The piece

What you are building

Tiki bar plans for a backyard tiki bar you can build in a weekend. Three builds in one kit: a 6 ft tiki bar with a pitched roof, an 8 ft three-sided patio bar with no roof, and a matching 30 in bar stool. Easy numbered steps with one clear drawing for every step, so if you can put together flat-pack furniture, you can build this.

The builds: the 6 ft tiki bar has a smooth, solid 42 in bar top (glued-up 2x6 boards, sanded flat and sealed) with a 12 in overhang for stools, a 36 in back counter, and a pitched roof on four 4x4 posts, framed in wood and finished with an optional thatch roll or a corrugated panel. The 8 ft patio bar has three sides (a front bar and two wings), a smooth 42 in top with a stool overhang all around the outside, and no roof. The matching bar stool has a 30 in seat, also one smooth glued-up top. All three use ordinary 2x4, 2x6 and 4x4 outdoor lumber, with a 1x6 skirt. Every important part (joists, top boards, rails, beams, posts, stool seat) is checked against a stated load.

Who these plans are for

Home builders with a saw, a drill and a level who want a backyard bar without a woodworking degree, and who want a shopping list to hand to the lumberyard.

How the set works

Pick your build, read the PLEASE NOTE sheet, cut every piece from the lettered parts list, then follow the numbered steps: each step shows what you have built in grey and the new parts in orange, with the letters of the parts you need. Shopping list, hardware list, cut list and a weekend build estimate are included for each build.

Sheets inside

Choose your build, PLEASE NOTE, How to read the steps, Tools and hardware, then for each build: the build (sizes and drawings), parts and cut list, numbered steps, shopping list and strength checks, plus Pad and posts, Weekend planner, Finish and care, Build day checklist and Budget planner.