| Disclaimer: | | | | ramp easier. |
| Building and riding ramps can be fun and | | | | If you had your heart set on a ramp bigger and |
| rewarding; however, caution should be practiced | | | | unmovable, obviously youwill need more space. |
| with both. The author Brandon Cardone and any | | | | You see, the idea here is that if you know |
| other contributors to this article are in no way, | | | | whereyou are going to be building your ramps, |
| shape or form responsible for any legal matters, | | | | you can measure out the areaand draw it on |
| injuries or even death that may occur as a result | | | | some graph paper or even some regular paper |
| of the information and content in this article. | | | | will workfine. |
| The following chapter is one of five that can be | | | | |
| found in my skateboard ramp building guide "The | | | | Some Things to Consider |
| Beginner's Guide To Building Ramps," This 54 page | | | | - Consider how easyit will be to get your |
| guide can be instantly downloaded in PDF format | | | | materials to the constructionsite |
| from The skateboard ramp building guide is filled | | | | If your spot is way out in the woods, you |
| with tons of photos and easy to understand | | | | betterhavesome muscles because you will be |
| instructions and illustrations, you will also find on | | | | carrying a lot of wood. This is when awheel |
| my website, tons of useful links related to | | | | barrow comes in handy. |
| skateboard ramps, a ramp building photo gallery, | | | | - Access toelectricity |
| free skateboard wallpaper for your computer, a | | | | Power tools are your friends and building a |
| free skateboard screen saver, and even up to | | | | rampwithoutthem is very hard, but not impossible |
| the minute skateboarding | | | | if you are Amish. A generator ora bunch of |
| RSS news feeds. | | | | extension cords might be the way to go. |
| Introduction | | | | - Neighbors andnoise |
| So you want to build a skateboard ramp, maybe | | | | Those nosey neighbors of yours already hate you |
| you are a parent and want to build something for | | | | andarejust waiting to ruin your fun. Will they call |
| your kid. Maybe you have been skateboarding, | | | | the cops when you?rehaving a session at 3:00 in |
| riding BMX, or inline for a while and realize that | | | | the morning? One solution to this problemis to fill |
| you want more than the few spots you get | | | | the coping with concrete or sand and nail a layer |
| kicked out of on a regular basis. Whatever the | | | | of carpetto the underside of your ramp. |
| reason, you?ve started in the right direction by | | | | - Weather |
| reading this article. Building ramps is a productive | | | | Wood and bad weather don?t tend to agree with |
| learning experience, but the most important thing | | | | eachotherover time. If you can find an area that |
| is that it is fun and very rewarding if it is done | | | | is protected from Mother |
| right. | | | | Nature, then more power to you. For the rest of |
| Most people really don?t understand how to build | | | | us, buying a good tarpis a really good investment. |
| skateboard ramps and end up giving up before | | | | If you have the extra wood you could evenbuild |
| they even give it a second thought. I have people | | | | your own make shift canopy, this way you can |
| all the time ask me "How do you bend the wood | | | | ride your ramp evenif it?s raining. You may also |
| like that?" or "Where would you even begin | | | | want to consider building your ramp up ofthe |
| building something like that? "Questions like these | | | | ground on cinderblocks to keep the ramp high, |
| are why I wrote this guide in the first place. I | | | | dry and level. /> |
| want people like you to know that it really isn?t | | | | - Helpers |
| that hard to build skateboard ramps if you have | | | | The more people you can find to help you build |
| the right knowledge under your belt. I have been | | | | thebetter off you will be. |
| building ramps with my friend Mike Fitch since I | | | | - Ask everyone youknow about availablespace |
| was like 12 years old and over the years and | | | | Hey you never know, your sisters, boyfriends, |
| plenty of trial and error, we have learned the art | | | | dadmighthave an empty garage or empty lot of |
| of building skateboard ramps. I asked myself if | | | | land that they will sell youdirt-cheap. |
| this kind of knowledge should be kept a secret, | | | | - Damage proneareas |
| then I remembered all the fun I had growing up | | | | Your trying to do a 360 flip pivot to fakie and |
| building my own stuff to skate and all the friends | | | | oops,youjust zipped out and your board is heading |
| I have made over the years. We even had the | | | | 100 miles an hour towardsyour mom?s new car. |
| chance to fulfill our dream of building an indoor | | | | You should take note of breakable objects |
| skateboard park located in Johnson City, NY, East | | | | aroundyour ramps and make the necessary |
| Coast Terminal as a way of giving back to the | | | | barriers to prevent them from beingdamaged. |
| pastime that gave me direction and purpose in | | | | - Zoning |
| my life. I hope this article gives you that spark of | | | | Laws |
| inspiration that I found so many years ago. Who | | | | You may be living in an area where it is the law |
| knows, there could be your own dream skate | | | | toget abuilding permit or you could just take your |
| park lurking deep inside of you just waiting to be | | | | chances and hope your localzoning board doesn?t |
| built and for others to enjoy. I wish you the best | | | | find out. You may end up having to pay fines |
| of luck in your quest and, most importantly, have | | | | andtear down your new creation. Trust me it |
| fun. | | | | isn?t fun to take somethingapart that you?ve put |
| Chapter 1 "Scope Out The | | | | so much time and effort into. |
| Territory" | | | | |
| - Before you startbuilding | | | | After the site has been decided andinspected |
| - Some Things to consider | | | | Remember, it is important that you build your |
| - After the site has been decided and inspected | | | | ramps on a flat or levelsurface. If you don?t, your |
| Before you Start Building your Skateboard | | | | ramp will not be as easy to build and ride. |
| Ramp | | | | Once you have decided on a spot to build your |
| Before you get all gung ho and go down to your | | | | ramps, start by measuringthe whole parameter |
| local lumber store tobuy materials and grab the | | | | of the space you are going to be working in. |
| tools out of the shed, there are some thingsyou | | | | Measure out any obstructions that might get in |
| should think about before you start building. For | | | | the way when you arebuilding, like a tree or a |
| example, if allyou want is a slider box or a jump | | | | telephone pole, things like that. You shouldalso |
| ramp, you shouldn?t need a huge areato put your | | | | observe the landscape to see if you will have to |
| ramps. In this kind of a situation, an empty | | | | level the areaout or even build your ramp up off |
| parking lot oryour driveway will work. Be creative, | | | | the ground on posts. By doing thisyou are saving |
| like screwing some trucks andwheels from an old | | | | yourself a lot of trouble down the road when you |
| skateboard or roller skates to the side so you | | | | arehalfway through your project and realize you |
| canwheel it around easy. You could even cut | | | | don?t have enough room oryour that one side of |
| handles in the sides of thetemplates to carry your | | | | your ramp goes uphill. |