With the number of homes being sold dropping to historic lows, homebuilders across the U.S. are looking for ways to be more competitive in the shrinking home sales market. While the latest
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architectural innovation in home design is the use of curved surfaces to provide a touch of elegance, warmth and grandeur, the biggest obstacle to the addition of these features has been the cost. While cost has not been an obstacle in the high-end homes where these features are predominant, the translation of this architectural touch has always been of limited utilization in the mid-priced and lower priced, “starter homes”……until now!
Enter good, old-fashioned American innovation. New wood-bending and design techniques pioneered and exhibited by the likes of Archways and Ceilings Made Easy (
http://www.archwaysandceilings.com/) is revolutionizing architectural designs for low and middle priced homes. Their designs for archways and ceilings are truly amazing. Perfect geometric
designs every time at amazingly low prices! Now Groin Vaults, coved or domed ceilings can add that special touch to the modestly priced starter home and significantly distinguish these designs from the competition’s boxy and boring floor plans. Coved ceilings, are especially easy on the pocket book but definitely will make a room stand out from the rest. A dining rm for example, that is 14' x 12' would only cost $220 to cove. Your typical 6' x 6' groin vault would only cost
$394.95 and would look great in any dining room, entry, hallway, or master bedroom. A typical dome in
the master bath, 6' wide with a light ring would cost a mere $399.95. These in expensive features bring a wow factor to any home and make buyers more likely to purchase.
The competitive advantage this adds for builders concentrating on the
lower end of the pricing scale is especially significant in today’s challenging market conditions. With the NHBA reporting that housing starts are tracking at just over 500,000 projected for the
next year, it’s clear that those builders that add the most value to their designs will be the ones that grow their market share. In fact, this will be even more amplified by the new $8,000 tax credit for first time home buyers in the newly passed stimulus bill. This credit will more than likely skew a greater proportion of these 500,000 new housing starts to smaller, less expensive homes. Those builders that add value, such as represented by the Archways and Ceilings product line, will be the winners in this tough home building environment.
In December of 2008 Archways and Ceilings Made Easy had the wonderful opportunity of participating in the Extreme Makeover Home Edition show filmed out in Keller, TX. Steve Wall of Wall Homes was the builder picked to build this huge house in
106 hours for a family in need of a little help. The Augustin family was chosen to have there house knocked down and rebuilt because they were a family 
in need of such a miracle. Having experienced a premature baby and a house hold over run by flood waters it was time for a little good luck to come there way. The family has also been strong advocates for the March of Dimes 
(An organization that helps fight for the survival of premature babies) and Habitat for Humanity.
Archways and Ceilings was able to pitch in and help build this beautiful home by donating the interior and exterior archways. Wall Homes asked for ACME's participation 
because they needed a quality product that could help decrease there construction times. When Wall homes gave the word to install the Archways, Archways and Ceilings was able to install more then a dozen arches in a half hour with the use of only one framer.
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