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Comic: How To Frame A Groin Vault Ceiling with ACE

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Check out the newest member of Archways & Ceilings Made Easy! ACE makes his comic debut in The Curve Appeal called, “How to frame a groin vault ceiling!” A little bit about ACE (Archways & Ceilings Expert): ACE is a happy go lucky framer that will help educate and share the lighter side of framing arched ceilings through his wild and crazy antics.

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How To Frame A Groin Vault With ACE Comic1 Comic: How To Frame A Groin Vault Ceiling with ACE

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Ceiling Remodeling: A Groin Vault

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

DINING ROOM GROIN VAULT Ceiling Remodeling: A Groin VaultLooking to give your home an update or a new look? Well look no further. One of the most affordable ways to give your home an architectural update without breaking the bank is to use a Ceiling Kit from Archways and Ceilings Made Easy. One advantage in using our customized ceiling kits (i.e. Groin Vaults, Barrel Vaults, Domes and Cove Ceilings) is that they can be easily installed under the current ceiling without having to rip out the current drywall. The hardest part is figuring which ceiling to go with.

For example, I had a customer out in Keller, Texas do just that. This young couple recently bought a 20 year old home which had many flat & boring ceilings. They were looking to add a little flare to their dining room without having to spend a lot to achieve it. They went on-line and began looking for different types of ceilings or decorative ideas when they found Archways & Ceilings on the Web. One of the homeowners mentioned a light came on above their head and they instantly found what they were looking for. They fell in love with a Groin Vault. (Click here for definition of a groin vault http://www.archwaysandceilings.com/blog/what-is-a-groin-vault) With a few clicks of the mouse they were able to find pictures and a price for their groin vault remodel right there on our website. They then took the next step and ordered and Archways & Ceilings shipped them the groin vault along with several other archways they also ordered to help update the square openings in their home.

The Ceiling Remodel for the Groin Vault broken down into 6 Simple steps:

Step #1 The customers framed a cross brace out of 2×6’s and secured it to the original drywalled ceiling.Ceiling Remodeling Cross Brace for Groin Vault Kit Ceiling Remodeling: A Groin Vault

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Step #2 They assembled the groin vault by attaching it to the cross brace. The Groin Vault comes with a colorful detailed instruction page along with a CAD to help beginners as well as veterans install the groin vault.Ceiling Remodeling Installing the Groin Vault Kit Ceiling Remodeling: A Groin Vault

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Step #3 Step Back and Admire the Groin Vault Ceiling.Ceiling Remodeling Installed Groin Vault Kit1 Ceiling Remodeling: A Groin Vault

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Step #4 Hired a local drywall company and drywalled the groin vault with ½” thick drywall.Ceiling Remodeling Drywall for the Groin Vault Kit Ceiling Remodeling: A Groin Vault

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Step #6 The Local Drywall Company taped & mudded the groin vault ceiling and later applied a texture to the ceiling.Ceiling Remodeling Drywall Tape and Mud for the Groin Vault kit Ceiling Remodeling: A Groin Vault

That’s it! All they need to do now is agree on what color of paint they plan on using. Now that can be the hardest part of the whole project.

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Watch the whole ceiling remodel including the archways here:

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Finished Groin Vault Ceilings:

Ceiling Styles: Groin Vault Ceilings, Recessed Dome Ceilings, Cove Ceilings & Barrel Vault Jobsite Photographs

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Come take a look at what some of the Archways & Ceilings Made Easy customers are up to. From time to time our happy customers take a few pictures of the products we supply. Take a few seconds and see all the great pictures from different jobsites all around the United States. We have pictures of Groin Vault Ceilings, Recessed Dome Ceiling kits, Cove Ceilings, Barrel vaults and more. If you are a recent customer and have taken a few photographs of your Archways & Ceilings products, please send them in to sales@archwaysandceilings.com . We would love to share your project with our readers.

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How to Frame a Groin Vault Ceiling with Longacre Construction

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

finished groin vault 300x278 How to Frame a Groin Vault Ceiling with Longacre ConstructionEarly this morning I packed up the delivery truck with 2 large groin vault kits and headed out to Chico, Texas to meet Longacre Construction to help them build the groin ceilings for their current project. I have known Carol and Dan with Longacre Construction for quite sometime now, so when I received a phone call a week prior from Dan, saying he has an opportunity to use the Archways & Ceilings Groin vault kit, I was ecstatic.

Of course I was ecstatic to make a sale, but I was more excited to have the opportunity to work side by side with a high quality company, not to mention Carol Longacre is going to be the next President of the HBA of Greater Dallas.

I pulled up to the jobsite and was instantly greeted by Daryl Shields with Longacre construction. He immediately jumped in and helped me unload the groin vault kits. We then laid each groin vault kit next to the rooms we planned to install them in and prepared for installation. We grabbed 2 ladders, a nail gun, measuring tape, and finish nailer. We were ready! Wait… I keep saying we… It should be more like Daryl was ready and I was ready to merely read off the directions for him.

Measure and Mark1 300x205 How to Frame a Groin Vault Ceiling with Longacre ConstructionFirst I had Daryl use the Groin Vault layout CAD supplied by Archways & Ceilings to help layout where each of the groin vault struts will be placed. Each groin ceiling has a long side and a short side if the ceiling is rectangular in shape (and for our project it was). This is important because a groin ceiling has 4 sides, 2 of the sides are long sides, and the other 2 sides are the short sides. We marked all 4 sides and now the hard part was done. Laying out the groin is the most important step when installing because this step will allow you to fly through the rest of the installation process and take most of the thinking out of it as well.

Install groin vault struts1 300x205 How to Frame a Groin Vault Ceiling with Longacre ConstructionWith our measurements and marks in place, we began installing the groin vault struts. Each strut has an L or S with a corresponding number. These crucial markings indicate Long side versus short side and indicate which order to be placed. For example a S4 means Short side / 4th strut. Once Daryl completed installing the groin vault struts for all 4 sides, we were able to move on to the next step. Tip: Don’t worry about the groin vault corners lining up. If you follow the Layout CAD, they will naturally come together.

finish nail groin vault cor 300x205 How to Frame a Groin Vault Ceiling with Longacre ConstructionDaryl hopped down from the ladder and grabbed his Finish Nailer so we could go back and fasten all the groin vault corners together. Daryl simply pulled the corners together like a picture frame and began nailing. This is an exciting step, because your groin ceiling is almost complete.

easy as 1 2 3 300x206 How to Frame a Groin Vault Ceiling with Longacre ConstructionAfter Daryl finished nailing the corners together, he went back through and added extra bracing to help support the groin vault. He even added a few cripple studs to support the groin to the ceiling joists above.

With a smile from Daryl and a nod of approval we were done! Daryl has officially completed his first groin vault. Daryl immediately said, “Time for lunch!”

ready for drywall groin vau 300x208 How to Frame a Groin Vault Ceiling with Longacre ConstructionThe dining room groin ceiling for Longacre construction was officially completed (in 60 minutes). High five’s all around and a beautiful ceiling left for the homeowner. All in all, a job well done!

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