![]() It's enough room to skate but you're going to wish it was wider once you progress into slides, grinds and ollies above the coping. I would suggest 8 feet wide is the absolute minimum width for a 4 foot high mini. The first video is by and shows how to build an 8 foot wide mini ramp. Consider some kind of privacy screen if this can't be avoided.) Plus it usually sits below fence height (Tip: try not to locate your ramp near any back fence that going to disrupt your neighbors privacy. This height of ramp is great for a backyard because it's a good size for beginners to learn and still a lot of fun for even the most advanced skaters. I came across two fairly old videos that show how to build 4 foot high mini ramps properly. this post is as much for me (reminiscing) as for anyone else contemplating building a mini ramp in their backyard. We didn't stop being friends but it was the ramp that brought us together.Īt this point I have to say this post is not sponsored. When I eventually had to pull down my mini ramp, our group gradually drifted apart. and make no mistake, it is the ramp that's bringing you all together. Ultimately a backyard ramp is a great place for you and your extended group of skate friends to hang out and share a common love of skateboarding. That doesn't seem to happen in today's public skateparks. Back in the day, even at skateparks, if you were on any kind of mini ramp there seemed to be an unwritten rule that you look out for anyone wanting to skate it, and make sure they got a fair turn - people rarely monopolized the ramp for themselves. You control who skates it and everyone always gets a fair turn. The main benefit of having your own backyard ramp is the community that springs up around it. I can't begin to tell you how good it was to have a home ramp to practice on through the week and then take your tricks onto bigger ramps at the skatepark on the weekends. If you couldn't build something like this yourself, your next option was a road trip to one of the few private skateparks that existed (In Perth, Western Australia, that was The Edge Skatepark for us). Back in the 1990's there wasn't a public skatepark in almost every suburb, so this ramp was pretty special. It's not a hard structure to just plan as you go.ĭespite the surface growing increasingly sketchy due to wear and tear and the elements it was a solid ramp that my friends and I skated every day we could. I used to draw transition templates free hand and just eyeball it until it looked right to me. It probably had a 6 foot transition but I can't be sure. It started out as a 16 foot wide, 4 foot high, 30 foot long mini, to which I later added 1 foot extensions. The crowning glory of all the ramps I built was my backyard mini (pictured), which I've written about before in this blog. Though I had plenty of help building because what skater doesn't want to help a new skate ramp get built as quickly as possible? IF YOU NEED FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT WITH QUESTIONS AND I WILL ANSWER THEM TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.Back in the day I designed and built the majority of the skateboard ramps my friends and I skated at our house. THERE ARE MANY APPROACHES YOU CAN TAKE IN ASSEMBLING THESE ITEMS. HARDWARE IS ALSO WITHIN THE BUILDER'S DISCRETION. THEY ARE FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS A LITTLE BIT OF WOODWORKING BACKGROUND OR EXPERIENCE AND CAN USE THE APPROPRIATE TOOLS WITH LITTLE TO NO DIRECTION. PLEASE BE AWARE BEFORE YOU PURCHASE, THESE PLANS ARE DRAWN AS SCHEMATICS/BLUEPRINTS. Take your skill to the next level with this awesome ramp! These plans will show you how to build the perfect curve to your ramp while saving you cost on materials. You can build a ramp with basic materials with plywood, lumber and various lag/coated screws. A backyard ramp takes skateboarding to a while different level. ![]() Exploded view sheet include part labels and a correlating cut list.įrom kids, teenagers, to adults, they all love to test their physical limits. Sheets include critical dimensions, elevation and section details. ![]() ![]() This will print on standard printer paper.
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