Post #377804 by Tipsy McStagger on Sat, May 3, 2008 10:12 AM

Just thought i'd post progress on my latest tiki bar home build-out.....

This area is located on the enclosed back porch of the house...it's a small space but i think i can transform it into a viable place to hang out in the summer.....the photos below show the beginning.....the nasty gray floor and paneling w ere here when i bought the place.....the paneling is going to stay though......i'm kinda doin this one on the cheap cause i plan on demolishing the back porch in a couple years in order to expand it out into the yard and include windows on all three sides of it......the porch has no concrete footings, which is the main reason i need to demo it and extend it out so it eventually doesn't sink into the yard........I started framing with some 2 x 4 's to create a shelf space for plants and stuff as well as the usual flotsam and jetsam......this is a view looking east across the porch..the old owners just put up paneling and added the windows - they never put any insulation or plywood in between the walls so it gets pretty cold out there in the winter.....which is why i'm building the main tiki bar and winter hideaway up in the attic.....where it gets sweltering hot in the summer, which is why i'm building this bar downstairs for the summer months.......

I will post pics of the completed area you now see, later today......