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I have recently noticed a great deal of interest in information on building wooden 無垢スタイル wheelchair ramps. While Recently i wrote an article that covered your building of concrete ramps here at my own residence. I figured I would cover creating a wooden wheelchair ramp. I have in the past built several wooden ramps.Wooden ramps come in a wide range of sizes and materials. So we will cover the general rules you must follow in order to develop a sturdy and most importantly safe wooden wheelchair ramp. I say most of all safe because I\\\'ve come across and even used some wooden ramps that to my mind were more dangerous than not having a ramp. You will find seven thing you must understand in order to build a safe and sturdy wooden ramp.1. Will i really need a wooden ramp here or would something else be better?2. Remember the rules of ramp building. Your angle is 1:2 or 1\\\" rise = 12\\\" run, every 30\\\" rise a landing of 60\\\" long. Avoid long runs break them up if you can.3. Materials must pressure treated or rated for outdoor usage. Use stainless steel or galvanized carriage bolts and screws. You\\\'ll round footing forms and post brackets too.4. The tools you\\\'ll need are very basic. You will need a hand saw or circular saw. A drill with a 1/2\\\" bit to drill holes for that carriage bolts. A ratchet to tighten the nuts. A tape-measure, a carpenters square, level, and cordless drill driver are also tools you will need. Additionally, you will need a post hole digger along with a shovel.5. Any structure is only as good as it\\\'s foundation. And then we take special care with the footings of our wheelchair ramp. They must be place every six feet forming a 6\\\' x 4\\\' rectangle having a post bracket embedded in the top.6. Don\\\'t allow it to be too steep. Check your angle and employ the ratio. If it is too steep the user won\\\'t make it up.7. Assemble it right! Use screws for the decking and nuts and bolts at the joints. Think of the ramp as a bridge for a wheelchair and build it as such. Don\\\'t just nail it together.As we can see building a wooden wheelchair ramp isn\\\'t a simple undertaking. It is however within the level of skill of the average do-it-yourself builder. And while I wrote articles covering the building of the concrete ramp it was a rather simple threshold ramp you would encounter in typical slab construction home. I would not however recommend a concrete ramp project of the scale I have just described for the do-it-yourself builder unless you have prior experience with concrete projects of this scale.