Put a solar powered led light inside of it, that comes on when its dark. But keep the fixture hidden. That would look good.

@lesphilaja5722

3 жыл бұрын

I built my cupola seven years ago when I built my pole building. I put a cheap solar powered light inside mine, to this day, if the sun shines during the day, the solar cupola light shines at night.

@MikeC1965

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing myself

@murda2999

3 жыл бұрын

Thinking that would be perfect too!

@alanhayes3156

3 жыл бұрын

A Red light will help keep the predators away.

Now what you do with that cupola is stick remote cameras in there and add some weather sensors (wind speed, direction, etc) on top.

@mindi.m

3 жыл бұрын

And a light that can be controlled from your phone! Change the color, turn it off and on!

I just want to say that I love the way you speak about your wife. In a world where drama equals views it's wonderfully refreshing to see a man who speaks about his wife like the gift from God that she is. Thank you for that. It's an inspiration to us all. I've been following you for years since the old red Ford got fixed up and I can't remember a single cross word. Only love and admiration. I look forward to every video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your family with us. The cupola looks fantastic. I can't wait to see it finished.

@ralphwilmot6351

3 жыл бұрын

Old American values and respect

@marcryvon

3 жыл бұрын

@@ralphwilmot6351 Old human values and respect in any country, that is !

I love the cupola. It’s rare l see one on a building anymore and they add such character. It’s a wonderful addition to your shop. 👍🏻

Absolutely love the cupola! I can't get over how much you remind me of my husband of 40 years that I lost to cancer almost two years ago. He was creative and meticulous and talented like you and I tried to help him like Cedar does you. You have a real good handle on things for this winter and it should be much easier. Love your videos....so relaxing and enjoyable. Great editing!

Remember, you still have 2 more drivers to train; a little reflective tape might come in handy on that vertical steel pole! .

Cupola looks amazing. Have you thought about installing a light inside it. At night with a light on inside it will look Amazing and be seen from a distance too.

I am having to squelch down a seed of 'envy' as I see all the amazing details of the cupola. What a wonderful gift to be able to execute a dream! So I choose to not have envy. I choose admiration! Beautiful job! Cedar, I know you are smiling!

The best 3 wheeler ever is the one I rode with solid axles, while playing yard darts and chewing on leaded paint chips in an asbestos filled arena! LOL

The three wheeler brings back good memories. I had one in the late 70s/early 80s, only selling it because I went into the military. I sold it to a friend of my mothers who paid me what I paid when I bought it brand new. 15 minutes after he bought it his daughter rolled it and totaled it.

Last video, "hopefully I won't be back on this roof in a long time", this video, "yeah, about that"...

@annesweeney5552

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@Heisthelightoftheworld

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@reginadeadrick2902

3 жыл бұрын

🤣 right.......

I love everything you’ve built at Red Poppy but that roof business....I’ll be glad when that’s done. I’m petrified every time I see you sliding as you’re walking around up top there lol

I had to chuckle when you prefer to "keep it as simple as you can". Of course you don't! You do all sorts of cool complicated projects on things that are awesome but you could easily do without. For example, the old pickups or the three wheeler. That's not simple, but it's awesome. :-)

I just notice that the end of of steel beams are open. Looks like a nice wasp home. The cupola really looks nice, great work.

I have no suggestions. It’s enjoyable to watch an idea come together. Looks 😊 great!

I had that exact 3 wheeler when I was younger, I would put chains on the back tires in the winter and helped get people out when they were stuck in the snow, loved it

Good morning Heath. A out standing video of the construction of the Cupola for your workshop...I think that we have one thing in common...Rather having to purchase , what ever it may be. To have the ability to build the project, gives us more satisfaction and a great deal of pleasure to complete the project....Nice to see that Cedar is making a wonderful recovery..😁😁😁😁

Im driving to town this morning and my phone just starts playing your video all by itself. It has never done this before. It must know how big a fan I am of your videos..Haha Another great one. Love the cupola !!!

