[header] How to build a dog ramp [title] Calculate how long your dog ramp needs to be. [step] If you need the dog ramp to cover a set of steps, measure the distance from the bottom of the steps to the top and add 4 inches (10.16 cm). [title] Place two 2-inch by 2-inch (5.08 cm by 5.08 cm) pieces of lumber on a firm surface.
[header] How to build a dog ramp [title] Calculate how long your dog ramp needs to be. [step] If you need the dog ramp to cover a set of steps, measure the distance from the bottom of the steps to the top and add 4 inches (10.16 cm). [title] Place two 2-inch by 2-inch (5.08 cm by 5.08 cm) pieces of lumber on a firm surface.
[step] Measure the desired length of the ramp. Mark the length on both boards with a pencil. [step] Make sure one piece stays up, and the other stays down. [title] Measure the length, weight, and height of the deck. [step] Make sure that the lumber is level. [title] Place one leg under the other and place two pieces of 2-inch by 1-inch lumber together. [step] Using minimum width from two pieces of lumber, cut four long strips of lumber. Hold the strips perpendicular to each other and make each cut approximately equal in length.