Building your own garden bar

If you want a garden centrepiece to enjoy on those long summer nights, it’s hard to look past a garden bar. This can give you a place to gather around with family and friends, complete with drinks storage and space to prepare food. You can either hire a professional to sort this for you, or you could turn it into a DIY passion project and build it yourself. Below, we explore how you can build your own garden bar. 

Planning

Planning is essential when you’re building your own garden bar. For a start, you’ll need to identify the right site in your garden. This should be somewhere level with good ground conditions away from overhanging trees. From there, you should consider what you want from your garden bar. For instance, if you’re looking for a shady spot in summer, you should place it in the garden accordingly. You should also leave space around your bar for easy access. 

Interior

One of the popular ways to create a garden bar is by converting your garden shed. This can allow you to have a shielded bar that’s capable of dealing with the elements. If you do decide to convert your shed, lining the walls can improve its appearance. Plasterboard is an easy and cost-effective choice that can insulate your bar, while also allowing you to add different fixtures and fittings. 

Electrics 

Adding electrics to your garden bar can offer you another layer of comfort and practicality. Electrics can allow you to add lights and heating to your bar, making it accessible all year round. Meanwhile, electrics can also enable the addition of sockets to the bar, allowing you to set up plenty of gadgets in the room. Keg chillers, robotic bartenders and cafetieres can all take your bar to the next level. 

Decking

You’ll also need to consider the decking that you’ll build your bar on. This can provide you with a stable surface to place your bar on, and if you extend the decking it can give you room to set up bar stools, garden furniture and other accessories that you want to have next to your bar. As such, decking can provide you with extra space – especially if you add a parasol to keep everyone under shade during hot summer days. However, decking can be difficult to build properly, so you might need to consult with professionals to ensure the job is carried out correctly. 

A garden bar can take your garden to the next level. And by following the guide above, you should be all set to enjoy a wonderful bar and seating area to relax in with your family and friends.