Make a striking impression of your home by adding a weather vane, an ornament atop your home, garage or outbuilding, to catch the wind. It can be a distinctive crowning touch on a rooftop to distinguish your home, and it’s a simple way to see which way the wind is blowing.
You’ll find a wide variety of weather vanes in home accessory catalogs, home and garden centers and online. Type “weather vane” into a search engine, and you’ll find several to choose from. You’ll need to buy a mounting bracket that holds the vane in place. The mount is fastened to the building with lag bolts. Some brackets are designed to fit over the roof shingles; others are designed to be installed on the sidewall at the peak of the roof. And some adjust and fit over a ridge vent….