How to Build a Bar in Your Home
This article shows you how to build a bar at home including the bar top and of you are thinking of building a tiki bar or a wet bar this information is for you.
The perfect home bar can be the center piece of any house downstairs or in your patio outdoors where you can entertain your friends and be the pub landlord for the night. Most home bars or wet bars are built into the wall at home generally in a corner with a roof element as a pull up bar but many people are also building them into the basement of their home.
Planning your bar
It’s easy to build a bar but planning is key to all of this. You should make some plans of what you want yours to look like, if you have a bar top, a bar roof and how many people you want to sit on bar stools whilst you are serving drinks.
Behind the bar you’ll likely have a wet area to wash glasses and add water to liquor drinks such as whisky and make ice cubes. On the wall will be liquor bottles with measuring devices. You may also want to keep beer kegs seperately underneath the counter and have a refridgerator to store non alcoholic drinks.
Remember that the average bar is approximately 8-10 square feet so will take up a reasonable amount of space. You’ll need an area for you to access behind the bar and for people to sit on bar stools in front of the bar. Most people add their bars in a corner of a room but any place will suffice.
If you need some ideas there are plenty of free easy to build simple home bar plans online that will provide you with some creative thinking of what’s required and some basic instructions of what to do.
Construction
Constructing your bar may not be a DIY easy task so some friends may be required. You’ll need to think about the finish you want to achieve and complements you current home. Most bars are made from pine because it’s cheap to purchase and will last for years. It’s also very easy to clean which is something to consider with alchohol around.
1: Clear the space required for the bar area
2: Put in the plumbing for the wet area probably in the floor
3: Add in the electricity supply
4: Construct the front counter area
5: Construct the roof area if required.
6: Add in the liquor on the wall behind
7: Add the counter and refridgerator
8: Purchase your drinks
Completing your bar
Once everything is in place it’s time to decorate the area. Most people opt for a wood effect but you can easily paint it. Perhaps upmarket effect such as granite worktops and stainless steel appliances will go with your home decor?
People visiting you home will be delighted to be served by yourself so just ensure you have a varied stock of drinks and things to eat whilst you are serving.
Using your bar area
Get your friends and family around and ask them to bring along their favorite wine glass or beer mug so they can always use it when they are at your house. You can put them in a cabinet or hang the mugs under the roof of your bar.
Just enjoy the experience of the bar you have successfully built. Cheers !
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