Private Spots – Page 5 – Skate and Annoy

Ramp House

This thing has been showing up all over in the last few days. Architectural Review covers a skate centered design for a house addition in Athens Greece. Concrete and wood ramps are integrated into the remodel atop a two-story structure with storage integrated into the ramps. [Photo: Theo Vranas]

DIY East Coast Indoor

I met a guy from Minnesota who looked about the right age, so I asked him he skated P.I.S.S. back in the day, and he had. P.I.S.S. for those that don’t know, was an indoor ramp in a building. To skate it you had to pay rent, hence, Private Indoor Skate Spot. A few of […]

Zoning ordinances

So the joke goes, (my joke, by the way) that zoning ordinances and building codes in Portland require that any mini ramp built on private property must have at least one extension that goes to within one foot of the ceiling, an over-vert section, or a three foot or smaller transition. Apparently those rules apply […]

Extreme Garage Ramp Makeover

I found this on Dan Hughes’ Northwest Skater site. There’s a guy who had what looked to be a really nice miniramp in his garage. Not one to remain satisfied, he decided to tear it out and build some roundwall instead. I don’t know the owner, or where he lives, so don’t ask. Instead, just […]

Concrete avarice

Somewhere in the land of amusement park skate terrain, an individual, or individuals have decided that they need more concrete. The thinking goes, “The skatepark is fine, but it’s not mine!” Actually, this came from Carl Warren, and was labeled as a “side project.” He didn’t say, and I didn’t think to ask him. I […]

Go to your room!

Like a kid who says “that doesn’t hurt” while he’s getting spanked, for some kids, getting sent to your room is not a punishment. Jack Grover sleeps in a private indoor skatepark in his basement. Of course it doesn’t hurt that he’s a tiny four and a half year old kid, so the low ceilings […]

This dream can be yours

Gotta love the midwest. It’s in the middle, you know? I’m not even sure what this is supposed to be, perhaps a practice mega ramp? Or maybe it’s the next big thing in ramp transition technology that will deliver the goods where the elliptical transition fad failed. For a starting bid of a mere $799.99, […]

DIY Tile

Yes, I’m phoning it in today. Here’s Josef Heffner’s tile on his DIY bowl project. I believe he’s putting on coping as I type. Click to enlarge.

Pour your own coping

Most of us in the Northwest are partial to a particular brand of coping, but if you live at the opposite end of the country or are self-motivated you can always hand pour your own. Tim Kulas appears to have the continuous pour method wired. He’s got a video up as well as a series […]