Post #727620 by liabungalo on Tue, Sep 16, 2014 6:51 AM

Made a ton of progress yesterday. Took forever, but I finally got 20 sheets of 4x8 lauhala from Forever Bamboo. I tried to wait for Oceanic Arts to replenish its supplies, but they told me that it could take up to two months to get another order in from the Philippines. One major thing I learned is that lauhala is very easy to cut and does not fall apart as easily as I feared. Just make sure you use a sharp straight blade when you cut. Also, make sure you remove your outlets before putting up the lauhala. :)

The worst part was fireproofing the wall coverings. Took close to 24 hours to spray and dry both sides of each sheet.

Took a while, but I got the first chunk of Lauhala up on the wall. Contact cement is a terrible thing to play with. There's got to be an easier way.

Gave up on the contact cement and tried 3M spray adhesive, but the overspray got all over my hairy Greek arms. Finally gave up and started using clear-dry Liquid Nails along with a million staples courtesy of my trusty Harbor Freight 2-in-1 staple air gun.

Aquarium alcove is 100%. Waiting on bamboo trim.

Bar passageway is covered. Had to be careful that the staples didn't hit the pocket door. Used two whole tubes of Liquid Nails.

Received a 93"x13" custom-cut 1/8-inch acrylic sheet from TAP Plastics for the privacy window on the Tiki shelf. It allows a little bit of light in from the adjacent laundry room, but you can't see through it. It's 60% opaque and typically used for light-through signage. I'm going to staple an 8-ft run of LED tape inside for ambient light.