| Disclaimer: | | | | side so you canwheel it around easy. You could even |
| Building and riding ramps can be fun and rewarding; | | | | cut handles in the sides of the templates tocarry |
| however, caution should bepracticed with both. The | | | | your ramp easier. |
| author Brandon Cardone and any other contributors | | | | If you had your heart set on a ramp bigger and |
| to thisarticle are in no way, shape or form responsible | | | | unmovable, obviously you will needmore space. You |
| for any legal matters, injuries oreven death that may | | | | see, the idea here is that if you know where you are |
| occur as a result of the information and content in | | | | going to bebuilding your ramps, you can measure out |
| this article. | | | | the area and draw it on some graphpaper or even |
| The following chapter is one of five that can be | | | | some regular paper will work fine. |
| found in my skateboard rampbuilding guide "The | | | | Some Things to Considero Consider how easy it will |
| Beginner's Guide To Building Ramps," This 54 page | | | | be to get your materials to the construction site |
| guide canbe instantly downloaded in PDF format from | | | | If your spot is way out in the woods, you better |
| The skateboardramp building guide is filled with tons | | | | have some muscles because you willbe carrying a lot |
| of photos and easy to understandinstructions and | | | | of wood. This is when a wheel barrow comes in |
| illustrations, you will also find on my website, tons of | | | | handy.o Access to electricity |
| useful linksrelated to skateboard ramps, a ramp | | | | Power tools are your friends and building a ramp |
| building photo gallery, free skateboardwallpaper for | | | | without them is very hard, but notimpossible if you |
| your computer, a free skateboard screen saver, and | | | | are Amish. A generator or a bunch of extension |
| even up to theminute skateboarding RSS news | | | | cords might bethe way to go.o Neighbors and noise |
| feeds. | | | | Those nosey neighbors of yours already hate you |
| Introduction | | | | and are just waiting to ruin yourfun. Will they call the |
| So you want to build a skateboard ramp, maybe you | | | | cops when you?re having a session at 3:00 in the |
| are a parent and want to buildsomething for your kid. | | | | morning? |
| Maybe you have been skateboarding, riding BMX, or | | | | One solution to this problem is to fill the coping with |
| inlinefor a while and realize that you want more than | | | | concrete or sand and nail alayer of carpet to the |
| the few spots you get kicked out ofon a regular | | | | underside of your ramp.o Weather |
| basis. Whatever the reason, you?ve started in the | | | | Wood and bad weather don?t tend to agree with |
| right direction byreading this article. Building ramps is a | | | | each other over time. If you can findan area that is |
| productive learning experience, but themost | | | | protected from Mother Nature, then more power to |
| important thing is that it is fun and very rewarding if | | | | you. For the restof us, buying a good tarp is a really |
| it is done right. | | | | good investment. If you have the extra woodyou |
| Most people really don?t understand how to build | | | | could even build your own make shift canopy, this |
| skateboard ramps and end upgiving up before they | | | | way you can ride your rampeven if it?s raining. You |
| even give it a second thought. I have people all the | | | | may also want to consider building your ramp up of |
| time askme "How do you bend the wood like that?" | | | | theground on cinderblocks to keep the ramp high, dry |
| or "Where would you even begin buildingsomething | | | | and level.o Helpers |
| like that? "Questions like these are why I wrote this | | | | The more people you can find to help you build the |
| guide in the firstplace. I want people like you to know | | | | better off you will be.o Ask everyone you know |
| that it really isn?t that hard to build skateboardramps | | | | about available space |
| if you have the right knowledge under your belt. I | | | | Hey you never know, your sisters, boyfriends, dad |
| have been building rampswith my friend Mike Fitch | | | | might have an empty garage orempty lot of land |
| since I was like 12 years old and over the years and | | | | that they will sell you dirt-cheap.o Damage prone |
| plentyof trial and error, we have learned the art of | | | | areas |
| building skateboard ramps. I askedmyself if this kind | | | | Your trying to do a 360 flip pivot to fakie and oops, |
| of knowledge should be kept a secret, then I | | | | you just zipped out and yourboard is heading 100 |
| remembered all thefun I had growing up building my | | | | miles an hour towards your mom?s new car. You |
| own stuff to skate and all the friends I have | | | | should takenote of breakable objects around your |
| madeover the years. We even had the chance to | | | | ramps and make the necessary barriers toprevent |
| fulfill our dream of building an indoorskateboard park | | | | them from being damaged.o Zoning Laws |
| located in Johnson City, NY, East Coast Terminal as a | | | | You may be living in an area where it is the law to |
| way of givingback to the pastime that gave me | | | | get a building permit or you couldjust take your |
| direction and purpose in my life. I hope this | | | | chances and hope your local zoning board doesn?t |
| articlegives you that spark of inspiration that I found | | | | find out. You mayend up having to pay fines and tear |
| so many years ago. Who knows,there could be your | | | | down your new creation. Trust me it isn?t fun totake |
| own dream skate park lurking deep inside of you just | | | | something apart that you?ve put so much time and |
| waiting tobe built and for others to enjoy. I wish you | | | | effort into. |
| the best of luck in your quest and, mostimportantly, | | | | Remember, it is important that you build your ramps |
| have fun. | | | | on a flat or level surface. If youdon?t, your ramp will |
| Chapter 1 "Scope Out The Territory"o Before you | | | | not be as easy to build and ride. Once you have |
| start buildingo Some Things to considero After the | | | | decided on aspot to build your ramps, start by |
| site has been decided and inspected | | | | measuring the whole parameter of the space youare |
| Before you Start Building your Skateboard Ramp | | | | going to be working in. Measure out any obstructions |
| Before you get all gung ho and go down to your local | | | | that might get in the waywhen you are building, like a |
| lumber store to buy materialsand grab the tools out | | | | tree or a telephone pole, things like that. You |
| of the shed, there are some things you should think | | | | shouldalso observe the landscape to see if you will |
| aboutbefore you start building. For example, if all you | | | | have to level the area out or even buildyour ramp up |
| want is a slider box or a jumpramp, you shouldn?t | | | | off the ground on posts. By doing this you are saving |
| need a huge area to put your ramps. In this kind of a | | | | yourself a lot oftrouble down the road when you are |
| situation,an empty parking lot or your driveway will | | | | halfway through your project and realize youdon?t |
| work. Be creative, like screwing sometrucks and | | | | have enough room or your that one side of your |
| wheels from an old skateboard or roller skates to the | | | | ramp goes uphill. |