Updated with improved tips 6-12-03

First phase: $220. 2-24-01. One ramp (8' wide, 16" tall, 4' long with a 2' landing platform) and 8' X 20' area of decking.
Second phase: $212. 4-21-01. 1/4 pipe added (8' wide, 4' tall, with a 9' run) with a 2' deep landing platform.
Third phase: $163. 7-1-01. Added 6 more sheets of plywood decking, almost doubling the "ground" area. Built a moveable lauch ramp.
Fourth phase: $0. Summer '02. Was given a terrific mini ramp, added that to the park.

Spring '03 Remodel: $645. Spine and wall added. Repaired and resurfaced all with tempered masonite.
Total cost so far: $1240.00

The Decking

The 1/4 Pipe
(Part One)

The 1/4 Pipe
(Part Two)

With this in mind, I opted for less expensive ways and quicker ways to do things. I didn't use treated bug and rot proof wood. I used 1/2" thick plywood instead of the recommended 3/4", but used more 2 X 4 bracing to compensate. My attitude was that if this thing turned out to be a success, I could and would replace any materials that didn't hold up with better materials.

Grouchy Hateful Neighbors
Gotta address this reality. Some people are biased and afraid of young male adults and when those young males are skateboarders, these naive people's fears can double.(Yeah, I know there are young women skaters too, but I'm not familiar with biases against you?) I live in one of those kind of neighborhoods, surrounded by judgemental, closed-minded !@#$! Beware. Check into any building code regulations that your city may have that your neighbors could use against you to force the removal of your park. Respect the !@# neighbors a little, skateboarding is noisy. Set reasonable curfew times, "close" your park at, say, 9pm? Don't blast the Dead Kennedy's so that the neighbors windows and nerves vibrate. Watch the volume of the profanity.