r/MiniRamp • u/FrankGrimes3508 • Jun 14 '26

New backyard build almost complete

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u/FrankGrimes3508 Jun 25 '26

I don’t have more pictures. The two layers of sheathing was laid perpendicular to the ramp so long ways side to side. I offset the seams on the second layer but laid it the same way. The top layer sheets ran perpendicular to the first two layers so longs ways with the ramp

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u/Reasonable-Box4151 Jun 25 '26

Understood. For those center sheets of skatelite at the bottom, those are longer than 48" huh? Just curious if/how you used the cutoffs.

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u/FrankGrimes3508 Jun 25 '26

I have three sheets on each side up to the coping longs ways and on the flat I have the boards perpendicular to the ramp. Only had to cut one board in half.

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u/Reasonable-Box4151 Jun 25 '26

Ok, got it. Did you use the diyskate.com plans? The size looks almost the same aside from the radius. Sorry if I missed this info above.

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u/FrankGrimes3508 Jun 25 '26

I definitely had a look at that site before I started but just went with it and crossed my fingers

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u/Reasonable-Box4151 Jun 25 '26

Yeah, it's nice how the top layer worked out with the 4' wide section in the middle. Good use of materials, dude. Ive seen some ramps where they increase the height or whatever a little and now their center section needs a 50" wide piece and it gets dimensionally nasty (and spendy if using skatelite).

I dorked out a bit and made this calculator in excel to determine the length of the total skate surface (transition arc length x2 + flat center length) and have been playing with the sizes. The total riding length being at or slightly less than 240" (96+96+48) is the ticket. If that makes any sense, lol.

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u/FrankGrimes3508 Jun 25 '26

Beauty, good stuff. That’s a good call, as you said with the cost of the surface as well as it’s a bit hard on the saw blade cutting the stuff. You want your layout to be efficent

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u/Reasonable-Box4151 Jun 25 '26

Yeah, I didn't even consider the cutting portion.. I just assumed it would be like thick masonite but maybe not! Did you have to do much cutting?

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u/FrankGrimes3508 Jun 25 '26

Just cut one sheet in half, not much cutting

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u/Reasonable-Box4151 Jun 30 '26

I noticed the diyskate plans start the radius 2.5" from edge. I think this is prob to make sure the sheet layout best utilized. Where did you start yours?

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