| If you've either bought or built a storage shed to | | | | wet. |
| protect your riding lawn mower and other equipment, | | | | Regular plywood will allow algae to grow on the ramp |
| you're going to need a DIY shed ramp to facilitate | | | | surface. When wet, you can fall very easily on this |
| moving your stuff in and out without damaging your | | | | slick-as-grease surface. Also your riding lawn mower |
| gear. | | | | could slide off the ramp and tumble on its side. In |
| You are going to need a ramp for any shed on your | | | | either instance, you're prone to a serious injury. |
| property in which you plan to store some type of | | | | 2) Build your ramp so it has a three-inches-per-vertical |
| vehicle or if the shed's foundation lifts the structure | | | | foot incline |
| 12 inches or more above the ground. | | | | This ramp requires a gentle slope. If it's steeper than |
| In addition to making it easy for you to move | | | | three inches per vertical foot, your riding lawn mower |
| equipment in and out, a ramp's gentle incline is a | | | | and other low-clearance equipment will bottom-out on |
| benefit to you because it creates a comfortable | | | | the shed entrance. |
| walkway. | | | | 3) Use at least four-inch-square pressure-treated |
| Overall, a shed ramp will provide a safe and easy | | | | beams set no more than a foot apart when |
| means to get the best use out of your shed. | | | | constructing the ramp's framework. Then add your |
| It is important to construct your ramp correctly | | | | pressure treated plywood to create the ramp's |
| because with poor construction | | | | surface |
| You'll have difficulty rolling bigger equipment in | | | | You must build your ramp so it is strong enough to |
| and out | | | | support your weight along with your heaviest pieces |
| Your ramp will become slick when wet | | | | of equipment. A huge man atop a lawn tractor can |
| The structure could fail to support heavier | | | | stress a fragile ramp to the point where bows in the |
| equipment. | | | | middle or collapses completely. |
| Here are these three key points to remember when | | | | Of course, you have the option of installing a metal |
| building a ramp for your shed | | | | ramp. But, they're pricey. And a properly constructed |
| 1) Use 3/4-inch pressure treated plywood for the | | | | DIY shed ramp built out of wood can be every bit as |
| ramp surface, then add a non-skid surface on top. | | | | safe and effective as a metal product. |
| This will prevent you from slipping when the ramp is | | | | |