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Enchanted Reef Bar in UK

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TIKIWAGON posted on 06/12/2022

We moved house about 1 1/2 years ago into a period style Ranch house which was a lot of work to get back to a 1960's look, One of the many attractions of the house was an almost full size basement which is fairly rare here in the UK, Until recently it has been a dumping room for junk form the move etc, It has now been emptied and is ready for the return of our Home bar we have had in our old House, Our old one was in use for about 20 yeears and took up our whole lounge and was named The Enchanted Reef, It will have the same name of course but Now it is Enchanted Reef 2!, My first job was to sort out Lighting for the ceiling, It had some old Fluorescant striplights and a textured plaster ceiling, So this all had to go,I put small Batten strips up and we run a lot of cable along them for our many lights to go up, Then with the help of a friend we have just put some ply sheets up to cover this and pull the cables through, Next stage will be Lauhala matting!, Hope fully more updates as progress is being made, The Bar in the picture is going to be recovered in Bamboo/Rattan but there as a mockup!P1360691 (/uploads/434/62a600ee02ca7.jpg)P1360681_LIP1360682P1360777P1360926P1360927P1360928P1360685

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GROG posted on 06/12/2022

Looking forward to seeing progress pics.

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TIKIWAGON posted on 06/12/2022

Thanks, Here are a couple of pics of our old bar/Lounge!1_tonemapped2_tonemappedDSC_0158DSC_0302

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tikiskip posted on 06/13/2022

great job! looks like a nice tiki bar ya got there.

Can you buy Havana club rum where you are?

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littlegiles posted on 06/13/2022

Looks great. Can't wait for updates.

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Prikli Pear posted on 06/13/2022

Wow! That's a lot of great space you have to work with! One of the fun things about working with a blank slate like that is how the space itself influences the final aesthetic. Of course, to get there is a lot of work and sweat equity which isn't always fun, but you've been through this before and I can't wait to see your final vision made real.

Hi Skip Yes Havana Club freely available, Even our supermarkets keep the popular ones

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tikiskip posted on 06/14/2022

Damn that would make this a great bar in my book. Have you had a Cuban Ginger, love that drink.

Always wanted to get a bottle of 25 year Havana Club but the guy who used to bring Havana Club back on his company plane for me passed away.

You had to order it and pick it up where he got booze as it was costly and they did not stock it $225.00?

Should start trading lights for booze.

Cuban Ginger

60 ml Havana Club Especial

20 ml Apple liqueur (Berentzen Apple liqueur)

120 ml Ginger Ale

Many Ice cubes

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TIKIWAGON posted on 06/14/2022

Hey that drink sounds good, I am willing to trade but the shipping to and from the US to UK is ridiculous nowadays

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Charlie Buddha posted on 06/14/2022

Looks like a good place to party.

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TIKIWAGON posted on 06/19/2022

Progress is being made, All the ply is up on the ceiling, covering the cables and ugly white stippling, Starting to take shapeP1370236P1370237P1370238P1370239

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littlegiles posted on 06/22/2022

That made a great change. :-) Keep that momentum going.

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TIKIWAGON posted on 06/23/2022

Thanks, I have been trial fitting some of our lights in place to get ideas for best placement, Once this is decided the Lauhala matting wil go up(Last time i used a contact adhesive and a few staples, About 20 years ago), Any better ideas out there now?(P1370328P1370329P1370330P1370331P1370332P1370333

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TIKIWAGON posted on 08/30/2022

After a long Covid Hiatus, we are back on track, here a few more picsP1370650P1370651P1370704P1370708P1370716

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tikiskip posted on 08/30/2022

Looks great!

NOW if you want while you can the Kahiki put starfish as a base for the lights on the ceiling as in the wire for the light went through the middle of the starfish on each hanging light.

Do not breath in starfish drill dust that stuff can be bad for you.

It looked really cool.

Good luck.

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tikiskip posted on 08/31/2022

See like this I did a few in my tiki bar. IMG_0119

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TIKIWAGON posted on 08/31/2022

Great idea Skip, I have some small round sections of Cork from old fishing nets i shall be using to cover some of my light cable ends, I Will post when done

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maulrat posted on 08/31/2022

This looking great so far. Nice work

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atomictonytiki posted on 08/31/2022

You going to stain that matting? It looks so fresh.

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TIKIWAGON posted on 09/01/2022

Yes that will be done soon

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tikiskip posted on 09/02/2022

"You going to stain that matting? It looks so fresh."

That will be a real pain to do that matting gets real drippy and the stain runs too. You gonna have a sore neck after that one.

