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Building of my ramp
posted : 10/20/09 at 09:01pm pst
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Garage clean up took 3 weeks or was it 4 MAJOR Pain in the ass 
The first of 3 wood deliveries
Very early in the build (phone pic)
Justin was there from the start
The most used saw of the build
Starting to look like something
Justin hard at work
Whole thing being taken apart and 2x4s cut and put back together. I'm not sure all of that was necessary. Andy & Steve at work
Fire Sprinkler pipe for coping. Finding coping was not easy.
I put scrap pieces to use in the flat bottom
Justin
There I am at work on my ramp
I wore a headlamp all the time most of the overhead lights were out and they are 20' up so they are hard to get to they didn't get fixed until the ramp was done
26' wide
I put most of the plywood on alone and I built the last 4' by myself
I held every one of those 2x4s which wasn't easy
Not one nail in the whole ramp
Impact driver most valuable & most used tool of the build. A drill is for drilling holes.
Plywood & Birch that stuff is heavy. Many times during the build as the ramp grew we would have to stop working and rearrange the garage, tools & wood.
At this point I was about to lose my mind from too much work & sawdust
Andy getting first run & first trick on the ramp =D
I got it to this point then left for SoCal for 3 months
Justin & myself we put in the most time building
The last deck built after I got home from my trip
Tanner ripping on my ramp
Jayde skating. Her expression says it all
To watch people skate something I built and have fun is really amazing.
Also to have my own place to skate regardless of weather or time of day is just priceless.
Jordann
The 2 most asked questions are how long did it take and how much did it cost?
I worked on it everyday for 2 months putting in 10 hours or more a day. I think I overdid it and should have given myself a break every 3 or 4 days. I ran myself into the ground and payed for it when I got back on a board and tried to skate after it was done. I was huffing and puffing out of shape and it sucked.
It cost about $2000 and that's with a contractors discount through South Regal Lumber.
It cost more and took longer than I ever thought it could. I ran into wood problems, tool problems. People saying they would help not showing, some people would come spill beer on the ramp, mess up wood & break tools. Unfortunately it got to the point where I had to turn down most help.
Why is a good question which I don't think I've been asked.
Spokane doesn't have an indoor skatepark. Spokane isn't doing very good with the public skatepark thing either. I've been to more than a couple City Council meetings and I don't see things getting any better anytime soon. I believe you can complain about it or leave I decided to stay and try to make things better for skateboarders. I have space outside to build more & hope to do so one day.
A huge Thank you to the following I could not have done this without you
Justin Lucero
Andy Boyer
Greg for getting build tips, bringing us food & drink when we were working
Steve Ladderman
Denny @South Regal lumber
Bill Squir for sending me to see Denny
Gary Johnson @Spokane Valley auto for welding up the coping
The guy @Winco that gave us free coping
My parents for being supportive long before skating was cool
The first of 3 wood deliveries
Very early in the build (phone pic)
Justin was there from the start
The most used saw of the build
Starting to look like something
Justin hard at work
Whole thing being taken apart and 2x4s cut and put back together. I'm not sure all of that was necessary. Andy & Steve at work
Fire Sprinkler pipe for coping. Finding coping was not easy.
I put scrap pieces to use in the flat bottom
Justin
There I am at work on my ramp
I wore a headlamp all the time most of the overhead lights were out and they are 20' up so they are hard to get to they didn't get fixed until the ramp was done
26' wide
I put most of the plywood on alone and I built the last 4' by myself
I held every one of those 2x4s which wasn't easy
Not one nail in the whole ramp
Impact driver most valuable & most used tool of the build. A drill is for drilling holes.
Plywood & Birch that stuff is heavy. Many times during the build as the ramp grew we would have to stop working and rearrange the garage, tools & wood.
At this point I was about to lose my mind from too much work & sawdust
Andy getting first run & first trick on the ramp =D
I got it to this point then left for SoCal for 3 months
Justin & myself we put in the most time building
The last deck built after I got home from my trip
Tanner ripping on my ramp
Jayde skating. Her expression says it all
To watch people skate something I built and have fun is really amazing. Also to have my own place to skate regardless of weather or time of day is just priceless.
Jordann
The 2 most asked questions are how long did it take and how much did it cost?
I worked on it everyday for 2 months putting in 10 hours or more a day. I think I overdid it and should have given myself a break every 3 or 4 days. I ran myself into the ground and payed for it when I got back on a board and tried to skate after it was done. I was huffing and puffing out of shape and it sucked.
It cost about $2000 and that's with a contractors discount through South Regal Lumber.
It cost more and took longer than I ever thought it could. I ran into wood problems, tool problems. People saying they would help not showing, some people would come spill beer on the ramp, mess up wood & break tools. Unfortunately it got to the point where I had to turn down most help.
Why is a good question which I don't think I've been asked.
Spokane doesn't have an indoor skatepark. Spokane isn't doing very good with the public skatepark thing either. I've been to more than a couple City Council meetings and I don't see things getting any better anytime soon. I believe you can complain about it or leave I decided to stay and try to make things better for skateboarders. I have space outside to build more & hope to do so one day.
A huge Thank you to the following I could not have done this without you
Justin Lucero
Andy Boyer
Greg for getting build tips, bringing us food & drink when we were working
Steve Ladderman
Denny @South Regal lumber
Bill Squir for sending me to see Denny
Gary Johnson @Spokane Valley auto for welding up the coping
The guy @Winco that gave us free coping
My parents for being supportive long before skating was cool
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