Warthogrugby
Well-Known Member
Hello All,
I undertook a serious bar building project that I thought I would share with you all. I spent a ton of time checking forums for ideas for construction and what not that I thought that I needed the reciprocate with a thread of my own.
(For some reason the pictures are not loading in line from OneDrive, so they are in order below from the description...)
First, here is what I was starting out with in terms of space 1) Window recess with shelving and makeshift laminate counter. 2) Garage corner with the current Kegerator (going to transition to a ferm chamber)
3 )Next, I moved the future ferm chamber over to where it plans to live and cleared out the space.
I then modeled out the first design in SolidWorks to gauge my build of materials and necessary supplies to get a rough idea for lumber cost.
Once the Wife and baby left for a week vacation I took the opportunity to jump all in at the project. 5) I marked out the floor with what I had modeled with tape (Blue is the frame and Green is the counter). 6) After discussing the layout with the neighbors, I tore everything up and repositioned the design.
7) I started with the bar counter framing with 2x6s. The planed height is 42 inches.
8) I then framed in the lower work counter where the Pico is going to live.
9) One of my neighbors had access to a ton of free pallets. I was originally thinking of using sanded veneer plywood, but at $45ish a sheet it would get expensive really fast... The pallet wood saved a solid $250 and added a lot of character. We got the boards off using a sawzall and it worked great.
10) We faced the front of the bar with the pallet wood
I undertook a serious bar building project that I thought I would share with you all. I spent a ton of time checking forums for ideas for construction and what not that I thought that I needed the reciprocate with a thread of my own.
(For some reason the pictures are not loading in line from OneDrive, so they are in order below from the description...)
First, here is what I was starting out with in terms of space 1) Window recess with shelving and makeshift laminate counter. 2) Garage corner with the current Kegerator (going to transition to a ferm chamber)
3 )Next, I moved the future ferm chamber over to where it plans to live and cleared out the space.
I then modeled out the first design in SolidWorks to gauge my build of materials and necessary supplies to get a rough idea for lumber cost.
Once the Wife and baby left for a week vacation I took the opportunity to jump all in at the project. 5) I marked out the floor with what I had modeled with tape (Blue is the frame and Green is the counter). 6) After discussing the layout with the neighbors, I tore everything up and repositioned the design.
7) I started with the bar counter framing with 2x6s. The planed height is 42 inches.
8) I then framed in the lower work counter where the Pico is going to live.
9) One of my neighbors had access to a ton of free pallets. I was originally thinking of using sanded veneer plywood, but at $45ish a sheet it would get expensive really fast... The pallet wood saved a solid $250 and added a lot of character. We got the boards off using a sawzall and it worked great.
10) We faced the front of the bar with the pallet wood
