Our vaulted ceiling ideas explore the magnificent design opportunities and varied vaulted styles that stem from this historic construction technique. A vaulted ceiling is where a ceiling angles ...

Exposed trusses are exceptional architectural elements, at once structural -- they hold up the roof -- while modulating a space to give it scale and rhythm. But with the many truss types out there, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." While a ceiling is a fundamental component of any building, most are modest and rather forgettable.

A vaulted ceiling can cost anywhere between $10,000 and $35,000, with variances occurring due to the size of the project, the materials, and the current structure of the home. But even though vaulted ...

Q–I recently removed the drywall ceiling in several rooms of my home. As I looked up through the ceiling joists to the roof above, I was amazed at how great the room would look with a vaulted ceiling.

Wood truss construction surged in popularity in the 1960s and ’70s, but back then most buildings that used metal-plate-connected wood trusses had flat ceilings. With today’s CAD and BIM technology, ...