Build Tiki Bar Roof

Build your thatch roof.

Build tiki bar roof.

Cost skill level start to finish 2 days. Build the rafters for the bar using 2 4 lumber. Build a backyard tiki bar step by step plans. Tiki shack importer specializes in providing commercial grade tiki hut and tiki bar building materials for homes and businesses alike.

Pick and choose from the following steps depending on your desires and skill level. But you could also build a deck a frame to hang things from and the classic thatched roof if desired. We build a tiki bar using recycled pallet wood to add to our off grid cabin site in the forest. Securing roof to tiki bar base.

From thatched roofing comprised of palm leaf thatch to authentic bamboo poles for building a thatched roof to bamboo slats for walls and bar trimming and palapa thatch umbrellas for overhead. Once the structure of the roof is ready it s time to attach the thatch roofing. Building the roof for a tiki bar. Alternatively you can mark the cut lines and then get the job done with a saw.

Do not cut corners with the roof as it can make or break the appearance of the bar. For the first part of the building process we break the palle. Lift the assembled roof structure on to bar structure and use lag bolts to secure at all points of contact. I purchased a 20 foot roll of thatch for 100 from a specialty bamboo store that was a 30 minute drive from my house.

It s important to secure your roof in place before adding the thatch as it would be difficult and too heavy to lift into place afterward. This step can be done at any point in the build however this is when i chose to do it. This tiki bar uses rusted tin roofing from an old barn. Cut one end of the rafters at 60 degrees by making 30 degree cuts with a miter saw.

First lift the roof structure into place and secure it on all four corners of the bar. However thatched palm leaves can be used instead for a more authentic.