Disclaimer: Building and riding ramps can be fun and rewarding; however, caution should be practiced with both. The author Brandon Cardone and any other contributors to this article are in no way, shape or form responsible for any legal matters, injuries or even death that may occur as a result of the information and content in this article.

The following chapter is one of five that can be found in my skateboard ramp building guide "The Beginner's Guide To Building Ramps," This 54 page guide can be instantly downloaded in PDF format from www.buildaramp.com. The skateboard ramp building guide is filled with tons of photos and easy to understand instructions and illustrations, you will also find on my website, tons of useful links related to skateboard ramps, a ramp building photo gallery, free skateboard wallpaper for your computer, a free skateboard screen saver, and even up to the minute skateboarding RSS news feeds.

Introduction

So you want to build a skateboard ramp, maybe you are a parent and want to build something for your kid. Maybe you have been skateboarding, riding BMX, or inline for a while and realize that you want more than the few spots you get kicked out of on a regular basis. Whatever the reason, you?ve started in the right direction by reading this article. Building ramps is a productive learning experience, but the most important thing is that it is fun and very rewarding if it is done right.

Most people really don?t understand how to build skateboard ramps and end up giving up before they even give it a second thought. I have people all the time ask me