Might want to stain some of that matting on the ground and see if that is a thing you really want to do.

Good luck.

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TIKIWAGON posted on 09/02/2022

A very good point and all the matting is now up on the ceiling!, Might try a few scraps and if okay i will probably do the walls as that stuff is from a different place and new, The ceiling stuff is from OA and was used in our old house, I mangaed to get it down and reuse it), The stuff on the walls is narrow 4' wide from Franks Cane and Rush

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TIKIWAGON posted on 09/15/2022

Finally got most of our lights fitted up and wired, Still a few more to go and a bit of adjusting here and there! All on a smart AP, so no more long extension cords spending ages turning them on and off [](Uploading P1370888.JPG…)P1370889P1370890P1370891P1370892P1370893P1370894P1370895

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maulrat posted on 09/15/2022

Looks stellar!

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GROG posted on 09/16/2022

Looking good. GROG like.

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TIKIWAGON posted on 09/29/2022

More progress made recently, We boxed in two areas that had pillars on them, One for a shadow box type frame and the TV, The 2nd for 2 3D pictures and a porthole, Stained and burned the wood cladding(this was leftover offcuts from our lounge ceiling!) I found an old Picture and used the frame which was cut down to fit over the TV and mounted to more cladding so that if i need access to the back of TV i can lift it off, The picture in the frame has been made slideable so when not in use you cant see the TV, just a picture, Next project will be covering this area in Tapa Cloth, so still some finishing off to do also i will probaly cut some rough edges on the cladding(not sure on that yet though) P1370900P1370909P1370910P1370911P1370912P1370914P1370921P1370922P1370923

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tikiskip posted on 09/29/2022

Lookin good.

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TIKIGIKI posted on 09/29/2022

Very imaginative idea for the TV! Well done! Just looking at your amazingly decorated previous bar, you must have an incredible amount of stuff packed away in boxes at the moment?

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TIKIWAGON posted on 09/30/2022

Yes so much stuff packed away, has been sat in boxes for about 2 years,cant wait to get them all out again

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W8N2Surf posted on 09/30/2022

Solid work!!!

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TIKIWAGON posted on 10/22/2022

Latest pics of recent work, Tapa cloth was put around the TV area, with the old picture frame installed around the TV, Cut up a ply insert for the centre of the TV and mounted some more Tapa on this(it slides out from the top for TV viewing), Did similar above with an old Bamboo frame and made a sunken shadow box and used some LED Tape lights on the edge, the frame just lifts off from the front to place stuff in there(just put a couple of bits temporarliy to see what it looks like, then on finishing the cupboards, I worked out my Monekyman LP frames fit over the cupboard doors so screwed them on from behind to cover themP1380052P1380053P1380054P1380056P1380057P1380085P1380086P1380087P1380103

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GROG posted on 10/25/2022

That's coming along nicely.

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maulrat posted on 10/25/2022

I’m digging this entire build! Curious to see more photos of the porthole as well. Looks very cool from what I can see.

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tikiskip posted on 10/25/2022

Looking good.

It looks like you did a test on Shellacking the Tapa and maybe the Shellac soaked in and did not look so good.

Just a guess, but if you coat all of the tapa with Elmers's glue just the top part you want to Shellac, then let that dry, then paint with the shellac it might be more what you are looking for.

The glue stops the shellac from soaking into the Tapa and it looks much better that way, it also helps to protect the tapa too.

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TIKIWAGON posted on 10/25/2022

Hey Skip thanks for the advice i will try that, Here is the finished porthole(will have to get some better pictures)P1380121P1380123P1380130

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TIKIWAGON posted on 11/05/2022

Latest Update,just doing the hall and stairs entrance area,( Fitting Tapa cloth to the ceiling was a challenge to say the least), Got on really well we used a nice roll of Matting from OA on the stair ceiling the put a Port and Straboard light on the entrance to the main bar and put up another homemade shelf (using old dried up,yucca leaves from the garden as the thatched top)in the hallP1380072P1380075P1380076P1380077P1380078P1380079P1380082P1380094P1380096P1380097P1380099

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TIKIGIKI posted on 11/06/2022

That huge tapa is (and looks!) amazing! Where did you score that?

