How to Build Ramps for Skateboarding With Wood & Plain Bricks

If you want a new skateboard ramp, but you're not interested in spending a lot of money, consider making one yourself. With a few tools and easy-to-find materials, you'll be on your way to constructing your own homemade skateboard ramp in less than an hour.

Things You'll Need

  • 60 bricks
  • 3/4" plywood at 2x4
  • 2 2x4 at 1 foot each
  • 2 2x4 at 18 inches each
  • 8 2-inch wood screws
  • Electric screwdriver
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Instructions

    • 1

      Place four bricks lengthwise (touching end-to-end) and repeat this process so you have five parallel lines, each spaced a few inches apart.

    • 2

      Stack the first line until it is five bricks high, then fill in the remaining lines so they decrease by one as you travel toward the ground. The finished shape should look like a staircase.

    • 3

      Attach both of the foot-long 2x4s with two screws per plank. Lay them down the longer edges of the plywood with one edge starting from each corner. The planks will face the higher end of the ramp, so make sure they are near the corners to ensure they don't touch the ground when the plywood is mounted to the bricks.

    • 4

      Lay the plywood down so the two outer rails clasp the bricks underneath. Fit the other two 2x4 planks so they act as a barricade for the highest stack of bricks. It should run flush against the entire stack between the underside of the ramp and the ground. Attach it with two screws per plank.