Bar Build

I convinced SWMBO to let me convert our loft/office into a loft/bar. The loft is about 17 ft. wide and 10 ft. deep.

Suggestions/comments/criticisms on the remainder of the planning are gratefully accepted.

Bar Plans:

Here is an initial draft of the plans for the bar. Bear with me, I'm an economist, not an engineer. I put particular emphasis on ease of construction and keeping the keezer structurally independent of the bar.




Bar Materials:

All prices from Lowes.com. Links to Lowe's pages are proving difficult.

Bar top: 1 x 20" edge glued stain ready panels mounted on 3/4" plywood.

Sides: "Wavy" galvanized sheet metal roofing.

Keezer Plans:

I am going to follow this build quite closely with a few modifications. Thanks dahappycamper.

Because of how the bar top is going to be built (without a hinge in it), I am going to take the hinges off the top of the Keezer and remove the whole top when I want to go inside it.


Keezer Parts list:

GE 7.0 cu. ft. Chest Freezer ($199)
Subtotal: $199

Johnson Thermostat Controller ($59)
4 Keg Faucet Kit with Perlick 525's ($443)
5% Discount at kegcowboy.com (-$25)
Shipping ($14)
Subtotal: $490

8 corny kegs at $30 shipped.
Subtotal: $240

Keezer Parts Total: $929

Good Luck... Be awesome to come check it out in person when finished....

For me at least. I really like the stainless counter tops. I'm not sure what type of material you had in mind for the top.

Good Luck... Be awesome to come check it out in person when finished....

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Sounds good. Mid-may or so I think.

For me at least. I really like the stainless counter tops. I'm not sure what type of material you had in mind for the top.

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A stainless steel top would be great, but I don't think it's in the budget. SWMBO get's to pick all the cosmetic stuff as part of the compromise. She has picked out some galvanized sheet metal roofing for the sides however.

Your plans shows up as a big red "X" for me.

Interested in what you're going to do as my wife and I just bought a house and I've "claimed" the basement and already have a chest freezer!

Your plans shows up as a big red "X" for me.

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You should be able to look at them straight from my Dropbox here.

Pictures added and parts list updated. Shameless bump, that is.

Plans updated. Shortened up the keezer side of the bar to fit the space better.

ah, so here's where all the local tallahassee brewers are.

Yep. Kegged an Irish Stout yesterday to have something to drink when the bar was finished.

I moved to a new thread because it won't let me edit some of the old posts in this one and I am trying to keep the non-discussion portion of the thread easy to find.

The new thread is here:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/bar-build-again-326135/