Groin Vaulting

Location: City of Grayson area in State of Georgia, USA

Architect: William T. Baker

General Contractor: Magbee Custom Homes

Backstory: Bill Kemper 

Special Features:
  • Radial and elliptical groin vaulting.
  • Barrel ceiling over entry is engineered to accommodate the weight of the roof bearing down from above.
  • All radius members were precision machine cut. No jig saws were used.
  • All structural components were manufactured off-site.
  • Decimal inch design & production drawings provided by Wm. C. Kemper Consulting for the ceilings structural elements including the sheetrock.
Special recognition:

Mark A. Senn: Mr. Senn carefully manufactured and labeled all components off-site for this complex ceiling structure.

Christopher Keibler: Mr. Keibler carefully transported and installed the precut ceiling. He then directed the precutting and installation of the sheetrock for the complex ceiling.

 

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