Not much of a craftsman but I'm pretty proud of this...
 

We installed a doggy door but fat-ass, our 10 yr old wiener dog, can't make it to the door itself when going from out to in. So.... I built her a ramp today. Took me about 3 hours from design to completed product.

I used scraps from the fence we just put up to build it.

Front View
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/4277/pict0066ig1.jpg

Side View
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5597/pict0067wb9.jpg

Just going to lay down some sand paper tommorow so she can get some grip and actually make it up the ramp. :D

What year is your camaro?

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It would've only taken you a few seconds to fill up a bowl with antifreeze.

Kidding me? The missus would kill me. :D

You're right. You're no craftsman.

I woulda just put the doggy door lower.

:D

Heh. I've done stupid stuff before.

Why didn't you just mount the door lower?

just askin'

I apologize. I can't expect everybody to be brilliant. You probably did that with a handsaw and roofing nails, huh? My early projects looked like that as well. Buy some decent tools and keep at it.

Just out of curiosity, why did you install the doggie-door six inches above the floor to begin with?

Or get a taller dog.


Actually, I admire the work. I'm not particularly handy with those type projects so ingenuity always impresses me.

I really need to know what that grey stuff is there at the apex of the ramp. Is that putty?

The doggy door is mounted 6 inches above the floor on the inside where it is supposed to be. lol

The house sits on a slab so I had to improvise. :D

Seriously though, in 3 hours I could have driven to Wichita, put that thing together, and driven home with 20 minutes to spare. You should hire me next time.

No... its my piss poor craftsmanship. lol

The grey stuff is wood.... it is the inside of weather treated fence paneling.

It really is the best I could do with the tools I had available. :(

Not it's not, not unless the screen door is mounted 4 inches below the slab. You're talking to pros here. I know these things.

Damn... you guys sure know how to make a guy feel good. :deevee:

It might be easy for you bud but I am not a handy man in any way shape or form.... my talents lay elsewhere.

On the other hand, give me a completely disassembled computer and I'll have it up and running in no time.

I'm kidding. It takes 2.5 hours to drive to Wichita.

Dude, I think you did a great job.

fuck these critical know-it-all's

:thumb:

Believe me, I know the feeling. I've done so much with so little for so long, I can now do anything with nothing.

Yes it is *sigh*

Sprite bottle as a point of reference

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/5017/pict0068bk5.jpg

The bigger question is: Does the dog use the door and ramp?

If the dog uses it, the purpose is achieved. You do know that when the dog gets a little older you might need to add rails to meet OSHA requirements, you don't the dog to sue you if he/she falls off the ramp! Remember .... safety first!

Phobia is right about one thing. Buy good tools to do the job. Over the years I've been adding to my tool assortment. I plan on doing as much of the finish work on our new home as I can and you gotta have the right tools.

My dog uses the ramp and door... the other one will use the door to get out but slides off the ramp when she tries to go back in.

That is why I will be putting down sandpaper.... give her some grip to make it up the ramp.

I plan to..... but TBH, I don't even know where to begin to add my my miniscule tool collection. lol

I actually purchased deck screws for this.

i bet that addition doubles the value of your trailer.

You registered in July on a pro football board and waited for this thread to register post #1 in November? Smack about a weekend handyman job?

You're one strange mama.

It really does take all kinds...

Jeez..... I never claimed to be Bob f00kin Villa here.

Can you be Bob Ross?

I was thinking about painting a happy little bush here and there on the ramp. :D

I'd prolly f00k it up though. I should hire Phobia.... I hear that guy is the shit.

Just ask him. He'll tell ya.

LOL

Don't really need to... he has said so himself about 5 times in this thread alone.

Actually, I suck.

You're just fishing for a compliment. Not gonna happen. :harumph:

:p

No, I really do suck. I'm only about half as good as I claim.

that was the funniest thing I have read on here in a long time, and its their first post. awesome.

That still leaves room for you to be really good.

