Picked up my board again after 15 years. Thinking a nice mini ramp configuration will be nice in the backyard. Thanks for the inspiration. Cheers!

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

Ah man.. that’s so good to hear. ❤️ get involved. It’s really not that hard and the fact I can grab my board and walk out the back door and skate is the dream. Good luck! Any advices needed just shout. ✌🏻

This is awesome. Perfect. Not too big not too small. Very tidy work 🤟🏻

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!!

Stayed up til 3am researching backyard parks and shade options after seeing this brilliant build. Thanks for sharing!

@T-Cuts-Mined

2 жыл бұрын

Glad i helped spread some inspiration. Skateboarding saves lives ❤️

My man! Skateboard and bamboos! Very nice!

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

Perfect zen opportunities! 👊🏻👊🏻

It's nice to be an older skater now when we can buy land and material and make our own spots. haha

@T-Cuts-Mined

Жыл бұрын

Yes exactly that!! Low impact gnar hahaha

Definitely inspired me, I've now committed to building me a mini half pipe in yard. The lady won't appreciate, but that's okay :D Will respond with results! Great video man!

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

Pleased to hear it! It’s so much fun to just go out , throw down your board and skate

so cool

@T-Cuts-Mined

Жыл бұрын

thank you!

Neatly done!

Was going to build a wooden mini ramp, I watched this and have changed my mind started prepping the garden today, big thanks for the video

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

That’s what I like to hear!! You don’t have to worry about it getting ruined by the weather either. It also doubles for a great sun lounger 🤣 Thanks for watching. If you need any tips please just shout. ✌🏻

@ezrastevenson5417

3 жыл бұрын

How’d it go

See yes boys droppin the gnar sick tricks at the end 👍👍👍

So awesome !!! Can't wait to build my own skate spot in my backyard !!

So sick

@T-Cuts-Mined

Жыл бұрын

Thanks dude

Maybe you could add a rail or a box in between both ramps

So much love and passion! Sick work🎯

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

That’s what it’s all about ❤️

dude this turned out soo sick! i need to hire you lol

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated.!! Thanks for watching. So pleased with it all now.

Had to re watch the shredding again super steez 🙌

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! Glad you enjoyed the vid.

That’s sick. Love it 🤙🏾

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It’s real fun to skate too

The bank to little slappy curb is legit!👊🔥🤘

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Its fun to play about on thats for sure. Cheers for watching.

Sweet set up ol buddy

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

Yes sir! You know how us Ol buddies roll. 👊🏻👊🏻

@Allyc87

3 жыл бұрын

@@T-Cuts-Mined there’s an edit on my page of my Diy efforts if your interested, you’ll see I’m rolling, it’s just not as smooth

thank you for this

@T-Cuts-Mined

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!! Only thing I should have done was use a wooden float for the earlier stages of the concrete rather than my Marshalltown trowel which should be used more for the final trowels. Happy building

It looks insane 💫

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. It’s low impact goodness haha

great build man

@T-Cuts-Mined

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it mate. It’s got my two sons skating a lot more so it was worth it for that alone!

@SlowBrow

2 жыл бұрын

i start to think that build can serve as the jack for all skate tricks...at least 50 tricks maybe

nice joob man...and good tricks

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it. It’s so much fun. The joys of literally stepping out my back door and throwing my board down is so good. Even if it’s for some axel stalls. 👊🏻

That looks so fun.

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Yeah it’s proper good fun. You can get away with a lot on it haha... but it will Chuck you to the floor if you’re not careful.

Great job.... Inspired me a lot.. 🤘🤘🤘🤘

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

Get building!!! 👊🏻👊🏻🤟🏻

This dope af

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that! 🙏🏻✌🏻

Looks good 👍 nice job

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers!! And thanks for checking it out too 🙏🏻

Bro you killed it !

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro!! So much fun... 👊🏻👊🏻

Nice job!

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it! Keeping the old bones moving..

Great work ! The finish looks like nice and smooth,after the concrete had set did you finish off with another product or sealer ?I'm trying to get a smooth concrete finish but my trowling was not as good as yours and need to some how smooth it down to make good ?

@T-Cuts-Mined

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I only sealed the curb edge with a clear coat lacquer the rest I left as it was. Perhaps grab a rub brick to go over the top of yours? That might help smooth it off ? You could always then paint or clear coat sealer afterwards then. Hope that helps

Nice little park! Can you share what recepie u use for the concrete? Thanks!

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 ай бұрын

Hi mate. Thank you! I’m in the UK So used a mixture of 10 shovels of 10mm ballast and half a bag of cement per mix. Hope that helps. Get building!

