Post #496144 by dash on Sat, Nov 28, 2009 1:19 PM

I'm building a tiki bar in my car port (it's actually a "boat port" I’m told) and need some design opinions. I looked into all sorts of building materials and I think I have decided on tongue and groove cedar planks for the bar top. It's very humid here in Louisiana, and I was worried about the sides and bottom of whatever material I used for the top. Plus, the cedar is readily available and doesn’t cost all that much. I'm hoping the planks add a little nautical feel too. My problem is I don't know how to finish the edges. I'm going to use polyurethane finish to give the top a little depth and fill in the beveled edges between the planks. I just don’t know what to put on the edges. My initial thought was obviously bamboo, but I’m not sure how weather resistant it is and how to notch it to get it around the planks before I started pouring the poly in. FYI the boat port has a back wall and the side walls come out about 4' from the back wall. The rest is open. The back is where I'm putting the bar. Any help would be appreciated!

[ Edited by: dash 2009-11-28 15:45 ]