Framing an arched opening

Things are starting to slow down a little for me, so I thought maybe I would post something. I had not realized it but my last post on DA was March 27th! Where did there year go?

Anyway, I have been working on remodeling the sun room in our house. The room previously had a drop ceiling and a very narrow doorway. With the help of my brother in-law Bill, we gutted the room and cut through a 9″ cinder block wall in order to make the the doorway bigger. After the fun work of demo was over, Bill went back to California and left me to figure out how to finish the framing. I decided to do an arched opening for the door. There are a couple of other smaller arched openings in our house, so I thought it would be good to continue the theme.

Arched Opening

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In the background you can see part of the vaulted ceiling. The former drop ceiling was only 8″ above the windows. It feels much more open now!



One Response to “Framing an arched opening”

  1. Kevin Kittle Says:


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    Hey, I just saw the massive labyrinth game you guys were building. Did you ever finish it? If so, I have a few technical questions for you. Thanks!


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