Curves your framer would rather not frame
Interior Arches, Niches & Range Hoods
Arched openings, barrel ceilings, wall niches, plaster look range hoods, beams, and fireplace surrounds. Shaped here, delivered ready to set, then taped and finished like it grew out of the wall.
Every curve inside a house is expensive in framing. An arched opening means kerfed plywood, a template, and a carpenter with patience. A barrel ceiling means a lot of small pieces and a lot of hours. A plaster range hood means building a box, wrapping it, and hoping the radius comes out even on both sides.
Cutting those shapes out of foam takes the guesswork out. We cut the arch, the niche, the hood, or the beam to the exact geometry, deliver it as a piece or a small number of pieces, and your crew sets it and finishes over it. The radius is right because a machine cut it, and it is right on both sides because it was cut from the same file.
Interior work is one of the fastest growing parts of what we do, mostly because once a builder has done one arched opening this way, they stop framing them the old way.
What we make for interiors
Arched openings and cased openings
Full arches, eyebrow arches, and flat arches cut to the opening, in one piece or two halves depending on the span.
Wall niches and alcoves
Arched and square niches, shelf niches, and full height display alcoves, set into the wall and finished flush.
Range hoods
Tapered, curved, and straight hood forms that get finished in plaster, stucco, or paint to match the kitchen.
Barrel and groin ceilings
Barrel vaults, groin vaults, and domed ceiling inserts cut to the room so the curve is consistent end to end.
Beams and coffers
Lightweight beams, coffered ceiling grids, and box beams that go up without a header or a second set of hands.
Fireplace surrounds
Mantels, hearth detail, overmantels, and full floor to ceiling surrounds in any profile.
The process
How interior pieces get installed
- 01
Send dimensions or the plan
Rough opening width and height, ceiling height, and the radius or shape you want. A photo of the framed opening tells us most of it.
- 02
We cut the geometry
The shape is cut from your numbers. A matched pair of arches comes off the same file, so they match.
- 03
Set and fasten
Pieces go in with adhesive and fasteners into the framing. No header work, no kerfing, no template.
- 04
Your crew finishes over it
Taped, mudded, plastered, or textured the same as the wall around it. When it is painted, nobody can tell what is underneath.
Photos
Arches, niches & range hoods, out of this shop.
Good to know
Arches, niches & range hoods, answered
Can drywall and plaster go straight over it?
Yes. That is the normal way these get finished. The piece is set into the framing, then your drywall or plaster crew treats the joint and finishes over the top so the transition disappears.
Is a foam range hood safe over a range?
The hood is a decorative shell. The vent, liner, and any required clearances are handled by the hood insert and the ductwork your installer specifies, and we build the shell to fit around that. Give us the insert model and the clearances and we will build to them.
Will it dent?
Before it is coated and finished, treat it like trim and it will be fine. Once it is set, coated, and finished over, it takes normal household contact. For a high traffic corner, tell us and we will spec a tougher coating on that piece.
Can you do a shape I sketched?
That is most of this work. Send a drawing with dimensions, or even a photo from a magazine with a note about how wide your opening is, and we will come back with what it takes.
Also from the shop
The rest of what we make.
Start a project
Ready to price your arches, niches and range hoods?
Send dimensions, a sketch, a plan sheet, or a photo of something you liked. You will get a real answer on whether it is doable and what it takes, not a runaround.
- Call or text(801) 633-5120
- Shop3292 Deseret Dr S, Unit B2, St. George, UT 84790
Shop visits are by appointment so somebody is there to walk you through samples and finishes.