Wheelchair Ramp Building Plan And Guide
For some cases a wheelchair ramp is a better solution than a lifts but making a good ramp is NOT as easy as buying a piece of plywood and nail it to the floor. You need to consider many aspects ( like the material, slope, landing, handrail, etc ) before you can make a good and safe ramp. The followings are some of the finest sites containing information, guides and plans for building a ramp all by yourself. A nice guide for do-it-yourself kind of people. So if you want to make your home ( or store or any other kind of building you own ) to be more accessible you should visit the following sites :
WheelchairRamp.org
This site contains lots of articles, manuals and videos about how to construct wheelchair ramps. It is basically an A to Z guide to build your ramp. From the design, points to consider, material, codes, permits to completion of the ramp. It also dedicate one page to focus on the safety aspects when making a ramp. Best of all it gives you a list of programs that can provide help you in designing and financing your future wheelchair ramp.
HandiRamp.com
Though this site's main purpose is to sell you their own product their ramp plan worksheet is a very handy information when you're thinking of building one yourself. It list several things you should take consider when building a ramp like how your front door swings (in or out), where the doorknob is (left or right), whether you have a screen door, stair & porch dimensions and how to make a simple overhead sketch plan.
RampSolutions.net
This site deals primarily with how and where to get the permit to build a ramp in your home. It also list the informations required to get the permit plus some more tips about site plan, elevation plan, framing plan, and estimated costs for the ramp.
AdaptiveAccess.com
If you want to build a wooden ramp this is where you should go.Adaptiveaccess.com provide a good suggestions in building a wooden handicap ramp accompanied with some graphics showing the end view, side view of the ramps and more.
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