![]() ![]() ![]() You can price everything online beforehand to compare the best prices before you buy, figure the budget / final cost by looking up the items on your phone and browsing your local Lowe’s/Home Depot store websites. We’ve worked all that out for you, but please note you would need to adjust these plans IF you are setting your miniramp somewhere like on the grass outside instead of securing it in place to a solid platform like we did.īefore you hit the stores with your wallet, look over the list of materials and tools you’ll need ( includes dimensions, material type, and amount) before you actually go shopping to buy everything and price it & see if where you’re going it’s even in stock. We also trimmed down the last panel every layer we attached. ![]() Essentially, our plan was two 2’ tall x 8’wide transitions facing each other with 4 panels between two layers of plywood thick and one layer of Masonite for the skating surface. When we crafted our custom miniramp plan, we took the plan for a 2’x4’ quarter pipe transition frame build with coping, doubled the width to 8’ wide, adjusted the frame build by trimming the 2×4 lengths so the surface and frame would evenly overlap, calculated how many panels we’d need between the two transitions. You may need to adapt your own dimensions spending on your available location and space. Skate happy.ĭecide the location of where you wanted to put your ramp, then measure and calculate the dimensions to make sure the ramp will fit in the space.Īfter you make sure the size ramp would fit in your space, So all of this is FREE! Enjoy!īuild yourself a mini ramp. We’re here to pass it on & just spread the helpful cool stuff because we are skaters who wanna fellow skaters to be able to do the same, like build yourself your own ramp to skate, too. Helping skaters get to skate, do what you want with skating. We’re both so grateful we have these skills to even be able to do this and give to others this way. To be honest, Kyle & I did mull over the fact it’d be nice to be able to make money off our project and discussed the idea of selling our miniramp plans since it was our own, cost us $$$, time, energy (and a little blood) to put it together by hand, film, edit, produce the tutorial, write all this out, go through all the questions and answer them…but we just realized nah, we actually want to help people and serve our community. We answered all your questions about building our DIY mini ramp in this video! Be sure to give it a watch for any additional questions you may have, we probably covered it in that video! We also answered questions you gave us on our most recent video on “ How we built a DIY miniramp CHEAP“. The skating surface is masonite, with a wood frame + deck, and we build it on our porch so it’s covered and the base of the ramp is our porch floor. The miniramp dimensions are 2′ tall x 8 feet wide x 14’ 3” long. We did create these plans ourselves from scratch and work out the kinks for you along the way, our is still awesome and we skate it all the time. We made a straightforward video tutorial “How to make a mini ramp! ” showing you all the the steps outlined here in our plan… and we decided to share them with you for free. Once the city closed the public skatepark, we knew we’d still want to skate ramps, so we decided to take on our dream project: build a a mini ramp on our porch! We’re very grateful we were able to do it (silver lining to being stuck at home). Additionally, include sidewalk, building dimensions or information that would help our ADA Ramp Experts determine where your ramp would be best placed.Kyle & I built our own DIY miniramp together during COVID-19 quarantine this summer. Also include any obstacles such as trees, mounds, fences or flower beds. ![]() Include dimensions of building, sidewalk, steps, driveway or street. Here is an example of a simple overhead sketch ramp plan that we would need to of the area where you require ramp access. Total rise (slope) of yard/walkway/driveway (where ramp will be positioned) Do You Have A Screen Door?Ĭhoose The Picture Above That Best Describes The Swing of Your Screen Door.ĭ. (800) 876-RAMPĭownload ABC’s of Ramp Measurements (pdf)Ĭhoose The Picture Above That Best Describes The Swing of Your Front or Back Door. We are always happy to answer any questions you may have. If you would like assistance from our ADA Ramp Experts please don’t hesitate to call us toll-free at (800) 876-RAMP. It will help determine which ramp design and style will solve your specialized ramp access needs. Take a moment to study this ramp planning worksheet carefully. Free Ramp Plan On How to Design & Build A Ramp ![]()
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