Using Artificial Thatch for your tropical project will save you unnecessary maintenance.

How to Build your Own Tiki Bar - Tiki Hut Builder's guide

This step by step manual will guide you through the entire process!

Build your Own Tiki Bar

The First Step in building your tiki bar is deciding on the style, size and shape of your tiki bar. We truly believe that no tiki bar can be to small and never shall it be to big. You can build a square, rectangle or even a pentagon shaped tiki bar. Please view our photo gallery for some design ideas.

Secondly, you need to decide what type of materials to use, taking into consideration your location and year round temperatures. Visit our Wood Guide for Additional Helpful Hints.

Now that you've decided on the type of wood you'll construct your Tiki Bar or Hut out of - Will you need to worry about protecting it with a Polyurethane? We'll tell you - coming soon!

The Base - No matter what area or location a treated lumber seems to be the best bet.

The Skirting - Just about anything you choose as long as you apply a weather shield, should be good to go. Maybe use some bamboo strips, cedar or tongue and groove some cypress for a luxurious look and feel.

How to Build your Own Tiki Bar - Tiki Hut Builder's guide

The Bartop - Now this is where you have to use your better judgment, time and time again many use oak only to find out that no matter how many coats of spar urethane you use, it'll never be enough. Maybe consider cypress or the most durable of all Ceramic.

Lastly, The Thatch - Oh how we love the look and feel of authentic thatch; it's defiantly hard to resist, but it does have it's drawbacks. Authentic thatch has a life span of about 3 - 5 years in your southern states and only about a 1 -2 lifespan in your northern states - that's why we offer a wonderful product called Dura Thatch. Dura-Thatch is an artificial, synthetic thatch that comes with a 20 Year manufacturers warranty against loss of color or texture, it will not shed or crack and it is UV rated. Dura thatch materials are produced using a hi-tech polymer plastic which looks, sounds, and feels like realistic thatch leaves without all the mess and maintenance. View our Thatching Options Here.

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Palm Tree Store - Palm Tree Jewelry, Kitchen decor - napkin holders, placemats and dishes. How about some palm tree apparel.

Dolphin Merchandise - Dolphin Figurines, Candles, Lamps, pictures, beach towels, pictures and much, much more.

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Looking for the Specialty Tropic Stores, you've came to the right place. Tropical Oasis offers The following Specialty Stores: The Tiki Shop, where you can find tiki bars, tiki huts, tiki signs - Next, Visit the Palm Tree Store, where you'll find Lighted Palm Trees, Palm Tree Jewelry, even live Palm Trees - Followed by a wonderful Dolphin Boutique, that offers luxurious 24Kt. Gold Dolphin necklaces, earrings and a wide variety of Dolphin Decor. Feeling a little pink check out the Flamingo Products, if it has a Flamingo on it you'll find it. Looking for them Heavenly Sand Dollars, there's a store for them also - offering Gold and Silver Sand Dollar Jewelry. Do you know of an avid Lighthouse collector, our Lighthouse Shop is sure to offer something new. Possibly a Lighthouse Shower Curtain for your bath. Let's don't forget about them amazing flying seagulls, they offer plenty of merchandise for your personal pleasure. Maybe along the way you'll appreciate the gold and diamond starfish necklace. Lastly, you might just find yourself up close and personal with a Mermaid.

Whatever your fancy our Specialty Stores are sure to Please!