Built a skateboard ramp in the driveway AMA

Dec 201 min read

Spent like $150 and a Saturday building a 4ft quarter pipe with my 11yo. Used PVC and plywood mostly because I wanted it cheap and moveable. He's been obsessed with skating and wanted a ramp. It's not perfect but it's solid and he can actually land tricks on it now. Took some YouTube tutorials and honestly once you get the basic geometry down it's not that hard. Happy to answer questions if anyone wants to try it.

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WWalter T.RegularDec 20

The $150 budget is wild. What was your biggest expense? Plywood or the PVC fittings? Thinking about doing this for my nephew

MMitch R.RegularDec 20

That PVC/plywood combo is genius for a moveable ramp. Did you seal the plywood at all or just leave it raw? Asking because I'm thinking about doing something similar but worried about weather destroying it after a few months

RRob K.RegularDec 23

Your comment about it being moveable is key. Our ramp is basically a permanent installation now because it's too annoying to move lol. How are you planning to store it when it gets cold?

GGreg W.RegularDec 20

That PVC and plywood combo is genius for the price point. Did you reinforce the joints at all or just go straight bolts? My 9yo would lose his mind for something like this

TThomas H.RegularDec 21

lol the unfinished sentence got me but seriously this is sick. How's the landing zone? That's what scared me off building one

TTony V.RegularDec 21

This is exactly what I needed to see before talking to my kid about DIY projects. Did you use plans from anywhere or just wing it?

JJamal W.RegularDec 22

lol same energy as me building a basketball hoop. Spent way less than the store-bought ones and my 10yo actually uses it because HE helped build it. Nice work getting him involved in the process too

PPaul M.RegularDec 22

Dude you're a legend. $150 and quality time > $2k storebought ramp his kids will use twice

IIan P.RegularDec 20

How moveable actually is it once you assembled everything? Asking because our driveway floods and we'd need to store it elsewhere

WWes B.RegularDec 23

How's the quarter pipe holding up after a week of actual skating? I built one years ago and didn't account for all the stress points. Curious if you reinforced anything underneath