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I have recently noticed a great deal of interest in information on building wooden [http://www.facebook.com/mukustyle 無垢スタイル] wheelchair ramps. While I recently wrote an article that covered your building of concrete ramps at my own residence. I thought I would cover creating a wooden wheelchair ramp. I\\\'ve in the past built several wooden ramps.Wooden ramps come in a wide range of sizes and materials. And then we will cover the general rules you have to follow in order to build a sturdy and most importantly safe wooden wheelchair ramp. I only say most of all safe because I have seen and even used some wooden ramps that to my mind were more dangerous than not having a ramp. There are seven thing you must know in order to build a safe and sturdy wooden ramp.1. Will i really need a wooden ramp here or would something else be better?2. Recall the rules of ramp building. Your angle is 1:2 or 1\\\" rise = 12\\\" run, every 30\\\" rise a landing of 60\\\" long. Avoid long runs break them up if you can.3. Materials must pressure treated or rated for outdoor usage. Use stainless steel or galvanized carriage bolts and screws. You\\\'ll round footing forms and post brackets too.4. The tools you\\\'ll need are very basic. You will need a hand saw or circular saw. A drill with a 1/2\\\" bit to drill holes for that carriage bolts. A ratchet to tighten the nuts. A tape measure, a carpenters square, level, and cordless drill driver are other tools you will need. Additionally, you will need a post hole digger along with a shovel.5. Any structure is just as good as it\\\'s foundation. And then we take special care with the footings in our wheelchair ramp. They must be place every six feet forming a 6\\\' x 4\\\' rectangle with a post bracket embedded in the top.6. Don\\\'t allow it to be too steep. Check your angle and use the ratio. If it is too steep the user won\\\'t make it up.7. Assemble it right! Use screws for that decking and nuts and bolts at all the joints. Think of the ramp as a bridge for a wheelchair and build it as such. Don\\\'t just nail it together.Once we can see building a wooden wheelchair ramp is not a simple undertaking. It is however within the skill level of the average do-it-yourself builder. And while I wrote articles covering the building of a concrete ramp it was a rather simple threshold ramp you would encounter in typical slab construction home. I would not however recommend a concrete ramp project of the scale I have just described for the do-it-yourself builder unless you have prior knowledge about concrete projects of the scale.

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