How to Build a Skateboard or BMX Ramp

Both skateboard and BMX ramps have a similar construction. A common ramp used for skateboarding and BMX riding, called the kick ramp, has a simple architecture consisting of a base with an inclined ramp. Another popular ramp type, referred to as the quarter pipe, has a half U-shaped design. Building a skateboard or BMX ramp allows the riders to have privileged access to the ramp as opposed to having to make a trip to the local skate or BMX park.

Things You'll Need

  • Four cinder blocks
  • 4x8 foot sheet of 3/4 inch plywood
  • Jigsaw
  • 4x4 inch piece of lumber
  • 1x2 foot sheet of metal
  • Electric drill
  • 1 inch screws
  • Tape measure
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Instructions

    • 1

      Place one cinder block sideways on the ground in the area you wish to build the ramp. Measure four feet away from the cinder block and lay another cinder block sideways. Stack one cinder block on top of each of the first two cinder blocks.

    • 2

      Rest one of the four foot sides of the 3/4 inch thick plywood on the two sets of stacked cinder blocks. Measure four feet down the 4x4 inch piece of lumber. Cut the 4x4 inch lumber at the four foot measurement with the jigsaw.

    • 3

      Slide the 4 foot long 4x4 piece of lumber under the plywood. Push the 4x4 piece of lumber as far away from the cinder blocks as you can to create support for the ramp.

    • 4

      Place the sheet metal horizontally on the edge of the inclined plywood that touches the ground. Pull the sheet metal down until approximately half of it hangs off the plywood and touches the ground. Drill four screws along the 2 foot long top edge of the sheet metal, spacing the screws out six inches apart.

    • 5

      Ride your skateboard or BMX bike up the ramp and back down again to check the architecture of the ramp.