The cupola arrived on time and I was very pleased with the quality workmanship. Would highly recommend this product!
And just what I was looking for——almost!
I bought this birdbath to replace a copper birdbath I'd had in the past. Great low-to-the-ground bath for my feathered friends! The curved legs on this one are very pretty! BUT—here's also a slight curve/angle where the legs attach to the circle that supports the birdbath. Unfortunately, that makes it difficult to attach the legs evenly, and firmly, and as a result all of the legs wobble. Which makes it a little difficult to place the birdbath evenly on the ground so it can be filled to capacity. Why not have a stand just like this one, same shape and design, but from a single piece of metal? I have a plant stand like that. It's probably more expensive to manufacture, but maybe worth it? Still, I'm happy to have this!
The Pine Trees Weathervane is installed in an enclosed porch as decoration and mounted using the Good Directions small 5" stainless steel mounting bracket. The larger 12" one would have allowed the directionals to be perpendicular as normal. We wanted the placement a little tighter to the wall. We decided to paint the bracket black and the baseplate wall color to blend in so the weathervane is the first thing seen and not the mounting. The directionals are re-notched allowing them to sit atop each other with normal spacing so they would be positioned allowing the weathervane to be closer to the wall. It adds to the feel of the room and is something people really seem to be pleasantly surprised to see. We have a Cupola and weathervane on a detached garage that people comment on as well. Once inside the usual response is, Oh that's cool!
The Pine Trees Weathervane is installed in an enclosed porch as decoration. It is mounted using the Good Directions small 5" stainless steel mounting bracket. The larger 12" one would have allowed the directionals to be perpendicular as normal. We wanted the placement a little tighter to the wall. We also decided to paint the bracket black and the baseplate wall color to blend in so the weathervane is the first thing seen and not the mounting. The directionals are re-notched allowing them to sit atop each other with normal spacing so they would be positioned allowing the weathervane to be closer to the wall. The larger bracket might provide sufficient space for mounting as it normally would be outside. It adds to the feel of the room and is something people really seem to be pleasantly surprised to see. We have a Cupola and weathervane on a detached garage that people comment on as well. Once inside the usual response is, Oh that's cool!
Excellent quality, great price and fast delivery.
I didn't think I needed an extension until I went to install my cupola and weathervane. This works great. This company makes beautiful products, highly recommended!
Just the part that I needed to display my beautiful Blue Heron Weathervane. Sturdy construction, quality products!
Bought this bird house as a gift and the person just LOVED it. Thanks very much
Beautiful well made feeder. My birds have been happily snarfing all goodies at the buffet ❤️
This item is sturdy yet attractive and the lid fits tight to prevent water from pooling inside (and reduces the possibility of entry by vermin.) My 100 ft. collapsible hose more than fits. I am thinking about ordering another one for my front porch so I can store the things I need for my potted plants (fertilizers, trowel, etc.) on the porch instead of in the garage. It is so attractive that it would useful for looks as well as utility.
This is a very easy to clean and refill birdfeeder and the quality as with all the other items I had previously purchased is great 👍
Ordered a copper rain chain from Good Directions, arrived quickly, quality product. Good company to work with!
The Black Aluminum Bantam Rooster Weathervane looks good on our shed when mounted with the roof mount. This is on a small shed. We didn't add a cupola and decided to install this as a separate item and it looks great when installed like that. It is lightweight and rotates easily. We have a copper weathervane on our garage which is very nice, the aluminum for this has a nice feel and look. I suspect this will hold up for a long time.
I appreciate the craftsmanship of this weathervane. It will be the cherry on top of my new farmhouse build.
The images are of the Small Proud Buck Weathervane on a 30" X 40" Kent Cupola with shingles. The before-and-after image of the 12'X24' shed shows how it improved the look of the prefab building. Installed in October 2024, the snow is on Thanksgiving Day, November 2024.
The images show how the Kent Vinyl Cupola with Wood Roof - 30"Sq. x 40"H arrived from shipping and after unpacking. It arrived well-packed and wrapped. The parts were upside down and nested within the base for safety and compactness.
This is a high quality, beautiful hose pot that arrived quickly and in perfect condition thanks to it being well packed. I also appreciate how attentive Good Directions was when there was a mix up with my credit card company and I inadvertently purchased 2 hose pots. They were able to remedy the issue before both pots shipped to me. That is the kind of attentiveness that I love about small businesses and something that is sadly in small supply these days.
Beautiful, quality product. This is my second Good Directions weathervane, very pleased with both. Proud to display these on our buildings.
Good Directions 585ST Stainless Steel Eave Mount
The good:
- Welds are perfect on one I received and almost perfect on another one -- much better than on the Amazon photo
- Stainless steel body has zero magnetism, which says that it's high quality.
- The two set screws and 1/4" x 2" lag screws are also high quality stainless steel.
- Looks great at first glance (see below).
Not so good:
- With the first one I received, the mounting tube was not square to the base in either direction. If the base was mounted parallel to the ground, the weathervane holding tube would slant to the left. The top also tilted away from the mounting plate, as shown in the photos.
I got a second one and the top on that one is square to the mounting plate, but the the vertical tube slants to the right. Be aware of any slants before drilling all of the holes for the bracket. This is the one shown in the one bolted to a tool shed – notice the base had to be turned for the holding tube to be vertical.
- The inside of the vertical tube on the first mount I received had a bead of welding slag all the way down an inside seam. Since the mount will receive a 3/4" copper tube (nearly 7/8" O.D.), I would have had to to clean up the inside slag for that pipe to fit.
The replacement mount had NO slag so the 3/4" type L copper pipe fits into the mount to a depth of 5.5" with almost no play; the set screws weren’t used (caulked those screw holes); the 1/4" x 2" lag screws are supported by a 2x6 on the opposite side; the fitting just over the stainless mount is a 3/4" to 1" coupling, to shed rain away from going inside of the stainless mount.
Other:
- base is 4" square and the 1/4" screw holes are 3.25" apart in each direction
- tube is 7/8" inside diameter (.875")
- tube is about 1" outside diameter (it’s not perfectly round, so diameter varies slightly)
- tube welded to the base plate projects 5.25" to the far side.
- the vertical tube is 6.5" long.
Summary:
Upon receiving the first mount, I emailed Good Directions (see their web site). To their credit, they said to return it to Amazon and order one directly from them, which is what I did. The replacement is still not square to the base – although that tube was square looking at it from the side and there was no slag inside the vertical tube.
The materials in this bracket are excellent and it looks really nice, but the jig used by the Good Directions welder needs replacement so that new mounts are consistently square in all directions.
We recently purchased a Weathervane and Cupola. We had an issue with the Weathervane that the Customer Service Manager Matt Bardani handled. He did a wonderful job understanding the issues and resolving them very effectively and efficiently. I would highly recommend Good Directions for any future purchases
Thanks Matt
This feeder is not only attractive, its generous capacity of seed cuts down on my restocking efforts, always a plus.
It’s so beautiful! It hasn’t made it to my birdbath just yet😉—I’ve been enjoying it on a bookshelf in my office.
I was so pleased with the beautiful bird feeder. The craftmanship was amazing. It looks wonderful in the yard and the birds love it. Thank you for such a well made product!