How Do You Build A Temporary Wheelchair Ramp?
Wheelchair ramps offer access to buildings and spaces to people in wheelchairs, other wheeled vehicles and people pushing strollers. Small, simple wooden wheelchair ramps are easy to build and easy to disassemble. However, strict federal and local guidelines govern the specifications for constructing wheelchair ramps and should always be consulted before beginning the process. You can build a ramp that rises 6 inches, is 6 feet long and 5 feet wide. Draw sides on the 3/4-inch sheet. Start by measuring down the long edge of the plywood sheet. Make a mark at 6 feet. This will be the bottom edge of one side of the ramp. Use the T-square to measure 6 inches directly above the previous mark and make another mark. Draw a straight line from that mark down to the corner of the plywood sheet forming a triangle that is 6 inch long by 6 inches high. Use the saw to cut this triangle out of the plywood sheet. This is the first side of the ramp. Use it to trace another triangle out of the same plywo