That beautiful fire in the sky over red, yellow and orange trees changing color, it just doesn't get any better than that.

That cupola MAKES the building! I'm thankful for you that the weather has held out so long so you can get the work done. Oh, and the paint color on the beams is perfect!

Your attention to detail amazes me. Nothing is half arse. I admire that in you.

I built a cupola which is still on the train rounding house at Greenfield Village Dearborn Michigan, that is one of the coolest things I ever had the privilege of building!! It was totally octagonal with roof and vane. Being at a historic place made it even sweeter!! You can look it up! I'm so glad that you love the old style of things too. Yours is looking great also!! Much love and blessings always!😇💜

Slip, Sliding, Away! That song comes to my mind every time I see you on the roof of your shop. You commented about how Cedar could still run things if something were to happen to you but, Heath, quit taking unnecessary chances. I speak from experience after falling 17 feet from my shop when I didn't want to take time to tether for placement of one small item. 23 surgeries later, I finally can walk with the assistance of crutches.

I had a honda 185 3 wheeler. It had all the power I needed and was faster than I ever wanted to go. I used it mending fences, checking on newborn calves and getting to and from the deer blind. That was 20 years ago and it still it still runs great. I have worked on the motor several times rings plugs, condenser etc. I changed the oil regularly. I never drove it like a nut racing my brother or trying to do doughnuts on gravel. It has been a great investment, and yes I bought it used.

Wow Heath, the cupola looks terrific! Your level of energy is admirable, and I’m quite sure your father, God rest his soul, is extremely proud of you. I’m wondering when and how you will work the firewood gathering, cutting and splitting into your busy schedule, but I have no doubts. Keep up the good work.

So happy the water tank is safe maybe camo corragated tin or paint bushes trees on it to blend in with surrounding.. Wow its starting to really look so DIFFERENT up there yesterday I was watching those video 3 years ago this is what the property lookedl like.

You did an amazing job on the cupola. Not only did you build it with great looks, you were so smart in building it like a kit so you could lift it onto the roof. At first I was thinking, how is he ever going to get it up top but you were one step ahead of me. Lol. It’s also great to see how Cedar is always involved in decision making with you, something I need to do more with my wife. Bravo 👏!

The way you work is simple. Many have expensive tables to prepare ... Then the way, the approach, a lot of stories. The way you sit we say he sits Turkish. For all the praise, thumbs up

Heath, after watching you all this time I wished I had taken carpentry in trade school. I love your worth ethic and your workmanship!

Hi Cedar, Cupola looks great, good job Heath! I'm glad he's gona be off that shop roof now 😳😬

Maybe you don't need it given the height of the roof, but it's always nice to have an actual ridge vent.

You did an outstanding job on this Cupola, you are a wonderful builder and Designer. You can be very proud of your work and character. What everyone is saying about the light being a great addition goes for me also, but it might have been a good idea if you had made one of the 4 sides of the Cupola a hinged unit that you could of had easy entrance inside the unit for any maintenance that would have been needed. With your experience and knowledge thow I'm sure you can figure a way to easily cut a door inside for anything you might have to do. Thanks for giving me another enjoyable morning watching you and your family, and may God bless you and your family, and you guys "Have a Wonderful Day" to.

The cupola came out amazing. Your attention to detail and craftsmanship skills really shine through with creations like this. You should install a ridiculously bright light in it to serve as a beacon to your family and friends when they're trying to get to Red Poppy Ranch in inclement weather - maybe of a color that's significant to your family. Or perhaps one of those red/green nautical lights for extra interest. Possibly wired in a way it can be turned on from the house or from the workshop.

Love the Cupola! You’d should add an LED light in there, would look beautiful on a long winters night.

Sir, you are indeed a clever hard working man. Thank you for sharing some of your time, family and work.

