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COVID and the housing market

Georg3__ said:
Anyone here really good at cutting wood?

I need someone who can cut wood pieces at certain angles to build a ramp up some steps to store my motorcycle in the backyard.

The owner got a little upset I put my summer tires in their garage today so I am not risking leaving my bike there .

Pm me !
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How many steps and how heavy a bike? Would a borrowed set of ramps work? not that I have a set.
 
nobbie48 said:
How many steps and how heavy a bike? Would a borrowed set of ramps work? not that I have a set.
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a 3/4" sheet of plywood should be sufficient for this. Especially if it's doubled up as it can be cut to a 2ft width.
 
mimico_polak said:
Have you considered just STOPPING looking and stressing about a house? Literally just STOP it. [EDIT: I see my comment may seem harsh, it's not meant to be...but I know through here that you're continually looking for more. Better housing, better job, better money, everything for better. Which is fine on it's own, but not when it consumes every waking moment of your life. It's not healthy. Stress is a MAJOR contributor to future health, be careful. Doctors told me a big part of gallstones is that they don't know what truly causes them, but a large component is stress.]

I know a few people your age that I work with, and they have all literally said 'eff it...I'm done'. They found rentals that are ideally steady, and are living it up like champs. Fair enough jobs for both husband and wife, and now I'm seeing they're no longer scrounging for dollars at a down payment they're going to cottages, buying toys, and just enjoying life.

They literally GAVE up their dream of home ownership, and are happier for it (for now anyway).
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I am with MP on this one. No point in stressing your entire life about it if the math will never add up. Lifetime of stress over something you can't control. Invest, enjoy yourself, retire somewhere cheap.

Also, drift over to the renovation and COVID thread. Home ownership is not all rainbows and unicorns. Specially if you can't do things yourself, sorry, like build a small ramp.... ;). The stress of things breaking etc. is at its own level, specially if someone bends you over each time. Or you go condo and have no control over anything repairs wise (and the risk of special assessments).

People see the price increases and we have this old school it builds equity thing (and in the last decades it did) but it is not all fun and games. Maybe the grass is greener but it is unlikely as green as many think.
 
Are you sure you need wood and not more muscle? My '76 750F came out of my basement just rolling up the steps with borrowed muscle.
 
timtune said:
Are you sure you need wood and not more muscle? My '76 750F came out of my basement just rolling up the steps with borrowed muscle.
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I think it is an in and out each time he rides. For storage I put the bike in the shed with a single 2X8, just roll it up, no way I would do that daily.

Princess auto is also worth a look for some pre-made options....
 
If you do need to smooth out the steps I would think even 1/2" ply would be enough to span the short distance between the front edge of each tread
 
What a trip hazard abomination those are.

A couple 2x4, a hand saw and a box of screws along with a bit of noodling on the design should get you there.

But you know if you owned a KLR you could just ride right up em....
 
That doesn't look steep @Georg3__ only issue I see is the home owner may not be happy with you riding on the grass b/w the driveways as you'll damage it.

From the looks of it, you may be able to even just ride up one of those RHINO ramps that are used for car work. Just need to make sure it doesn't slide away on you.

Also the steps on the very right of you photo appear to be only 2-3" in height. You can ride up that without any ramps.

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mimico_polak said:
That doesn't look steep @Georg3__ only issue I see is the home owner may not be happy with you riding on the grass b/w the driveways as you'll damage it.

From the looks of it, you may be able to even just ride up one of those RHINO ramps that are used for car work. Just need to make sure it doesn't slide away on you.

Also the steps on the very right of you photo appear to be only 2-3" in height. You can ride up that without any ramps.

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It was nice to see that Kevin was out spreading his love for concrete. I'm with TimTune, those steps are a nightmare. At least three distinct paths and all have different average rise/run as well as varying rise/run for every step.
 
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I was thinking going from the left side to avoid the grass but then I have to make a sharp turn so probably not smart and risk falling down the steep hill

I will go look at some ramps
 
Problem with the left side is that it's a high single step, and also very tight to the wall with a tight left turn once you get up. Also depends on how much clearance b/w the car and the garage door.

That will also work with the ramp I posted. You just have to be 100% sure that the ramp won't slide away on you. If you dig in the lower portion into the grass, it's better than have it free standing on asphalt. And I'll assume the owner won't want you bolting anything into their asphalt / stairs.

EDIT: Measure the height at that location. It looks almost perfect for use of one of the car ramps.
 
mimico_polak said:
Problem with the left side is that it's a high single step, and also very tight to the wall with a tight left turn once you get up. Also depends on how much clearance b/w the car and the garage door.

That will also work with the ramp I posted. You just have to be 100% sure that the ramp won't slide away on you. If you dig in the lower portion into the grass, it's better than have it free standing on asphalt. And I'll assume the owner won't want you bolting anything into their asphalt / stairs.

EDIT: Measure the height at that location. It looks almost perfect for use of one of the car ramps.
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Board perpendicular to ramp on top step. Ramp screwed to board. Board long enough to catch brick and keep the ramp from sliding.

Personally, I wouldn't be climbing the path he chose for the reasons you said but he has the whole picture.
 
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