Post #364370 by TikiMeplus3 on Sat, Mar 1, 2008 12:26 PM

Its never to early to start your tiki project in Michigan!! I set my poles yesterday and I am in the starting process of figuring how high I want the header beams to go so I can clear all to join me for a drink or two. This will be 12x12 and I figure a 3 ft overhang for the roof. If the header goes 9 ft the over hange should be near 7 ft high which I think will be pretty good. I am going to make this nice but not to perfect so I have the effect of something thats been standing a while. If weather holds out I am planning on having this done by spring so I can move onto the floor and so on. So these are the VERY EARLY stages show and soon to follow I will have more.

Center pole will be used to carry roof truss and then I will cut off the bottom portion so it completely open under the roof.

It never to early for a Beer or two just because I didnt have any mix for a rum punch at the moment!!!

Atleast its a nice sunny day here, it was a blamey 32 degrees, my kids think Im nuts ( I like it that way) LOL.