How to build a Radius Ceiling- in this case an Oval Ceiling

Installing a radius tray ceiling or what I like to simply call an Oval Ceiling is a piece of cake. The hardest part about building this type of ceiling is figuring how big you want it to be. Yep it is that easy! First you want to frame a box in your ceiling. In order for your ceiling to be an Oval, the box has to be a rectangle. Why? if your box is a square then it would be a circle, but you guys already know that! :) So once you have finished framing your box, measure inside to inside the lenght and width. Once you have these key measurements, give Archways and Ceilings a call to place your order. You will notice that Radius Tray Ceilings are not on the website, but that means nothing. Many products we sell are not on the website, so if you ever have a curved ceiling or archway and you don't see it on our site, then call us. Because if it is curved I am almost 100% positive we can build it for you! Ok...ok... Let's get back on track. Once you have placed your order with Archways and Ceilings we will ship you your order to the jobsite so it will be there first thing in the morning waiting to be installed. Now for the easy part. The oval ceiling comes precut to fit your opening so all you are going to do is follow the instructions and nail into place. Yep... I said it once and I said it before it is really that easy. Don't Believe me..... Watch this video below!

From Start to Finish - ArchwaysAndCeilings.com is there!

From time to time we often get questions if a certain ceiling treatment or archway will look good in a specific location. The questions often consist of: How would this look? Can we do something out of the ordinary? How do I prep for the Archways and Ceilings product?...and so on! These questions is why I love my job! This is what we are good at! We are great at helping clients add value to their homes with easy and affordable ceiling treatments and archways from start to finish. Let me give you a classic example of what happend to me a little over a month ago. A Fort Worth, Texas builder was wanting to add a little flare to the Master Suite. He provided us with the plan and instructed us that he wanted something that was different from the normal pop-up ceiling and that would "WOW" his potential homebuyers. So with this in mind, we used a four pronged approach to ensure he was a 100% satisfied.



1st - I listened! From here I worked with our in-house designer that took his vision and created a 3D CAD that gave him a visual representation of his vision. Once he was able to see his vision, he was amazed at the result and advised us to move forward with production. He was also surprised at how affordable it was.


2nd - We instructed him how to prepare for the product. We gave him framing guidelines for each ceiling and archway treatment so that when the product arrived it was "install ready".


3rd - When he received the product, each ceiling treatment had its own detailed instructions. Depending on the design, the instructions came with a step by step instruction sheet and/or a 2D Cad to illustrate layout. We also gave him a toll free phone number that he could call for techincal support 877-303-ACME(2263). However, our instructions were so clear and easy to install the only phone call we got from him was "WOW" that was easy.


4th - We gave him advice, insight, and insider tips on how to finish out his Archways and Ceiling designs to get the maximum "WOW" value.




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Building an Archway, building a Barrel Vault, building a Groin Vault is just another day at Archways and Ceilings Made Easy!

Building archways, barrel vaults, and groin vaults are Archwaysandceilings.com 's specialty (click here to see website). Today, as I was out for a drive, I decided to stop by and check in on some framed houses to perhaps strir up some business. As I arrived at my first stop I quickly recognized that this builder was a customer of ours. There was arches everywhere! I stopped in just as they were installing some arches that they recieved the day before. They quickly figured out who I was and were instantly eager to pose for some pictures. Let see how easy it was for them to install some archways, a small barrel vault and 3 groin vaults:

In this first picture, I saw a gentleman install this small elliptical barrel in an entry way in less than 5 minutes. It was amazing!

In these next few pictures I captured the framer installing the first strut in a groin vault!
He simply shot 2 nails in the top and 2 more in each of the sides. Then he was off to his next strut!

Here is an example of 2 different groin vaults the framer installed earlier that day. I found one of these Groin Vaults in the Master Bath and the other in a Vestibule of the Master Bedroom.

The installation time for each groin was roughly 30 minutes for each! Not bad!!

The last picture I was able to take was one of a Half-Circle arch or also known as an "Half-Round." I only took one photo of the Half-Circle arch because there was at least 20 to 25 of these types of arches installed at the jobsite. The framer mentioned that these babies were the easiest to install. He estimated that for all 20 arches or so , took him about 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours to install. Not counting his breaks he chuckled!