Building a BBQ/Bar in my back yard.

[BRad704]

Hey BRad! Don't see you over here much.

I needed to cut down on my forum-cruising... I'm still around...

He doesn't like us any more.

Awww hush... this thread is what makes me check back to PF more often than anything...

looks brill a got a back garden if you wanna practise some more

Please allow me to translate from the Queen's English to US Redneck English...

Aww Hell Son, that looks real damn-nice... How bout I buy the beer and you can come over and build me one-a-em too

 

[Chris]

UPDATE: I did get a few things done yesterday, I started to replace my uprights with log but the second one wrecked my back something good, I've never had pain like that before so I guess I wont be doing much for the next few days. but here are a couple pics of what I got done. There is still sooo much work to do, it's hard having jeep projects and home projects at the same time.

 

[BRad704]

Looks really good with the new timber in there... and at least you don't have a real job keeping you away from your projects...

 

[Chris]

Real jobs are for losers.

 

[havasu]

I second that!

 

[Mr_David]

I like your log post. Looks nice.
I helped my cousin hand shave and install a bunch of untreated telephone poles when he built his house back in 2003.
The one in the middle inside is fake.

 

[Chris]

Those look great but how do you even get untreated telephone poles? I eventually want to add some log to the inside of my house but I have already done most of the upgrades in there so it will make it harder.

 

[Chris]

Hey an update, what do you think?

 

[havasu]

That is great looking. I have one question....I was considering using that stone on at least one wall in my bathroom remodel. Any thoughts on it?

 

[Chris]

You will be fine but I wouldn't use it in the shower there is too many nooks and cranies to hold water. Also dont buy the colored mortar at the Depot go to a brick yard and you will get the better kind. The stuff I used was stickier than any mortar I have ever used.

 

[havasu]

Thanks for the info. It would be placed in a dry area only, and just for that "man cave" feel. So, what is next on your agenda?

 

[Chris]

Today if I get off my *** I am gonna frame up and pour a slab to the left of the Bar about 6' x 10' but mixing 100 bags in a wheel barrel is not gonna be fun and it is not enough for a short load truck.

 

[havasu]

Time to go to Home Depot and picking up a few friends to assist you. "Yo Hablo Espanol?"

 

[Chris]

I forgot the freinds at depot, for some reason they want top dollar a ride to and from work and lunch. In that case its cheaper to just have my employees come over.

So I mixed an ***load of concrete yesterday. I finally got to broom it at 10 pm and that was still to soon. I also learned why the cheap brand is the cheap brand. It sucks. I will get some more pictures when I go out and strip the forms. So I think today I will float the rest of my counters for slate.

 

[Chris]

here is todays update. Floated the counters for tile and sunk in the cooler.

 

[Admin]

Wow, it's coming together.

 

[SlowDrip]

The slab seems to have turned out nice despite the crappy concrete. I don't envy you the headaches of working with it though.

 

[Chris]

The slab seems to have turned out nice despite the crappy concrete. I don't envy you the headaches of working with it though.

It took about twice the work as good concrete would have and I still dont like it 100%. That and some how my forms got a little off and it slopes just a tad more than I wanted but I think I am stuck with that now.

 

[havasu]

It looked so good in the pictures that until SlowDrip mentioned the bagged concrete, I assumed it was from a cement truck.

 

[Chris]

I am too cheap to pay a truck to come to my house. That slab cost me $140 bucks and a day of back breaking labor.

So I put some tile on the back portion of counter top.