About us – the workshop

Roof ornaments designed and made at the foot of the Pyrenees

Artisan Girouette is a workshop in the Béarn, at Verdets near Oloron-Sainte-Marie, carrying on the know-how of the roofer and zinc worker: the weathervane, the roof finial, decorative ridge cresting, the pinnacle and, more recently, the lambrequin.

Zinc and copper, as in days gone by

Every piece is cut, shaped and assembled by hand, following the traditional techniques of ornamental zinc work. Over time, zinc takes on a pearl-grey patina; copper goes from bright pink to brown and then to verdigris. Both last for decades with no maintenance: we guarantee our pieces 10 years against corrosion.

From the drawing board to the roof

Our motifs are drawn in the workshop: Gallic rooster, rearing horse, chimera, goose in flight, stag, cat, trades and crafts… The embossed (3D) weathervanes are stamped to give the motif volume; the 2D weathervanes are cut from solid sheet metal. Have a motif in mind – an animal, a coat of arms, your trade? We make it to measure.

Made to order, dispatched within 7 working days

We do not keep hundreds of pieces in stock: every order is made for you, then shipped by tracked carrier, carefully packed to arrive in perfect condition.

More than five years of satisfied customers

Private customers, roofers, carpenters, architects: our weathervanes and finials crown roofs all over France and Europe. Read our customers' reviews on our Etsy shop, where we have been selling for more than five years.