Many of our customers wonder how we ship our products throughout the United States / Canada, the answer is simple. We ship all of our products through FedEx or a LTL carrier. The main thing to remember, all of our products are sold as kits. What this means is all products are easily bundled together and can either be placed into a box or crate and are ready to be assembled once they reach the jobsite. Because we ship so much, we are able to reduce the shipping costs for our customers and make it easy to order from anywhere in North America. For more about Shipping Click Here: We Can Make It, We Can Ship It!
All of our crates leaving with one of our LTL Carriers is designed to get the product to its destination safely & securely. We get each of our crates custom made through Crate Outlet. For more information on our crates visit: www.CrateOutlet.com
No order is too big or too small. Archways and Ceilings Made Easy custom makes each prefabricated archway and ceiling kit to the customers dimensions. It can be one arch or a hundred arches, we treat every order with priority and care. We enjoy every part of the process from the design, take-off, manufacturing, packaging and shipping. We pride ourselves to make each step easy and fast.
Design: Many of our customers send us their plans in a PDF format and ask for suggestions. We then put together a variety of different options for the customer and attach pictures to each design option making it easy to see what works best where and what each customer likes best. If the customer still wants a clearer understanding of how an archway or ceiling is going to look in their home, we will send them either a 2D CAD, 3D CAD or a rendering to help paint a clearer picture of what the finished archway or ceiling will look like. Not too mention, Archways and Ceilings can turn these options around generally in a day or two.
Take-Off: The take-off of a set of plans for a home can be done 2 ways. 1st, we can do them for the customer by simply grabbing all the measurements off the plans and generate a quote. 2nd- the customer can do their own take-off and send the dimensions in via email, fax, phone call or through the website. That’s right, I said website! Each customer has the ability to punch in their dimensions online and generate an instant quote. From there, customers can simply click place order.
Manufacturing: This part of the process is simple! With our patented bending techniques we are able to make each custom order within 5 business days. We guarantee that every product is made to the highest quality standards and care.
Packaging: This is a 2 pronged approach. 1st- Each archway or arched ceiling is packaged with full color instructions and videos that can be found online to properly install each particular product. Not to mention drywall videos to help each customer finish their prefabricated archway or ceiling kit. 2nd- We carefully package each product in a box or a crate to make sure the product arrives safely to the jobsite. We have gone through great lengths to make sure the product is securely packaged, on time and organized properly.
Shipping: Depending on the size of the order we will ship our products through a carrier like FedEX or LTL. The benefits of using FedEX is each customer instantly receives tracking information when the product is picked up from our plant. This way, each customer has the ability to see in real time where their product is and when they shall receive it. For LTL’s we snap pictures of the crate / packaging and send them to the customer via email. This way the customer knows that the product has been packaged and picked up for delivery.
So as you can see, we make it easy every step of the way! This is why we are Archways and Ceilings Made Easy.
A domed ceiling is a vaulted ceiling detail circular in shape (hemispherical or semispherical). Dome ceilings add beauty to any home and may be found in entry ways (foyers), dining rooms, media rooms, powder rooms, above circular staircases, master bedrooms, master baths and study’s.
Domes ceilings are easily created in just a few steps.
1st- Frame a squared opening into the ceiling
2nd- Use a simple Dome Kit from Archways & Ceilings Made Easy
3rd- Finish with drywall
That’s it! A beautiful architectural detail in just a few simple steps!
The Groin Vault is created when 2 barrel vaults intersect with one another. A groin vault is also known as a cross vault or a double barrel vault.
This Architectural marvel is very common in European countries, especially Rome. In America, the groin vault has become a popular and beautiful ceiling found in many homes. So much so, the groin vault is Archways & Ceilings most popular ceiling kit!
The Groin Ceiling Kit, allows anyone to add an elegant architectural feature to their home!
A coved ceiling is a rounded curved framing detail located where your wall and ceiling join together. This particular ceiling will eliminate those hard 90 degree angles by creating a soft, smooth and rounded finish. Not to mention, coved ceilings often replace the need for expensive crown moulding or can be used together to create a more elegant finish. Well let you decide!
A barrel vault is the simplest form of a vault created from a single continuous archway. These beautiful curved ceilings are comprised of 3 basic measurements: Length, Width, and Rise.
Length:The distance from one end of the barrel vault to the other end. Width: The span of the barrel vault Rise: The drop of the arch as measured from the apex of the arch to the lowest point it encounters.
Note: The rise is very important because this will ultimately dictate the style of your barrel vault. Archways and Ceilings Made Easy offers 3 types of styles:
1. Soft Arch
2. Half Circle
3. Elliptical
Each style has its own unique design element so visit the Archways and Ceilings Made Easy Website to view photo galleries of the different styles of barrel vault ceilings to see which one best suits your application!
