Post #371245 by Spikey McSpikerson on Thu, Apr 3, 2008 9:57 AM

Hey all...Newbie here too needing advice!

Well, here is a little back-story (cut and paste from my 1st post in the intro section):

to fill you all in on how I discovered my love for tiki....we had a finished basement on our house...functional but VERY stale...brown paneling, brown indoor/outdoor carpet...lame paper-backed drop ceiling. Well, in September of 2006 there was a sizable flood and we had 3 feet of sewage in there...NICE! We gutted it and ins. covered nothing. We got a check from FEMA, but it paid for maybe 1/2 of the cleanup costs. long story short...it still remains unrepaired...carpet ripped up...walls only 2/3rds paneled (I cut off the bottom part during the gut)...and it has now turned into a dump-all storage area for junk and old toys my 3 year old has grown tired of.

I was looking for a little motivation to remodel the basement getting a start with the help of a check from Uncle Sam...but we decided to drywall this time as well as knock down a wall giving us more living space and thus shrinking the laundry room....I was not stoked to start this endeavor...until the epiphany...a tiki bar!!!..A little help from google and here I am!!!

I lurked for 2 weeks and saw all the totally amazing things you all have done and I am hooked!

I got clearance from the wifey and hopefully will start the big clean-up/frame up of the basement this weekend!

I have been drawing feverishly and have a bunch of ideas and a handy father living next door (insert your "Everybody Loves Raymond" jokes here)..we'll see what I end up with.

As far as the bar itself...I am going to place it in the back corner of the room forming a 7 sided hut (2 walls of the room and 5 angled from piece) does that make sense? Each piece will be built separately and assembled down there. I'll have to scan in my sketches so you all can get my drift...advance warning...I'm NO artist!:)
Have any of you had experience doing a built - in fridge and or kegerator into the bar? That is my hope...1 section will house the kegerator with the tap protruding from the bartender side, and another section housing the fridge. 2 more sides will be cabinets.

1 more question then I'll shut up (I know this is a long post!)...I have a pool table down there to work around. I was thinking of covering it in boo fencing...but as far as a table light...I was thinking of building a frame/fixture and covering it in thatch...but am scared I'll burn the place down...thoughts?

Mahalo~

[ Edited by: Spikey McSpikerson 2008-04-03 09:58 ]