How to Make a Skate Park Out of Household Items

Skateboarding on a flat driveway or in the street by your house can be fun, but the real excitement comes from conquering obstacles. You may be able to create some challenging equipment by scrounging around your house. With some basic items you can enhance your skateboarding experience at home while keeping carpentry to a minimum. They are most helpful for beginner skateboarders, but even a professional can challenge himself using these objects.

Things You'll Need

  • Open, smoothly paved space -- a driveway or low-traffic street
  • Scraps of plywood and other thin-cut wood
  • Old door or cabinet door (optional)
  • Old cabinet, bookshelf or desk (optional)
  • Thin strip of sheet metal (optional)
  • Cinder blocks (optional)
  • A 4-by-4 piece of wood of any length
  • Scrap 2-by-4 wood pieces or other boards
  • 1-inch PVC piping -- twice the length of the 4-by-4
  • Saw
  • Deck screws
  • Power screwdriver
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Instructions

    • 1

      Clear your driveway or other open, paved space to make room for skateboarding.

    • 2

      Make a launch ramp by stacking scraps of plywood and other wood. The scraps should be about the same width. Place the shortest piece at the bottom, then add progressively longer pieces to create an incline. For added stability, drive several deck screws into the thickest end of the stack of wood. For added height, screw some 2-by-4 boards, cut to the width of the ramp, into the underside of the tall end. Place sheet metal at the short end to make it easier to roll your skateboard onto the ramp.

    • 3

      Make a bank by placing an old door or cabinet door against a wall. If the setup isn't stable enough, prop it up with some large pieces of wood or screw 2-by-4 boards into it to brace it against the ground. You'll have to ollie slightly onto the bank so you don't jam your wheels.

    • 4

      Set an old cabinet or bookshelf on the ground so that a smooth surface at least the width of the skateboard is facing up. Reinforce any weak or puncture-prone surfaces with plywood as necessary. This makes a quick, inexpensive ledge.

    • 5

      Cut the 1-inch PVC piping in half to match the length of the 4-by-4. Screw the piping into one face of the 4-by-4 at about 18-inch intervals and at both ends. This is an easy way to make a boardslide rail. To add height, stack the rail on a pair of cinder blocks.

    • 6

      Find objects that you can jump over on a flat surface. These can be old milk jugs, a discarded trash can or skateboards stacked on top of each other.