Porch and Ramp - Build a Workshop #20 

Hahaha yes .... I mean it's a tool shed...

Yes someone had mentioned that! Does seem like a good design. Too bad it was a little late haha. Thank you.

The sun make the nails pop up after so long but the screws stay in place

Thank you for watching. This type of ramp should be more than sufficient for a dog ramp

Thank you for watching! I am no pro myself. The build did go well and I use it almost everyday. The speed square trick is a life saver.

@@LandtoHouse it's called a 'shoulder cut' so that the joist/beam transfers its load directly to the 'shoulder' of the post without the fasteners having to carry the load.

Be sure to check code. The ramp will likely need to be 14" for every 1" drop.

+C Muir what about an extra fifteen 10d nails?

Land to House that would be much better than screws but will rust over time. lag screws are fairly inexpensive and you should only need 6-8 depending on spacing. galvanised nails should be ok if you have to use nails just put extras.

+C Muir ok. Yes the screws are exterior and there are about 15 of them. The 10d nails are galvanized and there are about 15 of them as well.

I agree with the earlier sentiments, even though we are a year removed from the project. If there is room underneath, I would seriously consider at least a couple of lags.

I have experienced that a few times. especially when you buy on different days.

Haha it's a good thing I am not OCD. My skill level is too poor for that.

I was thinking the same exact thing, I guess my kids are right, I DO HAVE OCD, LOL,LOL...

Thank you! Yes those dogs are fun.

Thank you for watching. This porch seems to be doing well! It was too steep and needs tread tape and a rail.

+Jim Shanks I will have to get some. It has over over 15 nails and 15 screws :)

Mark Rinard his post is in the ground ,so how would he do that

I watched the builders install the porch on our house. They used gravel in the hole for the post and sank the 6x6 in the ground. I bet that wood will rot over time but it will be a long while. The ramp had to be made short to bypass the septic cleanout. As for railing I completely agree. I would like to have that installed sometime soon.

Yes indeed! This is just a shop and that ramp is for carts. Also making it easy to walk heavy material up.

Thank you.

It's nice to hear the video was helpful. Thanks for watching.

+Frank Johnson that would do well. It would need re covering to keep the weeds out but that would not be to bad. I am not sure what I will do just yet.

put card board down first..it helps keep the weeds down, plus it is bio gradable. The worms will hide underneath it, eat the cardboard, which is good for your soil health over all. Also grass clippings make great mulch and nitrogen as it break down, itll amend that clay soil. Its sure helps mine. build up not down, it adds only good to your soil, moisture retention, and drainage.

Good idea. I often have lots of boxes around the shop. I will have to do that when I get to that point. I have just started putting cardboard down in the garden this year. I would like to have a weed free garden later down the line.

Seems like good advice. Hopefully when I get the roof coverings it will reduce any moisture from reaching that point.

Land to House you did good though, didnt mean to criticize, just an observation. Under roof will help alot. And for wheelchair access you don't really want a drop anyway I guess. The main killer is snow, so as long as you keep the snow cleaned off right against the door you'll be fine. Lots of customers want their regular decks flush with the bottom of the door, and after years we end up replacing alot those doors because they didn't keep snow off of it. But like with anything else, it's all about personal preference. The main thing is you're happy with the outcome, someone else will always pick apart your work regardless if you kept everything to code and if everything is cosmetic and structurally sound. Never stop building, it's a great skill, one that is a dying trade as less and less youngsters enter it

+Ashland Gun club Yes it sure is treated. I will likely paint it also. I should get lag bolts.

There are two small squares of plywood on the connection close to the building. There is now a nice covering on the porch so it stays dry.

Haha yes I am good at building without skill.

Those silly dogs. They are fun to watch.

Thank you for watching. This ramp has worked quite well over the past couple years

Thank you! It has held together well so far.

Many people who comment here are worried about wheel chairs getting up the ramp. This is just my tool shed and I am not worried about the code for this one. If you went with a 72" ramp that would be a climb of 4" every foot. That is a bit steep but my ramp is almost 24" over 120". This means mine is 5" every foot. As long as you are comfortable pushing things up a ramp like mine you should be fine.

Land to House Great, thanks.

@@LandtoHouse on one of my previous tool-sheds I had a removable ramp at 30° incline to help get the push mower in there, worked great. a piece of plywood with 3 1x1 ribs screwed to the underside, and a 1x1 screwed below the door to support the top of the ramp when it was in place.

Yes. The septic line runs right there. I did not want to cover it.

To be honest with you I am not the one to ask about wider or longer ramps. This ramp is not long enough for the height. Meaning it is too steep. I have had zero issues with using the joist hangers so far. I have nails in the back of the board as well as the 4 nails in the joist hanger.

Thank you. This is a nice old video.

Great one

For a dwelling probably terrible. . . For a tool shed not bad.

+Martijn Fransen thank you. Funny that is actually part of tomorrow's vlog. I just purchased the anti slip stuff to install.

Hmm, makes it easy to load furniture into the home with a dolly. Great Idea for my mobile home.

And when done loading furniture, I'll put Outdoor Carpet on the ramp to assure clean shoes going in....

Thank you.

Yes that is true. I am not sure that a wheel chair could get up that ramp anyhow. It sure is nice for taking heavy things up there though.

+Burke Mawby yes this year has been odd.

at a seven degree incline (about standard) the length of the slope is 295 inches or 24 feet. at a ten degree incline(not wheelchair accessible) its 207 inches or 17.28 feet. good luck on your project!

The code says 1Rise: Run12 so for every Inch you go up you at least need a foot to run so in your case you have 36 inches in total of rise that means you need 36 feet in run total the best thing here if you don't have that run space do a U design or a L design hope this was helpful.

I am not a professional builder. I actually do not remember the actual cuts that I made.

Short answer is I dont know what I am doing haha. The back of the building is only 1 block out of the ground and the wood is resting on that. I could have placed the wood on the ground but did not want to and that is why the building is 8" taller than it needs to be.

I actually do not know what the slope is. I just built it to meet the need.

+Frank Goossens I have not seen him again yet. He lives 2 hours away and is in school. I will have to ask him when I see him.

This is my channel frank

I actually do not have a materials list for this build. It was just off the top of my head.

Land to House lol okay. I was jw. I was planning the same thing but with a 4x4 platform and it was about $200

That seems reasonable. This type build is not hard.

@@kokopelligaming9689 i know your comment was a year ago but i just built 4'x4' deck with ramp for wheelchair access. It was $260 all weather treated lumber

This guy is known for that.... still working well years later.

Why are you watching how to videos on RU-vid when you know everything?

+Chris 3M you are right. It would not pass code. Because the building is close to the septic tank I could not go any further out. It would probably need another 5 feet or better too meet the code. I am going to be putting a rail on and also putting some strips to help with traction.

@@LandtoHouse If/when you add hand rails to the porch and ramp, you should put blocking underneath so that the rail posts don't wobble.