Started the build!!

Last weekend I collected a good amount of wood to build from, though as I got into cutting the wood down and sizing up the transitions I discovered that there were issues with the wood it self. As I started to cross cut the many 2X6's that I will frame in the transitions with it was apparent that many of them were not long enough to be cut into the sizes I need. So I have a lot of pieces that I cannot use because they are an inch of less to short. I could just  resize my ramp width to fit but all I need is 9 10ft 2X4's to finish the framing part, so no biggie.

I decided to build the ramp in a slightly different spot than my original conception. As you can see from the picture I am building it just off the patio.

What  you are looking at is the flat bottom of the ramp that is 8ft long and 10ft wide. I had use concrete blocks to level it. I did not finish the flat until two in the after noon and then spent the rest of the afternoon trying to get it level. I could probably work a lot faster if I had a helper, but that is ok, it just takes a bit of ingenuity. That flat bottom frame is so freaking heavy. I put it on skate boards this morning to move it out of the way so I could relevel the flat bottom this morning. I also had to finish the framing. After building the framework and leveling it the first time I revisited the plans and noticed I had not used enough pieces of wood to frame with, Uhgggg!!!! I fixed it as you can see above, but here is it before. 

At the moment I am in the process of leveling the sections of the ramp where the transitions will sit. I probably should clean my house and wash clothes but I dont seem to care about much else other than getting this ramp build. The only reason I am writing at the moment is because it is raining outside. I need to make a trip to the Lowes and buy plywood and a few 2X4's so I can build four of these:

Ok, so that is it, I would be outside leveling and finding a ride to the store but we are in a rain delay. Maybe I will go take a shower and go see Jackass 3D, clean house and wash clothes.

Later!!