Building A Bar In My Basement

[acoustix]

Cool. I found a website that has a trim called Chicago Bar Trim. I think I am going to use that where I don't have the padded rail.

[Elevens]

Put a pourable clear epoxy on the top.

[1fog]

JUst make sure that your basement will have entertainment features other than the bar (big screen tv, comfy couches, pool table etc...). Otherwise the bar will never get used, except for making drinks and bring them upstairs.

[Empty_House]

I hereby offer my services as a depressed drunkard that you can cheer up.

[acoustix]

Not a problem. Have TV, poker table, bumper pool table, and dart board. The basement also walks out into the backyard where I will be digging horseshoe pits later in the summer.

[acoustix]

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I hereby offer my services as a depressed drunkard that you can cheer up.

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NORM!!!!!!!

[acoustix]

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I was thining of building a bar myself and really wanted a marble top (the bar is not in the basement - it is the dining room so should be nice). I heard though that marble can stain quite easily and needed to be treated to avoid this.

My question is how reliable is this sealer they will treat the marble with? Will I find a stain in 6 months and then learn that you have to reseal the sucker regularly or something?

GL on building your own bar, I wish I had the skills/motivation to do this myself.

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JD- sorry I missed this post in the shuffle. Ordinarily I would say don't do marble because of the cost, but if your heart is set on it, I would get a regular marble countertop from Home Depot or Lowes. Most of them come pre-treated to prevent staining and you can get them cut-to-suit.

[jackdaniels]

Thanks, I appreciate the advice.

My concern was primarily with the durability of the treatment they put on the marble. However, if Home Depot is willing to sell treated marble for use ina wet area (bar for example), then I am sure they can treat it in such a way as to prevent the water damage I had been warned about.

BTW - the idea to put a map on the countertop and cover it with clear coat is awesome!

[daPlayboy]

Sounds cool.

[samjjones]

Yeah, this is a cool project. I wish I could do this, but the only thing I've ever built was a 4x8 hold'em table. I'd love to be able to build a bar for my basement.