How Do You Build A Wood Wheelchair Ramp?
Wheelchair-accessible homes and vehicles are becoming more readily available. Loading elevators and steel ramps can get expensive, and building a wooden wheelchair ramp yourself isn’t that difficult. You will need a solidly built ramp that can support the patient and wheelchair weight while loading him or just moving him to raised areas. Measure and cut out a square piece of plywood, 5.5 feet by 1.5 feet. Lay a straight-edge diagonally on the square piece of plywood and cut the square piece into the two triangle side-pieces of the ramp. Cut the two 8-foot 2-by-4s in half, making four 4-foot pieces to connect the ramp sides. Position the two bottom 2-by-4s into place—one flush in the back corners and one just before the side triangles’ front tip, keeping the 2-by-4 under the side angle. Use the drill to screw two 2.5-inch screws through the side plywood triangles into each end of the 2-by-4s. Position the top 2-by-4s in the top corners and one in the middle of the side triangles, and
