How to lower a ramp

[alias_sqbr]

My dad gave me a wooden ramp he had from his house's previous owner, and it's perfect except for being about 1cm too high. It's made of wood which has been treated with some sort of outdoor protection, and the bit that needs adapting is a like...5x5x75cm wide block under the flat bit of the ramp.

Does anyone have any suggestions for any relatively cheap, easy ways to get it shortened/lowered and then the wood treated so it doesn't rot outside? Bearing in mind that Cam and I are not the sort of people who are any good at this sort of thing, and do not own much in the way of tools. Anyone local who is good at this stuff want to deal with it for me? (worth a shot :D)

Comments

[lilacsigil]

If you have a local Men's Shed they often like to do basic woodwork projects for people in the community. It needs treating with a few coats of oil to prevent rotting, they might be able to do that too, and if not, that is easy to do yourself.

[alias_sqbr]

That didn't occur to me as an option, thank you!

[fred_mouse]

If you own a hammer, then it is tempting to suggest that the simplest option is to work out what height of wood would do the job, buy a replacement piece and appropriate sized nails from bunnings or equivalent, knock the old one off, and hammer the new one on. The issue with that is that getting the right size might be difficult. Termite treated blue pine appears to come in 35mm and 45 mm options, but is sold in linear metres for a few $ a metre. Other variations appear to also be 35mm or 45 mm options.

Hopefully someone more helpful than me sees your question. If you are really stuck, I can ask artisanat for suggestions, and maybe they would be able to help with the actual repairs.

[alias_sqbr]

Thanks! Given that we could have just made our own ramp all this time and...didn't that may be too crafty for us, but is definitely another option.

[fred_mouse]

:}

I see you have a concrete offer of help. I hope it gets sorted!

[cheshirenoir]

OK I am "practical" in this kind of things for the most part. I'd suggest use a decking treatment to protect it from the weather. Depending on what it's going to rest on you might need to put in something to mitigate termites.

As for lowering it, I'd have to look at the ramp, but dropping it a CM seems unlikely to be too much of a challenge. I have all the power tools :-D

Did you want me to drop over sometime and have a look?

[alias_sqbr]

Oh man, that would be FANTASTIC :D

[jesse_the_k]

No useful advice, but your icon made my day.

[alias_sqbr]

Thank you :D