{"id":739,"date":"2016-04-28T20:52:31","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T20:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jnlyman.com\/blog\/?p=739"},"modified":"2016-04-28T20:52:31","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T20:52:31","slug":"building-a-concrete-ramp-for-backyard-shed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jnlyman.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/28\/building-a-concrete-ramp-for-backyard-shed\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a Concrete Ramp for Backyard Shed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One must always start off with a plan.\u00a0 Once you have a plan, dig out area for desired depth.\u00a0 If however, the ground is already lower than the shed entrance, you just have to calculate how thick a slab you need to handle the weight.<\/p>\n

Here you see that I framed in the area using \u00bc \u201c plywood and wooden stakes.\u00a0 I decided to pour the slab in two sections to mainly decrease the work for one day but also to add a separation to the two sections.\u00a0 Then I place some gravel into the top section as the ground was low and I really did not need to have a slab 11\u201d thick.\u00a0 Once the decision was made as to the thickness, it was a matter to simply calculate the cubic ft to determine the amount of concrete mix. \u00a0Mind you a 50# bag will handle approximately \u00bd\u00a0 a cubic ft.\u00a0 In this case, I needed 16 bags of mix, 8.5 for the top section and the remainder for the bottom section.\u00a0 Because the slab is on a slant, gravity wants to take over at the thicker point.\u00a0 That is where I had a difficult time at smoothing out.\u00a0 Realize though that one can always use a belt sander with a course sandpaper to smooth out the areas that would not cooperate.<\/p>\n

After the cement set for a day, I was able to remove all the framing and fill in the sides with soil.\u00a0 Interesting is the fact that I purchased the concrete mix @ Lowes for under $2.00 \/ 50# bag.\u00a0 It was on sale.\u00a0 The entire job cost around $40.00 and estimated to be 8 hrs of labor.\u00a0 This cost is under what a wooden entrance ramp would cost as before I decided to make the cement ramp, I had a wooden ramp made out of pressure treated wood I had made about 5 yrs. ago.\u00a0 Even though the wood I originally used was pressure treated, it still showed rot due to moisture.\u00a0\u00a0 Bottom line, I believe his slab should outlast the shed and I should never have to make another.<\/p>\n

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