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TIKIWAGON posted on 11/06/2022

It was from a swapmeet in California

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TIKIWAGON posted on 11/13/2022

Tha bar is now mocked up ready to take apart for flooring then finishing off and staining to age the bamboo etc, We had to extend it about 12" in the middle and fix a wall piece on left side, Next we put battens up for the glass shelves that will hold some of our Tiki MugsP1380305P1380380P1380381 P1380389

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TIKIWAGON posted on 11/27/2022

We assembled most of the room divider last week but have taken it apart again so i can lay the floor, at least it is easy now that all the hard work of getting bent and tapered bamboo poles to look straight!, It will have 9 Vintage Chinese Jade tiles put in the middle holes once it is all back together, We had to to put some battens on the floor and ceiling to slide the large poles on for strength as otherwise it is only held up on one wall, these will be covered by bamboo cut in half to cap them, Also got a small drop in sink fitted into tho the back corner of the bar, We dont have a water supply or waste so it will have a small 12 volt pump in a plastic container underneath and another one for dirty water, Then cut some bamboo for a cap on the front edge of the barP1380401P1380402P1380403P1380405P1380406P1380517P1380518P1380519P1380521

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Drawllimuk posted on 11/28/2022

It's looking great. Where did you get the matting from if you don't mind me asking? It's just seems expensive for a 2m x 2m piece from little grass shack. Brandon Thatchers seems the same?

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TIKIWAGON posted on 11/28/2022

I got some of the matting from the States quite awhile ago from Oceanic Arts before they shut and some from Frank's cane and rush, A lot was in our old bar in our previous house which i managed to save, It's almost impossible get here in the UK

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TIKIWAGON posted on 12/11/2022

Enchanted Reef Bar in UK Not so much done recently but finally got the floor down, We put some wood packers in the ends of the Bamboo poles and filled with expanding foam, then trimmed off so they can sit on the bar top to hold the thatched roofing, Laminated the bar top with some black formica(tried several 50's patterns and bright colours but black seemed to look best,and was very cheap!), Also finally painted the window frames which were a bright white which won't work in a Tiki barP1380523P1380529P1380530P1380531P1380532P1380553P1380555P1380556P1380557P1380558Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/434/63961c8def860.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=e0899e5496b9d66b72708cc4a606e232P1380560Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/434/63961c9783f49.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=2e08ed900be0adf34f84d63b9efe0070

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TIKIWAGON posted on 12/22/2022

Finally got our lovely Rattan set in place and the room divider set up with Jade tiles mocked up ready for rope fixing, Bar is back in place with thatching done, Most of the construction work is done at last(Apart from a suitable cover for the horrible white radiator) so at last we can start putting up pictures etc and filling the space P1380594Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/434/63a427244cf1a.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=0860638b40a590d40b897d870617f82cP1380595Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/434/63a42723a2103.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=921cd4329ab4fb1bf3509aa40862d7fcP1380596Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/434/63a427261febb.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=ab8f88b7bcdef51d5018face1565cb0aP1380597Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/434/63a4272595362.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=631a41973c3cf51785f7640dce1e4a0aP1380598Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/434/63a427270f04d.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=d353326273bb1e1b0cdc313f9c78af8dP1380599Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/434/63a4272800766.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=3a972e4c567a01b62fccfc84511ca0e1P1380600Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/434/63a42725cd900.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=8a8b04ca3ccc66c5247a5c68af755cbb P1380593Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/434/63a4273834c20.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=6e52076b535e3005bb5ca5e869e3d73a

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Otterdog posted on 01/23/2023

I love it! It really looks great!

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TIKIWAGON posted on 03/15/2023

Just realized i hadn't posted the progress for a long time, A lot more has been done, not far off finishing now! Radiator covers made, Mugs are starting to be unpacked(forgot how many we had!!) And finally starting to rope the Jade tiles properly! [](Uploading P1390161.JPG…)P1390162Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/434/6411ef4ad8b27.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=abea09b9e6c810fa7478abb51daa916b P1390184Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/434/6411ef64b41ee.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=4fb16b8d2f82d670cc478f9b7596944aP1390187Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/434/6411ef74085c5.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=d171a412adb6c3b2e218cb2215ec92a5P1390193Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/434/6411ef8d83f64.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=de2dfcf6aba25ab4f8bb79f027d92e98P1390194Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/434/6411ef8e0de30.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=01cba09c5992bc560431ace9aded9663P1390195Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/434/6411ef8f8ba88.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=1918290a4fa3d7669173fc14b14a886cP1390196Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/434/6411ef8f5ab1a.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=cad1ed8d0158e9c125845fa77d5e98b0P1390212Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/434/6411ef8e96227.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=0f2e97f98b3cb59bcf73d97774202274P1390604Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/434/6411ef92e4ae0.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=7ac94ea9449fed6f0932acc34f4fa8c9

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maulrat posted on 03/15/2023

Quite the mug collection. And an even more awesome tile collection! Looks great.

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GROG posted on 03/15/2023

That looks great.

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