how do i build a wheelchair ramp?
Any know of any free online plans?
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its called google it genious!
please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please leave it to the professional and if its money you could ask a church to help pitch in
I don’t know of any plans, but I’ll tell you what Granddad did when Grandma had her leg amputation. He took a sheet of 8′ x 1″ plywood and cut it to the width of the steps. Then he took 2 8′ 1×4’s to make sides for it, and another couple of 1×4’s he cut the same length as the width of the ramp, and secured them to the bottom every 2 feet for support. He then used the skil saw at an angle to angle the ends to meet the ground and porch. Grandma used that ramp for 4 years, and we still have it today. She’s been gone 3 years now though. Good luck with building your ramp.
Some general guidelines are:
The slope of the ramp cannot exceed 1″ or rise for every 12″ of run. Maximum length without a landing should be no more than 12′
It should be at least 32″ wide…preferably 36″
Landings should be 5′x5′ if possible but no smaller than the width of the ramp.
Handrails on both sides no higher than 34″ to the center of the railing from the ramp floor and they need to be continuous.
You can buy premade metal ones….just do a google search and you’ll find tons of companies that make them or you can build one out of pressure treated wood…it’s like building a deck the same general principles apply
easy. get a flat plywood and some sloped wood to emulate the ramp slope but make sure that it peaks out evenly to the top of the steps.
just google wheel chair ramp plans, there are a bunch of free plans on many sites
I can tell the fed. code on how to build a ramp.The code is for every inch of rise you have to go out a foot.If you have a deck or porch that is 36in.of the ground that by a,d.a.you have to go out 36 feet.It has to be at least 48 in wide and at the turns has to be 60 in wide so a wheelchair can make a turn.