Help with halfpipe

[Arnor Smari]

So I'm trying to get my school to get a halfpipe outside it and they seem alright with it. I'm just wondering if I should get them to buy one somehow or if I should get them to pay for the supplies and then me and some people could build it? What would be better, and do you know what like 8ft halfpipe would cost?

 

[Grant Schofield]

It would cost about 1000 USD give or take

 

[Aidan Burns]

Somewhere around there ^ for you to build it. It would probably cost more to buy a pre-made one.

 

[Nick Griffin <3]

if it only costs 60 dollars to make an 8 foot long foot and a half high grind box how would it be a thousand to make this?

 

[Michael Hohmann]

an 8 foot half pipe could cost a couple grand and nick there are alot of things your not seeing, on a halfpipe you have to use about.... 8 foot one maybe 50 or more sheets of plywood because you have to make it double layered. then about 100-200 2x4s then coping, and if its really going to last skatelite which is 180 per 4ft by 8 ft sheet so then about 25 sheets of skatelite add it up $4,500 just for the cover skatelite... it could cost up to 10 grand or more if its going to last more than 5 years
dang arnor i didnt know you made this post, halfpipes are really expensive bro i made 3 before the last one i made costed 750 dollors and it was 3 foot high and it didnt have skatelite with 1 layer of top plywood it only lasted 1 year about:/
honestly maybe use a fund raiser or something but maybe buy a preowned one... and 5- or 6 foot would be better for tricks and stalls honestly

 

[Nick Griffin <3]

you dont need skatelite, all you need is layers of 2x4 and play wood and a layer of masonie and a tarp

 

[Michael Hohmann]

not really masonite wont last at all outdoors, and mosture will rewin it unless you have the expensive type which still wont be that much better

 

[Nick Griffin <3]

thats why i said you get a tarp

 

[Arnor Smari]

Thanks guys! But the school/city would be paying though, so I guess they have some money

 

[Michael Hohmann]

still the dew will still get on it in the morning and it will get rewined

 

[Michael Hohmann]

Thanks guys! But the school/city would be paying though, so I guess they have some money

thats good bro i hope they do it! id be so jealous haha

 

[BrandonD]

That's so suck that your school is gonba build a halfpipe for you! Hella jealous

 

[dirtbiker2424]

im pretty sure OC ramps makes one

 

[Arnor Smari]

Yeah but they're crazy expensive :/

 

[Blake]

You might wanna paint it as well which costs $.

 

[yoyoflavored]

Here's a design for a mini pipe... You'd have to modify it for an 8 footer tho :l

http://www.diyskate.com/mini_03.html

 

[Michael Aylsworth]

just do a concrete one?

 

[Arnor Smari]

Thanks for all the suggestion guys I really doubt that they're gonna allow a concrete one tho

 

[kevinyiman]

go to facebook.com/keenramps

buy a halfpipe from them. really nice ramps and within good budgets.

 

[Robert]

it will be like 2-3000 dollars because a 3 ft half pipe without skatelite costs around 1000