You know some woman whose name started with the letter P said the same thing.. lol

the poor dog is going to need skis
in a couple of months

nail some thin strips of wood for grip on that ramp

nice healthy lawn you've got there

Realizing that it's a slab house, I still have to make this joke:

He didn't want to let the air out of the tires enough to lower his house that far.

On a side note, don't put sandpaper on there. The dog will hate it and might even quit using it altogether. Additionally it will rot and wear off in a month or two and won't do jack s**t in the winter.

They have several products at your local hardware store specifically for giving a surface traction.

I can assemble that computer, build that ramp and still be able to watch the last 3 quarters of the football game. ;)

so does your dog just fall out the other side like a hot dog coming off a production line?

sounds like a youtube vid

Phobia could have made that ramp cost $5000.

I'm not sure the slope of the ramp meets OSHA requirements.

Make your middle supports shorter creating one long, but more shallow incline. That should allow Fatass to climb it without sandpaper or nonskid.

Looks like you should apply for the job designing the new Interstate Bridge in Minneapolis. You did good. Screw em if they dont like your dog ramp.

Your no Herm Edwards.

I'm no construction guru here, but why not just a small box or a step? Seems like it would have been easier. Oh, and there is nothing wrong with a trailer. Is that a doublewide?

Don't forget to get he building permit from your local gov't otherwise they make you tear it down.

LMAO The old guy in the video "He can jump pretty well with those short legs but he can't quite jump into bed"

We just moved in a month ago.... we have not had time to do anything with the Bermuda grass that was already there.

TBH, not sure we will either.

Probably more with the right type of non-skid for the puppy pads.

We tried steps before. Fatass flat out refused to use them.

Damn stubborn dog.

I gues if it gets the job done.

If you ever decide to build a deck.....please for the safty of your family, hire someone. lol

The home was built in 1950.... and it does have green grass lol

http://media.point2.com/p2a/listing/...9/w210h157.jpg

LMFAO

no brainer

Refrences ?

Goatboy
Denverchief

Just asking , OK !

and now these words

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/141369.html

Just nail down some 1x2 strips for him, he'll thank you with a doggie kiss, the sandpaper will rub his paws down and sharpen his nails.

I can't see those pics. All I see is a red X. And I REALLY want to see them.

Maybe you should have just jacked the house up 6 inches?

If you were hoping to see a board propped up with 2 sticks you will be sorely dissapointed. Or not... LOL

As for jacking up the house..... then I would have needed a much bigger ramp. :p

Actually a good DIY book will tell you what tools you need and what supplies you need to do it yourself.

You can do it and you can save money doing it.

The best thing about this project is that when you are finished with it, you can cut a trap door in it and sell it to Mike Vick when he is released as a hangdog's gallows.

Put on some side rails so the fat dog doesn't fall this winter onto concrete....

I was hoping that you had found a way to utilize a trebuchet to help the dog enter the house.

I reckon you could have put a doggie door in the people door. Don't know about doggie door screen doors though

Don't use sandpaper it will rot. get your dog some little doggy golf shoes for this winter. But first make a sign and hang above the door to remind her to take them off before entering.

Go with th staple on rubber grippers.... all this for dog wow.

We thought about that but I did not want to spend another $70 on another doggy door for the screen door.

Not only that but if we had, the Heeler would have been able to manage it no problem but the wiener dog with its stubby legs prolly could not.

That is where I am leaning to now. Did not think about the sand paper rotting off.

All this? It really was not that big of a deal. Its only my second time working with wood to build something so I rather enjoyed it.

Not only that but the wife would not have left me alone until I had done something for her dog to get in and out as she pleases.

Really though... better than having the old girl piss and shit everywhere.

How do you keep some kill crazed pitbull running in your neighborhood from coming into your house?

I have some of this that you can have.

I assume you're talking about the dog and not your wife.

Wives that p*** and s*** everywhere are generally not accepted in good company.

You could use emory cloth for the sandpaper. It won't rot off. At least not anytime soon.

You owe me for a keyboard cleaning. Spitting coffee through my nose is high praise for this post. Huzzah.