Post #88762 by Sabina on Wed, Apr 28, 2004 4:26 PM

Yup- planning as full a restoration as possible. I'm not sure whether we'll try to restore the colors or leave it at plain wood- guess it'll depend what they are under all that, from the looks of 'em they could almost be telephone pole Tikis, though.

Perhaps we should pour sacrificial bottles of rum over them- hmmmmmmmmmm.

We're also not sure whether they'll actually fit into the relatively low basement ceiling yet- we haven't measured yet, or whether we'll have to do some drastic rebuilding of our house to keep them sheltered and safe.

For now, keeping them from destruction and stablizing them indoors is the priority.

I will post pictures of instalation and them in their new homes once we get there. Like Vern, we're looking at the engineering on them- but we have the additional problems of termite and water damage and the external coats of paint.

Again thanks everyone- glad the pictures reminded you of good Honolulu times and made people feel happy about the Tikis being saved. We were so afraid we wouldn't be able to get the down and they'd be destroyed!