Serious Roof

2014-10-21 Serious Roof

The workers look so small up there … that is a serious roof. They also have climbing gear on for safety, which make sense since the bottom of the roof is four stories up. Had the architects wanted to add more living space in the roofline, it looks like they could have fit two more levels. So the peak is probably almost seven levels above the ground. Based on the size of the guy standing

Riding High – Cupolas

I’ve always wanted one of those miniature rooms on the top of my house.  You’ve seen them before, usually on larger houses or down by the shore.  It turns out they’re called cupolas and pronounced CUPE-o-la.  Technically the term covers protrusions of all sizes, from the capital dome to little vents on barns.  I would definitely want one with windows that I could go up and sit in. Like this one here in the West End. It’s