A grome ceiling is a combination of 1 Groin vault with 2 Dome ceilings. While we agree that the name grome lacks originality, the design sure doesn’t. It’s the best of both worlds if you’re a fan of both groin vaults and dome ceilings. Plus, it’s a very unique look that is bound to be a conversation starter.
| Material |
Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) |
| Thickness (in.) | 1” – 1 ½” |
| Depth (in.) |
2” – 7” |
Measuring a space for a grome ceiling is simple. The process consists of measuring the box (size), determining if you want a cove ring, naming it with a location, determining the installation type, and then determining your height.
Choosing a height for your grome ceiling is mostly personal taste along with the overall design/theme of the home. A good starting place is to use the pricing calculator to find the max height for your grome ceiling given your box (size). Once you know your max height, you can then determine how much height you want or are limited to given the pitch of your roof or you ceiling height.
Installing a grome ceiling is comprised of installing one groin vault in the center with a half dome installed to each of the 4 ends of the groin vault. In the grome ceiling time lapse video, the installation type is below the ceiling (surface mounted) with no cove ring. Custom installation instructions will be provided for your exact specifications.
Drywalling a grome ceiling is comprised of measuring the curvature, cutting the drywall to the curvature, forming and fastening in place. While we currently don't have a grome ceiling drywall video, you can visit our YouTube page and watch some of our other drywall videos. While the application is different, the concepts are the same.
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Drywall, plaster, wood veneer, brick veneer, trim, tile… the list is seemingly endless. Whether you want your grome ceiling 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.
