Tiki Room ? & Benson /Oceanic ? - Other Crafts

C captgene Member Joined: Sep 23, 2006 Posts: 6	C captgene Posted posted on Sat, Sep 23, 2006 6:48 PM Hi All I am new to this forum and would like to thanks everyone for posting some great info. I found this site 2 weeks ago and been reading and reading. Well, now I have few questions that I am sure with your input I will make right choice. First I will try to explain my project. Well, after having nothing be headache with my pool company building my lagoon style pool. I am guessing everyone here in Fla has problem with there pool company. I haven't met anyone that hasn't. My plan is to make my outside covered patio in Florida looks like Bamboo Bob room called Tiki hideaway. All I can say is awesooomee. At the present time the ceiling in my covered patio is flat I am going to make it cathedru. I am going to have to add 2x 6 wood beams for extra support the roof. I will then cover this with 1/2 plywood. After the plywood is installed I plan of stapling thatch to the plywood. I will then place 1 inch bamboo poles installed left to right then install (tie) 3 inch bamboo poles over the 1 inch from back to from. This should give me the same look at Bamboo Bob room. For the walls I plan of using 1 inch Bamboo fencing 4 ft high. From www. calibamboo.com I will then split 3 inch bamboo to make chair rail and add some on the bottom to make it like base molding. The top half of the wall is going to be some more Bamboo and Cabana matting. I will add for electric wires for walls light. I am going to install double ceiling fans that spin sideways. I am also planning of covering my suffice with bamboo poles and thatch. At the present time I am in NJ working. So i drove by this place called http://www.bambooandrattan.com They where very helpful even let me walk though there warehouse and give me great info. I was thinking of buying there bamboo Tonkin and Taiwan and drive it down to Fla on my return trip. But after getting prices from Bensons and Oceanic it will be cheaper to have them ship it from CA. Is there any difference between the bamboo they both sell? Does anyone have any pictures of there bamboo? How long does it normally take for truck to deliver? What company would you do business with? (see most like Oceanic) Anyone from Fla no of any warehouse in Florida? The few places I have found online are expensive. I await your reply or import or suggestions thanks CaptGB

Hi All
I am new to this forum and would like to thanks everyone for posting some great info. I found this site 2 weeks ago and been reading and reading. Well, now I have few questions that I am sure with your input I will make right choice.

First I will try to explain my project. Well, after having nothing be headache with my pool company building my lagoon style pool. I am guessing everyone here in Fla has problem with there pool company. I haven't met anyone that hasn't.
My plan is to make my outside covered patio in Florida looks like Bamboo Bob room called Tiki hideaway. All I can say is awesooomee.

At the present time the ceiling in my covered patio is flat I am going to make it cathedru. I am going to have to add 2x 6 wood beams for extra support the roof. I will then cover this with 1/2 plywood. After the plywood is installed I plan of stapling thatch to the plywood. I will then place 1 inch bamboo poles installed left to right then install (tie) 3 inch bamboo poles over the 1 inch from back to from. This should give me the same look at Bamboo Bob room.
For the walls I plan of using 1 inch Bamboo fencing 4 ft high. From www. calibamboo.com I will then split 3 inch bamboo to make chair rail and add some on the bottom to make it like base molding. The top half of the wall is going to be some more Bamboo and Cabana matting. I will add for electric wires for walls light. I am going to install double ceiling fans that spin sideways. I am also planning of covering my suffice with bamboo poles and thatch.

At the present time I am in NJ working. So i drove by this place called http://www.bambooandrattan.com They where very helpful even let me walk though there warehouse and give me great info. I was thinking of buying there bamboo Tonkin and Taiwan and drive it down to Fla on my return trip. But after getting prices from Bensons and Oceanic it will be cheaper to have them ship it from CA. Is there any difference between the bamboo they both sell? Does anyone have any pictures of there bamboo? How long does it normally take for truck to deliver?
What company would you do business with? (see most like Oceanic)
Anyone from Fla no of any warehouse in Florida? The few places I have found online are expensive.
I await your reply or import or suggestions
thanks CaptGB

Post #256431 by captgene on Sat, Sep 23, 2006 6:48 PM