Wow, I can’t believe how tall Rhett has gotten. I was watching some older videos and now he looks all grown up and a young man. I’m sure he will love fixing up that three wheeler. Another great video...thanks so much for sharing.

Paint the steel post yellow and black....so you do not back into it.

@martinnightingale6033

3 жыл бұрын

Davy Jones . Why not Black and Yellow . Sorry can't help myself sometimes. Just Joking

@b.willroth8384

3 жыл бұрын

some heavy rocks or dedicated steel angles both around the post and the big garage door should be a good idea. It's so annoying when just one wheel clips the framing .. (don't ask)

@RANDALLOLOGY

3 жыл бұрын

That cupola really sets off the garage 👍👍

@ifletcher-cook4776

3 жыл бұрын

@@martinnightingale6033 Try harder Martin... Shaking my head... ;-D

@martinnightingale6033

3 жыл бұрын

@@ifletcher-cook4776 . No I can’t do that I’m too old to change now . Besides it’s fun . My partner Samantha when I say something usually gets the Reply . “ Really “ haha. I love this channel been following for about 18 months now . Heath does an amazing job tackling what he does . Great knowledge .

That cupola looks awesome!! You're so clever Heath!! Love it!! Posts are just right too.

Green dream project just ran into the exact issue of a rain catchment system as they finished building a 13,500+ gallon cistern in time for the summer monsoon season only for it to be very dry so they will likely need to buy water soon. It was a fun project to watch as they built a cistern out of earth bags for the cost of one of the 2,500 gallon poly tanks but with a high labor cost as they did the work by hand for the most part. The colors not matching from different cans of random paint is the reason places that take donated paint mix all the latex paints together to get a random color per big batch then fill 5 gallon buckets with the resulting color. Yes they do it so they don't need to store random colors but it would work for color blindness also to take random blue partials and dump in a 5 gallon bucket to mix into a single color.

Another awesome and entertaining video. I truly enjoy watching the wonderful projects and improvements you continually do. I’m happy to see Cedar appears to have recovered nicely. Your method of inspiring your children to excel is spot on, we did similarly with our kids. They grew up to be responsible and accomplished adults and now are raising our grandchildren in the same manner. Keep up the great work and may God bless you and your family.

I was thinking with all the windows in the cupola it would be a great place to use a solar powered led. Kind of like a beacon in a storm. Looks great.

You want to be able to see the pole. It has to be darker than the gravel. The Cupola is gorgeous!

I'll be 50 in December and I remember fond memories of 3 wheeler riding in my teens. I started off on a Honda 110. It was great to learn on because it had very little power... Still, I got hurt many times on that due to no suspension. When I got a little older, I got a 200X and then a 250R. There is a HUGE difference between the two and you are right in getting the 200X for your son. The 250R is for advanced riders... an inexperienced rider can get in trouble quickly with that kind of power.

The Cupola Is just what the shop needed. Thank you for sharing.

Probably answering my own question about painting the cupola. I think I remember you saying the shop will be done in stained, board & batten (to match the house). So the siding and the cupola will end up matching. With everyone's suggestion about solar LEDs. It would end up looking more like a lighthouse. lol !

So nice how fast the workshop is been built compared with the house. Sooner than later it will be done and will provide countless hours of family projects. Great cúpula (the Spanish word).

Looks (so easy) when someone else is doing it. Life is (not easy) unless someone else is living for you. You are a great person and your endeavors reflect it.

Your place has tons of character, you must be proud of yourself. Cedar has a good eye for color. Be safe you, take care of yourself.

@jlmfoy365

3 жыл бұрын

Did anyone notice the post colour matched the cat

Nice job. I appreciate the fact that you want to keep things simple and keep Cedar informed in case something happens to you!!! So maybe you should wear shoes that grip on that Tin.... so that you are around for a bit longer!!!

This looks so good the shop is coming on quickly now and at each stage you've done a really professional job. Well done.

5:30 it's a Honda!! New battery, fresh fuel, press the start button and off you go lol

What a beautiful finish to the building! A job well done!

