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my bar top is about 44 inches high. I put casters on mine and deviated quite a bit from the original plans. I had a few people over for the superbowl and with the bar stools in place, it wasn’t noticeable at all. a couple of inches really doesn’t make a big difference.
My bar has an 8 inch overhang on the front and about 3 or 4 inches on the back side. I don’t have much storage space between the bartop and the countertop, but my countertop is almost two feet deep…so that makes up for it. I have plenty of room in the cabinet area for storage.
I was pressed for time when I did mine so I cut a few corners and left out a few details…I don’t regret it though. A shelf inside the cabinet and good organization is all you need. Besides, I don’t like clutter, so the less stuff on the counter, the better.
You can get a speed rail for the bar and that will add storage for bottles, you can hang a towel on the back of the bar, and get a caddy to hold straws, stirrers, napkins, etc…thats all you need.
Because I don’t have much of an overhang on the back of the bar top, and only about 5 inches of difference from counter to bar, I didn’t add a backsplash…that left me with a small gap which actually works out for me. If I want to have a blender, for instance, I put the blender on the counter and throw the cable through that gap and connect it inside the bar’s cabinet.
i saw that post but had to run and couldn’t answer…besides, I’ve only built one bar in my life (last week) so I may be completely off.
The counter height on my bar is approx 36 inches high. I feel that is the right height and it’s the same height as on kitchen counters.
Read through the entire plans (assuming you haven’t yet) and see if there is anything else that may go on top…When I used the plans, I used them solely as a guideline, and didn’t follow them to the T.
It is amazingly simple what you can do with the foundation of the plans you bought on this site, a notebook, a pencil, and a couple of hours.
A friend of mine at work told me to sit in the area where your bar will go and have the space talk to you…it sounds stupid, but when you start putting pencil to paper and you start imagining what your final product will look like, chances are you will take some information from the actual plans, but will likely modify most of it as you go.
This is from the point of view of a guy that has limited carpentry skills and can do basic math…it’s really not too tough.
I ramble…all this to say, go for 36 inches…you may have to modify a few things, but you will be happier with the result.
I just finished my bar on Friday. I purchased an Avanti kegerator. My advice would be to buy the kegerator first. Get the Co2 tank filled, get a full keg and pour yourself a tall one.
Take the measurements of the kegerator and adjust the dimension accordingly. I thought I was going to have my hands full with the construction of the bar. It turns out that as soon as I saw the method for building the base, and then the method for attaching the countertop and the bar top, I hardly looked at the actual plans.
I put my kegerator on the floor as a freestanding unit. The bar has a back panel that covers the back of the kegerator, but the kegerator stands alone on the floor independant of the bar itself.