Contractors cutting corners has become a stereotype for a reason. After years of building custom installs, we’ve learned that often 2x4s simply don’t cut it. After all, you’re building a structure for the express purpose of jumping all over it! It’s simple math, 2x6s are 33% stronger, and have an extra screw on each end of the template to pin it in place. This reduces wrapping, sag, and compression.

For any ramp over 30” tall, we won’t sell a kit that has 8’ spans without providing an additional engineered support template. This keeps the coping reveal—how much the coping is exposed on the ramp surface—consistent so that it rides the way you’d expect, every time. Most kit companies sell kits with several lengths of joists as well. When you purchase a Ridge Ramp, you’ll get one length of joist. The template will do the rest of the work for you visually showing you where to mount each stud. This speeds up installation and provides peace of mind so you’re not re-building any part of the kit.

Because of our “local only” model, we won’t cut the coping into awkward segments to fit a pallet. If you buy a 12’ wide mini ramp, you’ll get a 12’ piece of coping 2” schedule 40 (over ⅛” thick steel side wall). We’ve also optimized how to mount the coping so it's simple and secure. No more mid-grind coping wobbles here! Plus, it’s all galvanized so rust will be a thing of the past.

Our founders grew up taking things apart, building ramps, Legos, IKEA furniture, and of course, skating. During that time, they learned what works and what doesn’t when it comes to assembly instructions. Every kit sold comes with digitally accessible instructions—we want to save the trees for more ramps. Each step is clear and we’ll either have an associated video or GIF of what you need to do. We also constantly update our instructions based on customer feedback. If there is a more challenging step, we’ll add notes about what to keep an eye out for. Overall, we want the process to be as SIMPLE and FUN as possible. Best of all, the only tools you’ll need are some safety glasses and a drill/driver for installing the included screws.