How To Build A Ramp For Skateboarding

Need to know how to build a ramp for skateboarding? It's actually easier than it looks and can turn out to be extremely cheap. Skateboarding on the street can get very boring without any variation of steps, rails, or ramps. Building a ramp for skateboarding is a great way to practice control of the board and tricks. Most of the supplies can be found laying around in a garage or if you really wanted to be creative, trash hunting. One man's trash is another man's treasure. All you really need to get started on the skateboard ramp is some wood, nails, and a little creativity. Here's how to get started building the skateboard ramp.

Steps

1. Gathering Supplies. Like any project, you need to start with a design. Decide how big or small, depending on where you'll be able to keep the ramp. Then gather the supplies. You'll need plywood, several two-by-four's, nails, hammer, a saw and a tape measure.
2. The Curve. On the plywood, trace the curve for the ramp. Leave extra space on the top to add height for the jump. Cut a total of three panels from the plywood for the sides as well.
3. Support. Decide where you want the two-by-four's for support of the skateboarding ramp, making them no more then a foot apart. For a nice, flat curve you'll want the skinny side to face the curve of the ramp. To provide sturdiness, place a few shorter two-by-four's inside the plywood panels nailing them into place. The skateboard ramp should have as much support and strength as possible to prevent injury. Trace notches on two two-by-fours's to go behind the middle panel. Trace the notches on the two end panel as well. Nail the two-by-fours into place, ensuring that they are lined up with the middle notches as well as being level.
4. Sturdiness. Test out the skateboard ramp to ensure the sturdiness. This is extremely important, because the last thing you need while practicing a cool skateboard trick is for the ramp to fall apart. This can make skateboarding  very painful. If it feels uncomfortable add more plywood or two-by-four's. It's better to be safe than sorry.
5. Final Touches. The connection from the bottom of the ramp to the ground needs to be level. Sand down the bottom of the curve to make it even with the ground, or if needed, add more plywood. Then, to bend the plywood into the actual curve, nail the bottom to a two-by-four underneath. Now nail a few nails into each cross-member. Make sure the nails go into the two-by-four's. All that's left is nailing a strip of plywood to the top of the ramp and your ready to go.