| If you need to get your grass cutter in and out your | | | | 3. Easy To Use: This is an important factor because |
| shed easily then you are going to have to build a | | | | remember, you're trying to get some heavy |
| ramp for your shed. Adding a ramp to your shed is | | | | machinery in and out your shed easily. Your riding |
| essential component of your shed and you should | | | | lawn mower or garden tractor will get up the ramp |
| make sure you build it correctly. Here are 4 critical | | | | fairly easy but you must remember it has an |
| factors you must consider when building a ramp to | | | | undercarriage in the middle. This undercarriage will |
| your shed: | | | | cause your machine to ground over the door |
| | | | threshhold if your ramp isn't built right. You should try |
| 1. Ramp Slope: Make sure there is enough space in | | | | to make your shed ramp at least six inches under |
| front of your shed for the ramp your trying to build. | | | | than your door opening on both sides. This will allow |
| How long your ramp should be will depend on the | | | | you to get your machinery in and out a lot easier. |
| slope you choose. The slope is the most critical part | | | | 4. Ramp Surface: Over a period of time your |
| when building a shed ramp because it will determine | | | | wooden shed ramp will become slippery due to rain |
| how safe and easy to use your ramp will be. A great | | | | and other factors. To increase the slip resistance of |
| deal of shed planning should go into the ramp slope. | | | | your ramp you can add some anti-slip paint or you |
| 2. Safety: Try not to make your slope too steep or | | | | can use a roll of galvanized wire or expanded metal |
| else it won't be too hard for you to trip up on it. | | | | sheet and staple it down to the surface using |
| Safety is very important especially when your dealing | | | | galvanized staples. |
| with heavy machinery. Many building codes require | | | | These are 4 of the critical factors you must consider |
| that a maximum slope be one inch rise for every | | | | when thinking about building a ramp to shed. You will |
| eight inches horizontally. You could go steeper than | | | | also need to get yourself a set of detailed shed |
| that but try to build your slope as shallow as possible. | | | | ramp plans so you can cover all the little details that |
| You must build an effective slope while avoiding | | | | go into it. |
| safety and access issues. | | | | |