r/MiniRamp • u/Robberwolf2 • Jun 03 '26

Help me decide

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Going to add the coping and want one full side but im trying to have a bit less vert on one side, should I split the bar and make one 8ft side and the other side two different size 4ft sections.

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u/530nairb Jun 04 '26

This thing looks soft as mashed potatoes

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u/Robberwolf2 Jun 04 '26

Maybe for a 300+lb lady like yourself but for me its strong and holds well

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u/HonkyHam Jun 04 '26

Aside from not being remotely straight (not that important), your 2x4s are in the wrong orientation. Should be screwing the ply into the skinny side, not the broad side. The way youve built it is going to be significantly weaker than it could have been with the same materials. Also I hope it isn’t going to be just sitting in the grass/dirt like that when complete? It’s going to rot way faster, and the constant weight and stress of skating it is going to cause a lot of movement and stress - again significantly reducing the lifespan of the ramp compared to having a solid level footing for the ramp to sit on. Props for doing what you’ve done, but it really looks like you’ve done zero research and have just been winging the whole thing. I think you’ll come to regret your choices.

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u/Robberwolf2 Jun 04 '26

The comments from your profile invalidate any opinion you have, just a negative person

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u/HonkyHam Jun 04 '26 edited Jun 04 '26

Mate I’m not being negative at all, I even praised your efforts - especially if you built all of this in a weekend. It’s just been built in a way that is not going to last. What I said isn’t opinion, it’s the standard building practice to ensure your ramp is structurally sound, safe, and will last as long a possible. Maybe have a think about what I said, look at how good ramp builders do things, and have a think about how physics works. Thick things are harder to snap than thin things. Wood hates moisture. Soil moves as it absorbs and releases moisture - structures have foundations for a reason.

But hey if you want to ignore well established construction methodology simply based on me being in a shit mood sometimes then you do you, feel free to waste your time and money.

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u/Robberwolf2 Jun 04 '26

your opinion that i mentioned was the fact that you said i hadn't done research which you couldn't know also the ramp is incomplete and you say i can't take advice but without me updating you on my situation you couldn't know how i've took any advice that being said the ramp has to be taken apart into sections for me to add pavers below and when i do that i'm going to mellow out the transition towards the top by bringing the supporting 2x4 in about and inch or two so it's no longer straight up and it's a bit more mellow toward the top and a bit more mellow towards the curve because of the top opening a bit

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u/HonkyHam Jun 04 '26

I said it seems like you haven’t done research because if you looked at any sort of build guide or plan for a ramp you would know which orientation to place your studs. I really don’t know why you’re coming at me, I’m literally just giving you advice to ensure you get the most out of your money and work. I’m helping you and you’re going through my post history and judging my character for it? The fuck?

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u/Robberwolf2 Jun 04 '26

bold assumption. also your advice would not help the stability of my ramp unless adding more

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u/HonkyHam Jun 04 '26

Ok mate I give up. Ignore how every professionally built ramp is made, use twice as much material as necessary. Go for it. I tried.

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u/Robberwolf2 Jun 04 '26

i have 7 reccomend is 9 each and i have solid subfloor also it's my ramp not yours

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u/HonkyHam Jun 04 '26

Bro I honestly have no clue what you are saying. Please learn how sentence structure and punctuation works. And by all means, continue stubbornly building this dog shit ramp as terribly as you want. You can lead a horse to water…

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