Bar build

[indianaroller]

I just built a house and now I need a bar. I thought I would use this forum to document my build and show off my ultra newbish construction skills.

Here is the area that I started with.

Base.

Anchored to the wall and floor.

Finished frame.

Thats all I have done now. I will post pics as I go along.

 

[eschatz]

Where are you at in Indiana?

Cant' wait to see some pics of the build!

 

[indianaroller]

Where are you at in Indiana?

Cant' wait to see some pics of the build!

I live in Goshen.

I have been very busy with other home projects and finally got around to putting some skin on the frame.

Left side will be shelving for glassware and such. The right side will be for wine bottles and stemware.

 

[ruffdeezy]

What are your plans for it? taps? etc? The space looks really good

 

[Loweface]

Glad you're willing to share. I love the bar build threads so consider me subscribed...

 

[vwdan]

I live in Goshen.

I have been very busy with other home projects and finally got around to putting some skin on the frame.
bar2 011 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Left side will be shelving for glassware and such. The right side will be for wine bottles and stemware.
bar2 012 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Oh cool, I live out in South Bend area. Bar looks great so far!

 

[indianaroller]

What are your plans for it? taps? etc? The space looks really good

Yes, I will have taps. You can see the beverage air in the background of one of the pics. I don't want to give any more away, you will just have to wait and see.

 

[Iechyd Da]

Looking good Indianaroller!

 

[joety]

Bump, keep 'em coming.

 

[JoshuaWhite5522]

Your bar looks like itis coming along nicely. I envy all you brewers out there who are afforded the chance to build a bar for your homebrew.

 

[Jester369]

All these bar build threads are making my keezer look woefully inadequate!

Looks great!!

 

[DubbelDach]

All these bar build threads are making my keezer look woefully inadequate!

Puhhhhhhhlease!!!! Nobody's buying that from you!

 

[cabot]

Looking great!! I'll be keeping my eye on this thread!

 

[indianaroller]

Update

Here are some pics of the finished paneling.

A shot with the workbench-O-rater.

Front

Back with both air lines, drain, power for the kegerator, and Pex water line.

I used 1/4" solid oak to hide the seams on the back of the bar

Next I will be putting up 1x6 solid oak for some decor and to hide the seams of the oak plywood.

 

[indianaroller]

Just finished sanding. I'm getting close!!!

Up next I will be cleaning up and then building the irish coffin box.

 

[Spunkmeyer]

Very nice. How dark of a stain are you going to do on the wood?

 

[indianaroller]

Very nice. How dark of a stain are you going to do on the wood?

I went with Varathane red oak stain.


This was taken minutes after I finished staining it. The stain is actually all the same color.

I used painters tape (3M brand) to tape the wall off which ended up not working out too well. The tape took off a lot of the paint and it some spots it took the paper off of the drywall.

Close up of the stain.

 

[hopdog]

Looks nice. Is that in your basement?

 

[Brewiz]

Looks awesome, I love how the grain stands out. Great Job!!!

 

[spitfire]

Looks great, nice work.

 

[illin8]

Very nice!!!

 

[Displaced MassHole]

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[khiddy]

Me likey. Very nice work!

 

[McDegga]

Beautiful work! I'm considering building a bar in my family room and this is very helpful and inspirational! Thanks!

 

[tokolosh]

Looks great! Where did you get the 1/4 inch oak?

Also, what are you going to use as the bar top? Wood, granite, stainless, copper....copper would be sweet.

 

[indianaroller]

Looks great! Where did you get the 1/4 inch oak?

Also, what are you going to use as the bar top? Wood, granite, stainless, copper....copper would be sweet.

I got the 1/4 oak from Lowes and the 1/4" vennered oak plywood from Menards. Oak for the bar top, copper would look sweet but then my hands would smell like pennies.

 

[Malticulous]

I really like it. I think I need to build a bar in my back yard, "Canroe's Cantina."

 

[indianaroller]

Update

Test fitting of the wine rack shelving. I will be adding more dividers so that I can store up to 18 bottles.

Irish coffin box in its raw form.

some stain.

This is what $40 at a CNC router will get you.

I will be gilding gold leaf into the letters later next week and I will paint the clover green.

 

[Ernie3]

Bump...........we want more pics

 

[homebrewer_99]

Very nice job.

Jester: We've seen your keezer decoration :rockin:you have nothing to be envious about his...