We had tremendous fun designing and building these units. The design process started when our client was still busy building his home – we had our first site visit whilst they were pouring the concrete floors.
Initial Design
We decided to use 76 mm mild steel square tubing for the framework of the bar units to give it a bulky industrial feel. These were welded together outside of the workshop as there was simply not enough space (and too much flammables) in the workshop for welding and grinding.
Steelwork
Steelwork
After proper welds were made, a second cosmetic ‘industrial unfinished’ weld was made over the first, and flattened with a grinder. 50 mm braked castors were added on all corners to make the units mobile.
A custom wraparound footrest was manufactured from 50 mm X 2 mm
round tube.
Footrest
Inside the workshop we proceeded to laminate some slabs of magnificent Rhodesian Teak together. These were formed into two bar counters, 1.1 m and 2 m in length respectively.
Counter top
To secure the counter tops to the steel frame, 8 mm round head rivets were inserted all around the perimeter of the 50 mm X 5 mm angle iron cladding.
Industrial look via ground welds and metal rivets
For the bottom work tops, CR304 Stainless steel was used to form a brushed surface that will withstand any punishment thrown at it.
CR 304 Stainless steel work tops
Rhodesian Teak and Mild steel bar
Rhodesian Teak and Mild steel bar
Rhodesian Teak and Mild steel bar
The client wanted to add LED lighting to the underside of the bar, so special recesses were cut out to accommodate the electronics. The LED’s used are RGB spectrum and can thus be adjusted to suit the mood
To finish off the area a sturdy drawer was manufactured to fit underneath the built-in braai.
Braai laai
