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Re: a wrap up on my home improvement today

By: micro in 6TH POPE | Recommend this post (0)
Wed, 04 Aug 21 7:53 PM | 20 view(s)
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3 foot is pretty significant and the slope angle of the ramp will be someting you need to strongly consider for steepness. Of course, it is going to protrude out a ways also . Ya could do 5 inch steps that are 18 inches deep and have five inch risers. That would protrude out the front 10 and a half feet. That a pretty steep slope using a ramp, like 3.5 inc drop every foot..... over 10.5 feet.
Ya may want to think on that a little.... Thumbs Up


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Re: a wrap up on my home improvement today
By: Decomposed in 6TH POPE
Wed, 04 Aug 21 5:52 PM 		Msg. 21272 of 60008

micro:

Re: “...only 5 inch heighton the rise of the steps.”Good thinking!

While I'll have standard wood (TREX) steps leading to my front porch, I also have a small, long hill from my driveway to where those steps will be. When it comes time to build the path for it, I'll make sure that each time it levels up, the jump is small.

The barn's 2nd floor also needs stairs outside since the door is about 3' off the ground. I've already told the builder to make it a ramp. I wasn't thinking about a wheelchair so much as a fridge... or anything else I might want to put in the barn with a dolly. Today, it's just got a couple of temporary 2x12s that make you nervous any time you traverse them. They're treacherous in the winter.





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