"We couldn't agree on the color..... did I mention I'm colorblind." LOL. No that color looks perfect.

For your information...The Honda 3 wheelers have recently sold in the Portland area for over $3000 each...I know of 2 that sold for $3500 each. I know you are almost done with the roof, but, I might suggest you wear your tennis shoes or other rubber bottom boots when you walk on that tin...you made my pucker tingle watching those leather sole boots slipping and sliding on that roof - that is a long ways down! lol .....The Cupala on the shop building looks awesome, nice job. I really enjoy your method of story telling on your channel...reminds me of Grandpa reminiscing the good ole days.

Heath, you have a very calming, soothing voice. Reminds me of my youth, think Walter Cronkite. Calm. Soothing. Thank you.

The color of the steel beams you painted matches perfectly with the tree trunks in the distance behind the shop. Pleasing to the eye as both are vertical and they just blend in. Good choice 😊

Heath, making a rain water collecting "system" is far from complicated ! One or two of those used blue plastic 45 gals drums used for food purposes - oil, olives etc.- on a lil' stand and 2' of gutter downpipe, a 6" hole atop the cover, a mesh, and a simple garden hose faucet. Voilà ! Cedar will have plenty of water for her garden !

That copula needs an old bell inside it !!! It would look so cool hanging inside there almost like it was just awaiting for someone to pull it's string.

Great job, it looks fantastic. Sometimes you just have to do a fun job instead of the pressing ones, it is good for the soul. Thanks for sharing.

The cupola looks coooool on the workshop roof. It was a great little project. Only comment I had when I saw you assemble it was you were creating a beehive shelter. With all those open holes, you will have at least one hive in there next spring.

Your thinking on the Water Catchment is sound. Thanks for considering my question. Here in Namibia water is like Gold. I love it when it rains, which is not very often. I am enjoying your channel and your projects. Thanks for sharing.

@roberthill4789

3 жыл бұрын

He has to think about snow and hard freeze on using an water system. I worry about his gutters on his house with all the snow they have.

Nice thing about paint is it can be changed. My youngest son is colorblind also so has trouble picking colors. Although we don't get much rain in the summer I want a rain catch system. With the metal roof the dew settles on it and I have eave drips most every morning except in the driest part of summer. But those systems are expensive!!! Love the cupola!

I used the reward no reward to motivate my son, he proved to be fully capable once properly motivated. He’s now in his last year of penn state ... this will all be a memory in no time. Stick with your plan it worked for me. Your son is a good kid I expect it will work for him too.

What a great idea for the shed! It looks awesome! God bless you and your family.

I had to smile when you talked about wanting a Scout. I am rebuilding a 1980 which is the last year they were built . I also have a 1979, and 1974 and a 75 Scout Traveler as well as a 75 1/2 ton and 75 3/4 ton the 1/2 ton is my plow truck but the plow will go on all the Scouts. The 74 Scout is the first one I bought that was in 1976 I love them

Pro tip when on a metal roof, wear Crocs. Youll never slip, unless its raining, or otherwise wet

Your shop is coming along great. I wish I was as fast as you at building. Seems like you get so much done in such a short amount of time. Stay warm and take care. :)

Wow, a true work of art from an amazing craftsman! It's stunning, nicely done! Sometimes a maker or artist (myself included) just has to stop and create something that they simply want to create for themselves for no other reason than their own art, just because. Amazing sir!

Did I tell you I was born in Yuma.... small world. Cedar we breathed the same air and saw the same sunrises and sunsets. I left Yuma in 85 and Tempe in 89. I loved it when the Blue Angels visited.

I watch all your videos and am truly amazed at all the work you do by yourself you are so hard working and very clever well done !!!!

Me and my dad had fixed up a Suzuki 1986 4-wheeler, It was his pops, and my dad used to ride it all the time, and I think it is cool that we fixed up the same 4-wheeler he grew up riding, and now I get to grow up and ride it.

