Post #527259 by Tuna Tiki on Fri, Apr 30, 2010 4:45 PM

For about the past year I have been working on my 12 foot by 30 foot covered patio. I'd like to share some pictures with you now so I can get some feed back from you masters.

This is what I started with. The first thing it got was a new corrugated metal roof.

And the inside.

I re framed the walls to accommodate the windows I built. I could not find windows that hinged at the top. I wanted them to swing out of the way so people could stand inside or out with out running into the windows.

I ran two new electrical circuits, one for the outlets and one for lighting.

I was not as diligent about taking pictures as I should have been. Here the electrical is complete, the windows are in and the insulation and drywall are up.

Here you can see the floor for the "hut"

I painted the walls and ceiling panels a dark chocolate color so you could not see white through the matting.

Then the matting went on the walls.

Then the ceiling. I glued the Lahala to plywood and then screwed it to the ceiling.

One of Bamboo Ben's creations.

Then the Bamboo went up.

The "hut" got a bamboo floor.

The lights on the posts are from the Polynesian Resort in Disney World.

The entry into the hut.

I put tapa cloth around the window on the wall facing the yard.

The roof over the hut.

A lot of tieing.

Bamboo going up on the ceiling. The lights are the old gazing ball in the basketball net trick.

Cleaned the place up a bit so I had room the make the bar top.

One corner of the Hut.

Ok, so it's pretty close to done.

The place looks pretty cool at night.

Patti enjoying the room.

Behind the bar.

What will ya have?

I have done some more decorating since I took these pictures. I found some really cool furniture on Craig's list that is also in the room. I'll post pictures of it soon.

So guys, what do you think? Am I headed in the right direcion?

[ Edited by: Tuna Tiki 2010-04-30 16:46 ]