Anyone have a skatepark they built, Or in there yard?

[Soon2bG60]

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone has ever built a skatepark, Me and a friend are thinking about building one in my yard and splitten the cost. Its gonna be about,,... 8 feet wide, and 18-20 Long, Anyone know what the cost would be on that?

[Scapegoat]

that's not a park... and go to home depot for pricing

[Honduh]

8x20 seems awfuly small for a skatepark. Do you mean you are building a mini ramp?

http://willdeblois.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/halfpipe_mini.jpg

[delspool]

if your building a mini ramp 20 ft is kind of short. look it up online theres millions of plans out there

[Proven]

It can get expensive no doubt. There are mini ramp blue prints out there on the net. From that you can price everything up alot easier. I would suggest hunting threw some industrial parks for wood like I did back in the day.

If you do build this PM me. I would love to give a helping hand and rip it when its done (If my body will still move that way).

[Soon2bG60]

8x20 seems awfuly small for a skatepark. Do you mean you are building a mini ramp?

http://willdeblois.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/halfpipe_mini.jpg


Yeah I wanted too do a mini ramp, sorry.

[bmatyeah]

ive built one and make it wide as ****. that was my biggest regret
make it at least 12ft wide. and countersink your ****.

[abrok99]

me and my friends wanted to do this so many times but never went through with it cause we could never find a backyard to do it in i still want to do one but im too broke

[Soon2bG60]

me and my friends wanted to do this so many times but never went through with it cause we could never find a backyard to do it in i still want to do one but im too broke

Haha nice.
Well me and a friend are going too a auction to get cheap lumber october 9th, Im getten off school and proven may possably be coming down too give a hand and rip on it.
Weve been thinking of making it alittle wider, We are building it in 3 sections , the 2 seperate quarters and the flat bottom.

[abrok99]

good luck haha **** i think i might buy a new board now idk also make sure the wood is weather proof haha

[TurboTagTeam]

I've build 2 mini ramps and an actual skatepark.

For that miniramp in the picture....your lookin at anywere from 1000-1500. You have to top the ramp with either Masonite or SkateLite. That stuff is pretty expensive too.

A REAL skatepark costs alot more. My brother used to have a private skatepark in Upper Darby. It cost 50k after everything was said and done. It was only 100ft X 150ft too.

[justinlansdale]

make it at least 12ft wide.

+1111111111

[Soon2bG60]

I've build 2 mini ramps and an actual skatepark.

For that miniramp in the picture....your lookin at anywere from 1000-1500. You have to top the ramp with either Masonite or SkateLite. That stuff is pretty expensive too.

A REAL skatepark costs alot more. My brother used to have a private skatepark in Upper Darby. It cost 50k after everything was said and done. It was only 100ft X 150ft too.

Were using Massonite, It isnt all that expensive.

[05Accent]

sweet.. about 5 years ago i built a mini ramp in my back yard with my friends. 8 feet wide,21 feet long and 5 or so feet high... it was sweet. took five days to build. needless to say the neighbors got annoyed of us skating late at night so we had to take it down.

[dragonfly2k3]

make it 16ft wide if you ride bikes, 8ft is NO fun. also, you dont necessarily have to top it with masonit if you're riding bike. Ive had a whole lot of fun on some pretty shady ramps. just make sure to seal it somehow.

[jdm free]

reading this thread makes me wanna go buy a board again. i made some ramps, a roll-in and a bunch of rails when i skated. wasnt that hard.

[bmatyeah]

Use thick ass plywood. its going to be a bitch to bend it to the curve but either soak it or have some large friends help with the bending to fit the tranny

[HQuakers]

ive built one and make it wide as ****

Yes, good point. I see many backyard ramps, but you can barely do anything in transition or you'll fall off the side.

[abrok99]

Were using Massonite, It isnt all that expensive.

i hope your topping it with masonite b.c if not you'll break through it:eek:

[jdm free]

i hope your topping it with masonite b.c if not you'll break through it:eek:

yea a good mini ramp should be like 3 layers. 2 layers plywood and then a layer of masonite. that way itll last way longer and will definitely hold up.

[Soon2bG60]

make it 16ft wide if you ride bikes, 8ft is NO fun. also, you dont necessarily have to top it with masonit if you're riding bike. Ive had a whole lot of fun on some pretty shady ramps. just make sure to seal it somehow.


I cant make it any wider, Maybe up too 10 ft and thats it. I want it wider but cant.

We plan on putting 2-3 layers of massonite, and useing 3/8 inch thick ply, I was thinking of going 1/2 inch though?

[abrok99]

do 2 3/8ths of ply and 1 layer of masonite that should be good

[Soon2bG60]

Alright, Ill write down double the 3/8s.

[abrok99]

wheres a good place to buy a deck and wheels my trucks are good

[bmatyeah]

wheres a good place to buy a deck and wheels my trucks are good

online. get blank decks. you dont need a gay ass picture that gets worn off anyway. (i learned that after i bought my first world industries board)

[abrok99]

online. get blank decks. you dont need a gay ass picture that gets worn off anyway. (i learned that after i bought my first world industries board)

yeh i always get blanks just found this website

http://www.blankdecks.com/ cheap as ****tt

[Soon2bG60]

I dont know, I dont skate. But I know a few friends go too More, Woodward, And you can order off CCS. Thats all I know for now.

[jdm free]

yeh i always get blanks just found this website

http://www.blankdecks.com/ cheap as ****tt

sweet site. i think i might order a board off that. i was at gspot today and they said the cheapest complete would probably be like 120. dont leave ur board outside over night...it will get jacked

[abrok99]

haha kids in my neighborhood wouldnt steal my **** but i dont anyway im about to order one of the import decks for 16.99 but 8.95 shipping god damn

[bmatyeah]

i rode the canadian blank. why the import? its only pressed in Asia.

[abrok99]

i rode the canadian blank. why the import? its only pressed in Asia.

cause its cheaper haha whats the difference??