Post #802706 by Feelin Zombified on Wed, Apr 6, 2022 1:44 PM

Aloha!

After 25 years of thinking about building a bar, I finally took the opportunity during the pandemic. I had built a small tiki room in my old house 15 years ago, but it only lasted 1 year. Paradis du Zombi had been home to many outdoor parties long before becoming a permanent, dedicated bar, but with everything in lockdown I needed a creative outlet… and a place for my stuff.

So to start, I needed to clean out this dump and have a new foundation poured. My neighborhood is all clay and most of our garages have sunk about 4-6 inches

Then replace the roll up door with carriage doors, add French doors on the side, upgrade electrical and add insulation

Once the walls were sheathed, I could finally hang some tapa

All of the trim is by Dave at LakeTiki Woodcraft. Including the door trim. He also carved custom wraps for the crossbeams

Thatch and bamboo on the ceiling, vinyl plank flooring installed.

A few lights in place…

Much more to do…. Currently building the backbar and a few other structures. Feel free to follow the daily progress on IG. @paradis_du_zombi

-Z

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