I built myself a Tiki Hut

Ron-P
Ron-P Posts: 8,516
edited May 2011 in The Clubhouse
I'm just about finished. All that's left is a bit of staining, waterproofing and seeding between all the stones, and maybe a bit more decor.

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Ron dislikes a film = go out and buy it.
Ron loves a film = don't even rent.
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  • tom t
    tom t Posts: 543
    edited April 2009
    very nice there. i could see me sitting there having a nice cigar every night
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,516
    edited April 2009
    Thanks!

    Ale's, Cigars, and lounging, the three main reasons I built it.
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    Ron dislikes a film = go out and buy it.
    Ron loves a film = don't even rent.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited April 2009
    Very nice, looks great!
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited April 2009
    Looks Great :)

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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited April 2009
    But how does it sound?



    J/K very nice backyard retreat from the hustle and bustle:)
    Congrats and enjoy.
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited April 2009
    Nice! Very Nice! I got to build one myself. I suggest you install a nice pair of outdoor (Polk Atrium) speakers installed there and wire up. How nice it would feel to sit there and sipping coconut juice from fresh coconuts while listening to really soothing music.
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited April 2009
    Very cool relaxing spot....the stone walkway leading to it is what really made it first class.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited April 2009
    Very nice! Love the stone walkway. I 2nd the vote for a set of Atriums out there. Very cool!
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,516
    edited April 2009
    Thanks everyone!!!

    megasat16 wrote: »
    Nice! Very Nice! I got to build one myself. I suggest you install a nice pair of outdoor (Polk Atrium) speakers installed there and wire up. How nice it would feel to sit there and sipping coconut juice from fresh coconuts while listening to really soothing music.

    I already have'em. There's a pair mounted up under the eves of the house, fills the entire backyard with music.
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    Ron dislikes a film = go out and buy it.
    Ron loves a film = don't even rent.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,769
    edited April 2009
    That is very nice, and I can imagine it'll be excellent in CA climes.
    If I had something like that here in central MA, we'd be offering ourselves as human sacrifices to the mosquito gods if we tried to sit in it, say, around dusk in midsummer.
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  • POIDOG
    POIDOG Posts: 391
    edited April 2009
    Cowabunga! Wki-Wiki
    Me like :D
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  • BigMac
    BigMac Posts: 849
    edited April 2009
    That looks very nice. Crongrats on a job well done. Enjoy.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited April 2009
    ben62670 wrote: »
    But how does it sound?



    J/K very nice backyard retreat from the hustle and bustle:)
    Congrats and enjoy.
    Ben

    no doubt. looks hot ron! but concerning "how does it sound?"... i'd imagine hail might be a nuisance hitting that galvanized rooftop. no?

    upon further review, you made a bunch of trellisis? that are not too far spaced apart. pretty stout. prolly not too loud when hit by hail nor will it act like a tuning fork of sorts.

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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,068
    edited April 2009
    Beautifull job!!!! Where's the outdoor speakers?????
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  • jgido759
    jgido759 Posts: 572
    edited April 2009
    Very nice, Ron.

    Any thought about possibly adding decorative bamboo or maybe some grass/thatch for the roof?
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited April 2009
    Outdoor speakers would be useless unless they were playing the mating calls of African animals, and sea creatures. The idea of an escape is to get away. Chickens would be a nice addition to your yard.
    Ben
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited April 2009
    jgido759 wrote: »
    Very nice, Ron.

    Any thought about possibly adding decorative bamboo or maybe some grass/thatch for the roof?

    palm tree palms. and may i suggest a nice ornamental hummingbird feeder? couple of bamboo tiki torches are a MUST! love to sip some brews with ya over there ron. lookin' good.

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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited April 2009
    ....Totally Awesome !!!!! Was an Artichoke in my past lifetime.

    ...Relax and hear the MUSIC of NATURE.

    ....Then PLUGin ..... Turn ON .....and .... DroP ouT !!!!
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  • Ender
    Ender Posts: 603
    edited April 2009
    Wow. That's awesome, spaceman.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited April 2009
    Nice job Ron, that is schweet.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,516
    edited April 2009
    BIZILL wrote: »
    no doubt. looks hot ron! but concerning "how does it sound?"... i'd imagine hail might be a nuisance hitting that galvanized rooftop. no?

    upon further review, you made a bunch of trellisis? that are not too far spaced apart. pretty stout. prolly not too loud when hit by hail nor will it act like a tuning fork of sorts.

    Ha Ha, in my life time here in Surf City, CA. I've maybe seen hail three times. It's really nothing I ever need to be concerned with.

    pearsall001 wrote: »
    Beautifull job!!!! Where's the outdoor speakers?????
    There under the eve of the house on the other side of the yard, but they work great. I also have a pair in the back planter behind the hut, there just not wired up yet. I'll have surround sound in the backyard shortly.

    ben62670 wrote: »
    Outdoor speakers would be useless unless they were playing the mating calls of African animals, and sea creatures. The idea of an escape is to get away. Chickens would be a nice addition to your yard.
    Ben
    I have about 8 different nature CD's exactly for that, just sounds of nature in all it's glory...sans the chickens. :)

    jgido759 wrote: »
    Very nice, Ron.

    Any thought about possibly adding decorative bamboo or maybe some grass/thatch for the roof?
    I have bamboo sticks in the garage ready to go, just not sure where there going just yet.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited April 2009
    Nice work. I like the backyard, very nice greenery. Looks real comfy.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,190
    edited April 2009
    Ron,
    your back yard is beautiful. Very very nice man. I would have rock speakers in the gardens for better coverage and lower volume. You could pull that off well there.

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  • Hillbilly61
    Hillbilly61 Posts: 702
    edited April 2009
    Very, very cool!

    ben62670 wrote: »
    Chickens would be a nice addition to your yard.
    Ben

    Chickens originate from southeast asia and would, indeed, fit in. A couple of ornimental bantams work just right for a SE Asia look! :p
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited April 2009
    May be more like Hawaiian Look! :D
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,335
    edited April 2009
    Outstanding living space! How about a little running water somewhere for ambience? A wall fountain would be cool!
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  • CaligulaPolk
    CaligulaPolk Posts: 1,650
    edited April 2009
    really nice bar... havfe fun many many parties in it and be safe ! :D Enjoy the ales.
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,899
    edited April 2009
    Where's the straw and bamboo? :confused:

    ;)
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,516
    edited April 2009
    The straw (or dead palm frans) cover the top of my tool shed. I didn't want too much of that and I REALLY like the galvanized roof look. The bamboo is in the garage, just not sure where it's going yet.



    schwarcw wrote: »
    Outstanding living space! How about a little running water somewhere for ambience? A wall fountain would be cool!
    It's coming, eventually. I would love a water fountain, or water fall, just not sure what or where I'd put it yet, but it's in the plans.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited April 2009
    Nice!
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