| Well you have finished building your shed and it's a | | | | covered with a minimum of 3/4" plywood, and use |
| proud moment to stand back and admire your | | | | pressure treated if you can, and if not then paint it |
| creation, we all do it. As for me I admire things for at | | | | first and assemble when it is dry. |
| least a week that I built, especially if it is a hit. But | | | | A good idea once you have completed your ramp |
| now your shed needs a D.I.Y. ramp to complete the | | | | would be to install a rubber mat with 1/2 inch deep |
| picture and building your own ramp can be just as | | | | holes like you see on the front entrance of peoples |
| functional as buying a factory made steel ramp, | | | | homes for wiping their shoes, you could buy 3 or 4 |
| which is expensive and it will look better to, but it | | | | and secure them to the ramp making it so much |
| must be done properly. | | | | safer in any weather. |
| Your ramp should drop 1 inch for every vertical foot | | | | If you have to drive any type of machinery into your |
| of incline for two reasons, safety and practicality, if | | | | shed then of coarse you will need a D.I.Y. ramp and if |
| the slope is too steep then the danger of slipping is a | | | | it is properly built your knees will benefit, and safety |
| major factor and also if it is too steep then certain | | | | and practicality will have been served and your |
| things such as riding lawn mower blades will bottom | | | | efforts will have only added to the function of your |
| out at the top of the ramp causing damage to the | | | | nice new shed which you can stand back and admire |
| ramp and lawn mower, plus pushing things up a steep | | | | some more. |
| ramp is a lot harder than a gentle incline. | | | | D.I.Y. sheds are great benefit to your property |
| Your ramp also needs a gentle slope because algae, | | | | increasing your property value by thousands of |
| rain, snow, and ice are very dangerous when you | | | | dollars if well built and decorated nicely. If you click on |
| walk on it and if it is too steep well I don't have to | | | | the link above I can show you a book with over |
| tell you what can happen, your D.I.Y. ramp should also | | | | 12,000 home woodworking blueprints for a very |
| be sturdy enough to handle heavy loads, and you | | | | affordable price to help you with future projects |
| should be using 2x6 lumber with 12 inch spacing, | | | | even ramps. |