Who likes wood? Basement Bar Build

[Neopimp]

So I am very close to creating a bar in my basement.  Mostly DIY if I can at all help it. So I am curious if we have any carpenters/cabinet makers/avid woodworkers in the forum here.  Someone I can bounce ideas off of and call a mentor for a while.

Anyone?

 

[dale]

Re: Who likes wood?

i could definitely help,, and would be glad to.. and ive got most of the tools..

 

[davesolo29]

Re: Who likes wood?

Me too.  But the distance sucks.


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[Neopimp]

Re: Who likes wood?

Ya Kitchener is a bit far lol.


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[davesolo29]

Re: Who likes wood?

Too bad tho.  I've got everything u could possibly need.


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[Salty Cracker]

Re: Who likes wood?

I've built 5 bars, and wrote a column for a magazine on home bar construction


I will say this: make it comfortable, and be sure there's a tv behind the bar or nobody will ever use it. 

 

[sunnykita]

Re: Who likes wood?

nice bars Salty ! great photos !

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Re: Who likes wood?

That or build in in wall aquarium behind the bar lol.

 

[Poseidon]

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I think Dave has a tank begin his bar

 

[Neopimp]

Re: Who likes wood?

I have no doubts as to if I could build the actual bar part, plumb it all in, do the electrical.  All things I have done as single jobs before.  Throw them all into the same project and I start to run into what gets done first and such.  I have never done cabinets before.  I do not like diving into projects with out having it completely thought out, and I am not at that point yet lol.

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

Re: Who likes wood?

Outdoor bar and patio with tank inside and open glass where the tank glass is veiwbale from outside. On the patio.  Yu can just built a wood thingy with styrofoam insulation to cover that in the winter

 

[Neopimp]

Re: Who likes wood?

This is the are I am working with.

That back wall is 11ft wide and the ceiling is 7'8".  Window is about 42 from the wall and a little more than 42 from the floor.

For the back wall, Something like this but I may have to ditch the top shelf for a TV spot. But that is the general feel I am going for.

or this but htat is a 12ft ceiling.

The bar will wrap around under the window and then back across the opening following standard bar heights and stuff.  The piece of counter that runs under the window will be a kind of computer area. multi use area Actual Bar length will be approx. 8 ft.

Other details are that the floor in this area is tile on concrete floor.  On the ceiling there is a bulkhead for the ducting that drops the ceiling 9".  It actually works alright as far as creating a separation between the bar and the rest of the rec room.  I'll post some actual pictures later.

 

[Neopimp]

Re: Who likes wood?

and there is no plumbing in that part of the house   anyone ever used those sink drain pumps?

http://www.amazon.com/Liberty-Pumps-404-Residential-Drain/dp/B001DEOFLW

 

[Neopimp]

I've built 5 bars, and wrote a column for a magazine on home bar construction


I will say this: make it comfortable, and be sure there's a tv behind the bar or nobody will ever use it. 

I will take any information, plans or build pictures you have lying around and collecting dust.

I am going to use the Chicago Bar Rail and probably and up with a very similar looking bar just stained darker.  What size tv should I look at.  I have a 46 in plasma lieing around doing nothing but I have a feeling it will be too big for the space.

 

[Neopimp]

That or build in in wall aquarium behind the bar lol.

That's an Exterior wall... : )

 

[BIGSHOW]

Re: Who likes wood?

I think Dave has a tank begin his bar

I do, but my "bar" is nothing like Glens.  It is a POS in comparison.  To be honest I didn't plan it out as best as I should have and money was tight at the time of the renovation. 

I still can't find some decent bar stools for a reasonable price.  Not to take the thread off topic, but I am sure Neo will need some stools as well.

Glen, where do you buy your stools from?

 

[Neopimp]

I will |I do plan to sit at the bar

 

[Neopimp]

First question.... Electrical.

I plan on 1 Fridge or Wine Cooler.... and One Kegerator.

Can I put those both on a standard 15Amp cct or do they want them separated or just up size to 20Amp

 

[Salty Cracker]

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I think Dave has a tank begin his bar

I do, but my "bar" is nothing like Glens.  It is a POS in comparison.  To be honest I didn't plan it out as best as I should have and money was tight at the time of the renovation. 

I still can't find some decent bar stools for a reasonable price.  Not to take the thread off topic, but I am sure Neo will need some stools as well.

Glen, where do you buy your stools from?
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Stools are the most $$$ I spent.  I bought them from 'table and chair' company, and ended up hating them, so I had a guy over by sealife modify them for me, but he charged 2x what he quoted, so those things are almost $400 apiece (!!!).  That's insane.
Stools are the most expensive thing in the bar lol. 

 

[Salty Cracker]

First question.... Electrical.

I plan on 1 Fridge or Wine Cooler.... and One Kegerator.

Can I put those both on a standard 15Amp cct or do they want them separated or just up size to 20Amp

Talk to reefhero, he was over checking mine out. Always get an electrician to check it out if possible, I always did when someone else was paying the tab but at home I ran out of breaker space so I have a big strain on the system when I have a lot of people over (the fog machine alone must take 15A).  A 100A pony panel would be my ideal choice...able to turn off things easily as you leave the room.  As it is, I have to run all over the place at night. 

Oh and heated floor.  Nothing better than heated floor in a bar