Get a ladder and prop it up against the house. Climb on the roof with the weather vane in hand. Ideally, you would bring another person up with you to hold the weather vane while you work up on the roof and have someone hold the ladder steady while you both climb upward.
3. Drill a ¾ hole into the roof, using a drill that does not use a cord. The hole should be at the peak of your roof and should only be up to four inches deep. This part of the roof is known as the ridgepole.
4. Take the pole and put it all the way through the hole. The end of the pole that has the hole in it should be sticking out.
5. Make sure that it stands upright.
6. Take the metallic ball and put it above the spire.
7. Take the upper portion and position it onto the spire. Do this so that the lower half sits in its position securely. To test it out, you should try to rotate the spire to see whether it will spin all around without a hitch.
8. Get a compass and make sure you know which direction is truly north. When you have figured out the correct direction, turn the lower half so that the north symbol is pointing towards that direction. You can use a screwdriver to tighten the bolts that force the bottom half to stay in place and ensure it will not move.

Answer 3

Those little metallic devices that you see on top of houses and show you which direction the wind is blowing are called weather vanes, and they will usually consist of north and south indicators, as well as an arrow. The lower half of the device usually is still, with the arrow in the upper half and rotating depending on where the wind is blowing.

1. Get a weather vane and put it together the way that the instructions in the packaging describe. You should have a top half, which contains the letters and the arrow and a bottom half that will consist of a spire and a circular, metallic ball.
2. Get a ladder and prop it up against the house. Climb on the roof with the weather vane in hand. Ideally, you would bring another person up with you to hold the weather vane while you work up on the roof and have someone hold the ladder steady while you both climb upward.
3. Drill a ¾ hole into the roof, using a drill that does not use a cord. The hole should be at the peak of your roof and should only be up to four inches deep. This part of the roof is known as the ridgepole.
4. Take the pole and put it all the way through the hole. The end of the pole that has the hole in it should be sticking out.
5. Make sure that it stands upright.
6. Take the metallic ball and put it above the spire.
7. Take the upper portion and position it onto the spire. Do this so that the lower half sits in its position securely. To test it out, you should try to rotate the spire to see whether it will spin all around without a hitch.
8. Get a compass and make sure you know which direction is truly north. When you have figured out the correct direction, turn the lower half so that the north symbol is pointing towards that direction. You can use a screwdriver to tighten the bolts that force the bottom half to stay in place and ensure it will not move.