I would not use plywood. It can get extremely slippery when wet. Deck boards with their rounded edges give much better traction.
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Yearns" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 7:28 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] wheelchair ramp > As someone pointed out the one in twelve slope, the four foot width, the > four foot square landings. Also a handrail is required as well as toe > boards. No a private residence doesn't have to be A D A complient, but > there are good reasons for the requirements. Yes it eats up a lot of > treated lumber. If plywood is used make sure it is treated also. > Ron > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Robert Riddle > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 6:39 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] wheelchair ramp > > > I need to build a small ramp from the ground up on to the porch. How do I > figure out the gradiant? Like the porch is 39 inches off the ground, how > long should the boards be? Ideally the ramp should be cement but I don't > know how to do that and it's frankly beyond our budget to have a pro do > it. So I'm thinking of building a simple 2 by6 over 2 by 4 ramp and > bolting it to the underside of the porch frame. Thoughts? > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links > > > > >
