At the church where I pastor, our side porch is 40 inches high. The ramp that we built is 40 foot long. It goes all the way down the side of the building. It is 12 foot wide and made of concrete. The 1 foot per inch ratio is so gradual on this ramp that you can't even hardly tell that it slopes any at all.
See ya, Scooter Contact me at: Donnie Parrett 1956 Asa Flat Road Annville, KY 40402 Home # 606-364-3321 Cell # 606-438-2557 Church # 606-364-PRAY Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mick Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 5:53 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Portable ramps for wheelchair access Betsy, In my opinion, i think the one inch per foot slope for ramps is way too gradual in many instances. This can make it totally impractical to do in some instances, especially in a home. Wouldn't a better rule of thumb in your circumstance be to put in any ramp at all that could be negotiated by a wheelchair regardless of guidelines. It just seems to me that it would be more important to have some sort of ramp that is practical and manageable, rather than no ramp at all or one that you can't live with. In other words, steeper might be better here. ----- Original Message ----- From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press To: blindhandyman-yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 4:15 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Portable ramps for wheelchair access Aloha all, We are designing a lanai/patio. I think I will be needing a portable ramp to make it accessible for people who use wheelchairs. We have 14 inches from the ground to the bottom of our sliding door and I don't really want to make the lanai that high. I know we have to slant away from the house to keep water out. One of my friends brings his own chair when he comes to visit and I want him to be able to go out to the lanai independently. Also, I think I remember that we need a 50 square inch flat surface for turning. Does anyone know if this is correct? Betsy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.18.7/710 - Release Date: 3/4/2007 1:58 PM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
