| Do you dream of lazy days, sitting at a Tiki Bar | | | | even antique stores. If you are planning on adding a |
| sipping a Mai Tai, but just can't get away from your | | | | sink and water to your Tiki Bar, you will want to |
| job? Are you ready to bring a little bit of the resort | | | | purchase these items beforehand and make sure |
| lifestyle to your backyard and build your very own | | | | that you know how to install them. This may require |
| Tiki Bar? Building a Tiki Bar can be a great way to | | | | a licensed plumber to ensure that the water is |
| turn a boring backyard into a unique and fun fixture | | | | working properly. Staying on budget while building |
| that you and your friends can enjoy. Even if you | | | | your Tiki Bar may require some imagination and |
| don't have a backyard, you can easily build your own | | | | improvisation. |
| Tiki Bar in your basement with ease. | | | | Once you have all the elements at the job site, you |
| The first step in designing your very own home bar | | | | can begin building. Start by framing the Tiki Bar to |
| is to decide how much money that you want to | | | | your desired size. Remember that you want to be |
| spend. The larger the bar, the higher the budget will | | | | able to prepare the drinks on one side, and have |
| need to be. Once you have set a realistic budget for | | | | stools on the other side. A good height for the bar is |
| your project you can now start planning and looking | | | | 42 inches tall, which is a fairly standard height. You |
| for materials. To build an authentic tiki-style bar, you | | | | can actually frame it with regular lumber and then |
| will want to look for materials that may not be | | | | just use bamboo on top to make it look as though it |
| readily available in your area. Materials such as | | | | was built with Bamboo. If Bamboo is just too |
| Bamboo and Palm leaves are used in building an | | | | expensive or not available, using Cedar is also very |
| authentic Tiki Bar and some of these materials may | | | | common in Tiki Bars. Once the frame is done, then |
| need to be shipped to your area. This could be costly | | | | you put the palm leaves on the roof and you're |
| so this needs to be worked into your budget. If your | | | | nearly done. |
| budget does not allow, you can use other types of | | | | Depending on how sophisticated you want your Tiki |
| wood. | | | | Bar to be, this is when you would build in things like |
| Thankfully, building a Tiki Bar that looks authentic | | | | plumbing, shelving and maybe even a small bar fridge |
| need not involve brand new building materials. You | | | | for your supplies. The best thing about building any |
| can frame a the bar using old or reclaimed wood, | | | | home bar is that you get to decide what it looks like. |
| such as 2x4's and 2x6's. The slightly weathered look | | | | While there are general ideas of what it should look |
| will add to the character of the Tiki Bar. As for | | | | like, you are free to be creative in making it your |
| stools, a counter-top and used lumber, visit a local | | | | own. |
| store which specializes in used building supplies or | | | | |