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littlegiles
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Joined: Jun 08, 2003
Posts: 665
From: Lancaster, SC
|  Posted: 2014-03-30 6:44 pm Permalink
Love the latest changes! The black bamboo looks great up there.
- Dale
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Monkeyman
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Joined: Mar 04, 2003
Posts: 2385
From: Vista, CA
| Posted: 2014-03-30 8:09 pm Permalink
Glad the South Pacific Room Thread has come in handy for you. Things are looking great.
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hang10tiki
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Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 7054
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2014-03-30 9:38 pm Permalink
Outstanding...........
Jon
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SandraDee
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Joined: Mar 11, 2011
Posts: 929 | Posted: 2014-03-31 09:26 am Permalink
Your build is really beautiful. I love that water feature also.
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Longboard
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Joined: Sep 25, 2012
Posts: 165
From: Twain Harte, CA
| Posted: 2014-03-31 1:06 pm Permalink
MaukaHale,
When you going to post the rest of the ceiling project.
I really appreciate your showing us the step by steps.
Also, I'm stealing your outlet box extensions idea as well.
Keep up the good work!
-Longboard
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MaukaHale
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Joined: May 07, 2012
Posts: 735
From: The base of the Volcano
| Posted: 2014-04-01 3:52 pm Permalink
Thanks everyone for the comments! I still have a ways to go.
Longboard, I'm still finishing the supports but there is a chance I may hang the ceiling tomorrow (Wednesday). I need two other guys to help me since the width of the reed I'm using is 6 feet wide. It will be two sections. The room is 12 feet by 17 feet. I will use two strips running down each section and one strip covering the seem between the two. If I don't hang it Wednesday it will be next week.
The concept I'm using is from Monkeyman's "South Pacific Room." Here is the page that shows how he did it.
http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=35684&forum=20&start=15
One of the things I did was mix some Cherry Wood stain with Golden Oak stain. I did red spots to make the wood look a little more exotic than just a plain piece of Golden Oak.
If you look at Monkeyman's ceiling he overlapped the reed and used either 3 or 4 ft width sections.
Monkeyman has been extremely helpful in sharing his expertise.
This forum has been fantastic for gaining tips and ideas for tiki bar build outs. I have to thank Bamboo Ben for a post he did explain that scissors work best for cutting Lauhala matting. I saw where some people tried to use a razor blade with a straight edge, The scissors worked great.
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Longboard
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Joined: Sep 25, 2012
Posts: 165
From: Twain Harte, CA
| Posted: 2014-04-01 4:46 pm Permalink
Thanks, for the update, photo's and the link.
Looking forward to seeing yours done.
-Longboard
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MaukaHale
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Joined: May 07, 2012
Posts: 735
From: The base of the Volcano
| Posted: 2014-04-21 9:05 pm Permalink
I found the easiest way to get the reed fence to the ceiling was to first find the joist with a stud finder. I then predrilled the holes and attached the beams to the ceiling.
I then laid the beams on the floor with the screws attached and sticking up. I then laid the reed fence on top of the beams. With two people lifting the beams, with the fence on top, a third person screwed the beams to the ceiling.
Next a little paint on the old vents.
The holes cut,
Where the two fences came together I had to do some trimming before I could put up the center beam.
Next I added a new spot and reinstalled the existing one.
Here is the new ceiling:
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hiltiki
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Joined: Jun 10, 2004
Posts: 3899
From: Reseda, calif.
| Posted: 2014-04-21 10:39 pm Permalink
Your place looks great and the new ceiling makes your place look just perfect.
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littlegiles
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Joined: Jun 08, 2003
Posts: 665
From: Lancaster, SC
| Posted: 2014-04-22 06:15 am Permalink
Beautiful job on that ceiling! Love the finished look it gave the whole room.
- Dale
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Longboard
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Joined: Sep 25, 2012
Posts: 165
From: Twain Harte, CA
| Posted: 2014-04-22 10:28 am Permalink
Oh Yeah,
Ceiling came out great. Thanks for posting your step by step process.
-Longboard
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SandraDee
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 11, 2011
Posts: 929 | Posted: 2014-04-23 11:12 am Permalink
The lighting really is fantastic!
You have done such great work so far--I am loving the progress photos.
Can't wait to see what else you do!
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Big Kahuna
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Joined: Apr 11, 2007
Posts: 2482
From: SoMass
| Posted: 2014-04-24 08:30 am Permalink
Very innovative. The ceiling looks great.
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LoriLovesTiki
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Joined: Jul 03, 2011
Posts: 1279
From: NJ
| Posted: 2014-04-25 7:13 pm Permalink
I agree with everyone else - the ceiling came out great!
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MissClaireTiki
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Mar 11, 2014
Posts: 24 | Posted: 2014-04-26 7:39 pm Permalink
Your place has fantastic detail, really like the bamboo on the lower wall. Please keep posting new pictures
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