A barrel vault creates a tunnel-like atmosphere: a continuous series of arches which are melded together to create a smooth, yet impactful ceiling surface. They're a perfect solution for enhancing any entry, hallway, or theater room.
| Material |
Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) |
| Strut Spacing (in.) | 16" on center. |
| Depth (in.) | 2 ¾” deep struts |
| Thickness (in.) |
1” – 1 ½” (depending on width) |
Every barrel ceiling kit comes with tailored installation instructions to your specifications. It's as simple as measuring, marking, and snapping the total height along each wall, nailing in each barrel vault strut, and adding a strong back along with a cripple down each side. If you can color by number and operate a nail gun, then you can install one of our barrel ceilings.
Drywalling a barrel ceiling is comprised of measuring the curvature, cutting the drywall to the curvature, forming and fastening in place.
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Drywall, plaster, wood veneer, brick veneer, trim, tile… the list is seemingly endless. Whether you want your barrel vault to have a simple or an ornate finish, the choice is yours. You can also watch our "7 Creative Ideas to Finish Your Ceilings & Archways" YouTube video.
We’re a fan of the groin vault kits from Archways & Ceilings. We have been using them for a few years now and the quality and the ‘WOW’ factor their groin vault kits create are well worth the cost. Plus, their customer service is excellent!
We were absolutely satisfied with our dome ceiling. The service and communication we got from Archways & Ceiling was top notch. We would highly recommend working with them and using their products.
I would highly recommend Archways & Ceilings for coved ceilings. Their kits takes what can be a hard task for a carpenter and makes it into a simple project. The savings over other products we have used like Styrofoam is significant with better durability.
Archways & Ceilings does a great job on all of their products. Specifically, we have been using their barrel vaults exclusively since 2009 and the exact precision with which they are made cannot be replicated in the field by traditional stick framing methods. For a truly high-end finish and a shape nothing short of perfection, Archways & Ceilings materials are the way to go.
Archways & Ceilings is a great company to have as a resource. We know that when we take on projects that require a variety of arched ceilings, we can count on them to come through. We recently completed a project that required an elliptical barrel vault that intersected with 6 half circle arches at different heights which they call “Igloos.” This ceiling came out terrific and came out like the architect spec’d.
