30 Minutes Pallet Ramp for Kids
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30 Minutes Pallet Ramp for Kids
I initially built this for my 3-year old son who plays with his little bike on the terrasse, so that he could access the garden as well. Basically a nice, smooth and fun transition for a 3 year-old.
It could probably also be used on the flat for a little jump, but I'd need to make it more secure and anyways, my son is a few years from that :)
Supplies
All made from reclaimed pallets wood:
- 4 pallet cubes
- 12 pallet planks
- Screws
The Support
Build the support for the right height. Mine was approximatively 27cm. I used 2 cubes on top of each other, which I tightened by screwing a plank on the side. The plank does overlap 2cm top and bottom.
Do that a second time.
Once I have both sides, I join them by screwing a plank on both top and bottom. I leave the right space between the 2 sides, for the desired total width of the ramp. For me, it was the equivalent of 6 planks side by side.
Main Ramp
Put 6 planks side by side on a flat surface and tighten them together by screwing 3 other perpendicular planks.
Once done, screw the resulting flat surface to the support built in Step 1.
Already done!
Test
Walk on it yourself before your kids use it, ensure it's stable enough and the wood holds well :)