Post #810865 by Fourth Wave on Sun, Oct 1, 2023 8:03 PM

Hi from the UK. So my current bar is the Fourth Wave, a knod to "Tiki with Ray" as he has asked are we in the Fourth Wave of Tiki a couple of times on his Vlogs.

So Initially this was my Bar that I built in the Pandemic. I built it in the back garden in a new but unused Summer House. It was tiny only 7' x 7'. But I loved it. It was my escape and also sanctuary for my increasing collection of Tiki. This bar was called J & T's a spin on G & T's but its my kids initials. Back when they were tiny (2015) this was the site of their Little Tikes Log Cabin, which I transformed into a Tiki Bar, and it had a path which was the Pirate path, Which ran hidden through all the old established plants in the back garden.

Sadly that went as they got bigger and the Wife always wanted a summer house.

Come the Pandemic I had already panned to build a bar but the vacant Summer house seemed the obvious place. It could accommodate 4 at a squeeze. But it was fun. We had a huge party one Xmas and we got so many folk in it , through it etc. But it showed it's limitations. I needed a bigger bar for more drinks, glass wear mugs etc and Tiki wants/needs. By 2021 2 winters had shown how damp this cheap summer house got. It was time for a change. We had the money so it was time to dig up the patio, old beds etc and build a bigger garden room. I had a month off work owed to me so it all came to a head and I got digging etc. I put the old summer house on trolleys and pushed it out of the way and then to the other side of the property. Once the patio was layed, the kit of parts arrived.

In the UK we are limited to a certain size of out house before we need planning permission. There are other rules, such as where on your property you can or cant put it. Luckily we had researched this as we did get complaints.

So if you are in the UK bare in mind you cant go over 2.5m high. It must be 3mx 5m max in floor space too. More pics to come.