the assembly is screwed into the wall at a stud.
After nearly breaking our necks several times tripping over, or stepping on our son’s skateboards, we decided we needed to put them in a rack. I found a skateboard rack in a catalog, but balked at the price tag. It was not even a great design. My husband is extremely handy, so I knew he could come up with something better. I only had to show him the picture, and he figured out what we both thought was an even more streamlined plan.
Total cost was around $35.00. What you need is your Mitre saw for angled cuts, one 6′ 2×6 plank of pine or other wood cut in half. In the plumbing department find three 1/2″ galvanized steel “floor” flanges, one 1/2″ steel ” T ” connector pipe and three 1/2″ x 4″ straight pipes (called “nipples” at the store ) as well as 8 Screws and 2 lag bolts. A little paint to spice things up and there you have your D.I.Y. Skateboard Rack! (or in my case, your HYHDI (Have Your Husband Do It ) Skateboard Rack.
Nice work and a great project, but this is how to hang a deck.
But you need more wall space that way, we have a bunch of kids so we needed to make it space efficient.
Very nice skate rack solution Elizabeth. I need to make a 6-board wall rack for myself and my son. I have a few questions – what is the:
– angle of the slots, 30 degrees?
– width of the slots, 3/4 inch?
– distance between shots (measured along the front edge)?
Thanks for the great idea.
Jay