Perfect proportion, fit and finish on that cupola. Nice work.

Your homemade cupola looks fantastic. I like the way you did it with the wood

Ok! Wow again! The cupola looks fabulous! No plans, except the one in your head!

It is always satisfying to get a project done that one has been building in your mind for a while. I do that type of thinking and drawing and thinking and drawing. Finally it becomes a realty. Quit rewarding and satisfying to build it with all the trials and tribulations. Some time it comes out different than imagined, but it still ended up done. Now go on to a new one.

Looks great! I don't know how many more videos I can watch with you working on that roof. I find myself holding my breath as I watch you slip on that roof. Be safe!

You were talking about keeping all your systems for water simple enough that your family could operate them in your absence. I have a few systems in my cabin (water, heat and electricity) that I don't think are very complicated, but they all have to be turned on and off in the correct sequences to work properly. So when I let a friend stay there without me a couple of years ago I made a detailed step by step instruction of where all the valves and switches were located (I described what the switches looked like and I drew a simple map with their positions in the beginning of the instruction) and in which order to open and close them. It worked really well. He said that he read it very closely and that he double checked all the steps when he switched everything on and then later off again. And when I came to the cabin a few weeks later everything was in perfect order... So maybe you could try that?

Really great job on the Cupola. You built something for pennies on the dollar compared to what I purchased for my shop. Great work. Really enjoy watching your videos.

Look great Heath, adds a lot of character to the whole building. Will it be a skylight as well? Cheer from Tokyo! Stu

That looks amazing! I love it. The color of paint is perfect. I’m glad Cedar is doing well and back to doing things.

Most parents would give it to him without the grade! You are a great dad!!!

Wow, must be really cold, first time i have seen you wearing a huddy, your usually in your shirt no matter what the weather is doing. love the cupola.

The cupola is lovely. And as someone who lost her father at 14, I do like seeing the Daddy-kid breaks, even 50 years from my Dad's death. Warms my heart.

Sir, That is the nicest thing I’ve seen built on youtube! Excellent job!!!

Back in the 80"s my wife was a school teacher. Every summer she had a regular job. She tutored boys in full body cast. Always the results of a three wheeler accident.

Nice job!!!! The cupola adds character and charm in just the right amount, great idea.

How was Cedar doing from her surgery I hope everything went well and everything turned out OK

Really like this! I admire your carpentry skills. And sometimes you just have to do something that's fun! Now it's off your mind. On to the next one.

Great build! By far my favorite spontaneous add on you've done yet.

That old trike will be great fun! Just make sure he learns to ride it well before he gets too rowdy. Me and my cousins and friends used to ride old three wheelers and 4 wheelers all over the country, it was a ton of fun, wouldn’t change it for the world

When you have water supply issues this winter, I am sure someone will remind you that you chose to build a cupola instead of winterizing 1/2 of your water supply.

Looks great Heath, waiting an extra day was worth it! Job well done!

That looks just lovely. Good choice Cedar! Well built Heath!

Hi y’all! I hope Cedar is doing better and recovery is almost done. Thanks for sharing your adventure.

couldn't wait till the end had to google 'cupola'. think you should re-name yours a 'cool-pola' nice work

Super enjoyable video as always Heath. Thank you !

I’ve just caught up watching all videos from day 1 to present day. I just wanted to say I am in awe of your ability to turn your hand to absolutely anything. I would love to live the life you are living and can’t wait to watch the next video. I get to escape from reality and dream about how I would or could be living. You and your family are an inspiration and I wish you all the health and happiness in the world. Keep up the awesome work and I look forward to the next video. Robbi from the UK.

love this barn feature!

Next project idea: make a loft inside the shop. I see you have a ton of unused space there..👍🏼👍🏼 nice videos love watching all of them ❤️

The cupola looks great. Definitely needs a wind vane and maybe a lightning rod LOL. A great place to put a weather station at some point in the future.