Check out a local boy scout or girl scout they are always looking for community project. If the local high school has shop program contact the instructor about a project
It's plywood. Wrong material for outdoor use. Even treated plywood wouldn't survive. Also looks like someone use a texture product on the plywood. I sure hope it wasn't a deck over product. Those are known to trap moisture/water and rot wood. The plys are separating. There is no repair what will work or last. Would be a waste of effort, money, and time to even try. It does need to be replaced.
Look into aluminum ramps by EZ-ACCESS. They are really well built here in the USA, and are designed for wheelchair users. My grandparents have the GATEWAY 3G ramp system.
Hi Winnie, your best bet is to put a new ramp in, one that is made of aluminum, they are light weight and easy to maintain. Your current ramp has started to rot, safety wise, you should replace it,
Hello. Agree with about posters. Safety is a critical issue. If the surface is cracking the structural integrity is impacted. I would take the visible signs as a warning, I would not consider repair to be an option.
Looks like one of your screws is popping up through the paint. The paint looks like they added either sand or grip to make the surface rough for using the ramp.
Check the integrity of the wood especially near the screws, and if its good (not rotting) put a new galvanized screw in another local near the old one to secure it. If your unsure, get a new piece of 3/4" exterior plywood to replace it using the old one as a pattern. Then you can give it another coat of paint with additive to keep it rough.
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Can you recover it with pressure treated lumber? Plywood sheets can’t hold up to the elements well at all.
I'm not sure though. Ramp is long and it seems like fixing it for now is my best option money wise. Until the whole thing needs to be replaced.
How about using Bondo and sanding it down even to the ramp.
It's plywood. Wrong material for outdoor use. Even treated plywood wouldn't survive. Also looks like someone use a texture product on the plywood. I sure hope it wasn't a deck over product. Those are known to trap moisture/water and rot wood. The plys are separating. There is no repair what will work or last. Would be a waste of effort, money, and time to even try. It does need to be replaced.
Michell has it right, the scouts ae always looking for a community project.
Agree with William. In this condition, the ramp is not safe for use.
There is a risk that someone, a wheelchair user, or an ambulatory person, could become injured.
Look into aluminum ramps by EZ-ACCESS. They are really well built here in the USA, and are designed for wheelchair users. My grandparents have the GATEWAY 3G ramp system.
Hi Winnie, your best bet is to put a new ramp in, one that is made of aluminum, they are light weight and easy to maintain. Your current ramp has started to rot, safety wise, you should replace it,
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Hello. Agree with about posters. Safety is a critical issue. If the surface is cracking the structural integrity is impacted. I would take the visible signs as a warning, I would not consider repair to be an option.
Looks like one of your screws is popping up through the paint. The paint looks like they added either sand or grip to make the surface rough for using the ramp.
Check the integrity of the wood especially near the screws, and if its good (not rotting) put a new galvanized screw in another local near the old one to secure it. If your unsure, get a new piece of 3/4" exterior plywood to replace it using the old one as a pattern. Then you can give it another coat of paint with additive to keep it rough.