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Article #95: Guide to Building Your Own Wheelchair Ramp

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A wheelchair ramp is a man made inclined accommodate turning at the top of the
plane to move the wheel chair from ground ramp, up to 5 foot square landing must be
floor to top floors. Wheelchair ramps laid out with batter boards and mason's
permit the wheelchair user to move the lines. Each line must be leveled in order
wheelchairs or other wheeled object to a to apply the 3-4-5 triangle principle to
deck of certain height instead of using a square the corner. The line then slides
stairs. Wheelchair ramps are more along the batter board until the distance
economical than wheelchair lifts and are between two points (3 feet and 4 feet
very convenient from the corner) is 5 feet.
Wheelchair ramps are essential at home The sod should then be removed from the
for a wheelchair user. Building a ramp at site and 2-3 inches of soil excavated. It
home is easy and cost effective. The should excavate an extra few inches
ramps are constructed for wheelchairs, deeper at the bottom of the ramp so that
but they are also ideal for strollers and one can build as close to ground level as
scooters. A wheelchair ramp can in fact possible. Landscape fabric is laid down
add a resale value to one's home. In the over the excavated site to prevent grass
case of building a ramp, it is very from growing up through the ramp. Joists
important that the slope not be more than are laid out and are installed in the
1 inch of rise for every 12 inches of ramps. The inner joists are laid out on
run. Ramps should therefore tend to be the header joists. The hangers are nailed
long. One will need to build a ramp at to both sides of the joists. The decking
least 20 feet long to reach a deck of 20 boards are attached to the joists with
inches in height. The ramp is constructed galvanized deck screws. The boards have
with pressure treated lumber to prevent to butt together. Since they're pressure
the wood from rotting. treated, the boards will shrink as they
First, one should have to measure up from dry to leave some gap. One can also
the ground to find out how many inches design a matching railing for the ramp in
the ramp will rise. As for every inch of its own appealing look.
rise, it will need one foot of run. To






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