@Pontuspalsson

3 ай бұрын

@@T-Cuts-Mined thanks🙌🙌🙌

enjoy skate! 😄

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

Most definitely!! Thanks for watching. ✌🏻

Man, this is a sweet little spot! Do you have an approximate amount of bags of concrete used?

@T-Cuts-Mined

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it! It’s a lot of fun. In the UK the ready mix bags aren’t really that readily available so I knocked it all up by hand. Roughly a tonne bag of 10mm ballast and 8 bags of cement. (A mix of 8 shovels of ballast and half a bag of cement) get building!

@taterstoolboxskates

Жыл бұрын

@@T-Cuts-Mined awesome deal, buddy, thanks for reaching back out to me, looking forward to building a little spot in the backyard myself!👊🏼😎💯

Nice job bud

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad you like it... it so much fun to just have a quick Chuck down and cruise on it.👊🏻

nice job! did you left joints for expansion? did it crack?

@T-Cuts-Mined

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! No expansion joints needed really as the slabs were only roughly 2 metres in length. Just butting the next slab up against works just fine. Otherwise you’ll end up with a gap and us skaters know how much those cracks mess with our heads haha

5:59 mark is where you should have used a spray bottle on a mist setting just to pull surface fat along more to fill porous spots. Otherwise great work from start to finish man

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

Nice one for the tip. I did see someone doing that after I’d finished as it goes. I’m more of a plasterer so still some learning to be done with the finishing. Very similar though in many respects. 👊🏻

@timothee3446

3 жыл бұрын

@@T-Cuts-Mined I’m a plasterer myself now started with concrete skateparks now I plaster brownstones in Manhattan. Your park came out nice in the end wish I could build one myself but ain’t much space when ya close to nyc.

Wish you many tricks on it💣 What kind of concrete is it? Does it get dusty?

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! Low impact goodness haha.. I used a mix of ballast and cement. 12 shovels of ballast to half a bag of cement. (25kg bag) It doesn’t really get dusty, trowel it up right it will have a skatepark finish.. get building!!

Hiya mate, how much did all of this cost you? Thanks, and nice job 👌

@Koodins

3 жыл бұрын

Just here waiting for the response, don mind me.

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.. The whole spot, including the first section i did i would say it cost me about £500. Thats for the Ballast, Cement, Timber for formers, Re-bar and the hardcore sub base. Any other questions just shout. Cheers Tim

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

Response has been done.. Thanks for watching too..! Any other questions please do ask.. take care

nice job man. I thinking about to do someting like this and could you tell me the measurements. thank you since.

@T-Cuts-Mined

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry I missed this! I think it’s about 800mm deep and 380mm high.

Beautiful work. How mich concrete was used?

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks !! It took roughly 5.5 tonnes of ballasts/cement mixed. Hope that helps

@viviondioline

3 жыл бұрын

@@T-Cuts-Mined sure does thanks dude

How much would you say this cost you roughly when all was said and done?

@T-Cuts-Mined

Жыл бұрын

Whole thing cost me about £700 I think. That’s the full project

how much was the whole project?

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

I would say it has cost about £550/600 in total to do the whole thing. Thanks for watching and Get building! 😁

how long is the length of the spot?

@T-Cuts-Mined

4 ай бұрын

I think the flat in between the banks is 2metres

I'd love to see Deawon Song skate this

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

That man is welcome round if he comes over to the uk! 😁

Out of interest how what was the preference for this over a ply flat bottom half pipe?

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

I live in the uk where the weather is generally raining so wood just wasn’t an option. Plus wanted to have dual purpose as a hard stand for the basketball net.. Check my other video for the full build. ✌🏻

@since-jx1ix

3 жыл бұрын

@@T-Cuts-Mined I'm UK too. Makes sense with dual use for basketball bit too. Nice job.

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

@@since-jx1ix plus I’m a plasterer/brick layer by trade so thought I would use my skills rather than butcher a load of wood haha

up strokes for pro skateboarding , spread it upward , up .

@T-Cuts-Mined

Жыл бұрын

Luckily I don’t take myself too seriously like I guess maybe you do.

@writebackacomment

Жыл бұрын

@@T-Cuts-Mined and slob it into the corner .

4:25 😰

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

🧈 make it smoooooth... 😃

What’s the dimensions of this? 2 x 4 x 12?

@T-Cuts-Mined

2 жыл бұрын

I think it was about 300 mm high and a metre deep. 2 m wide.

@ventureskater336

2 жыл бұрын

@@T-Cuts-Mined thanks! About to start my first project and this video made me choose concrete over wood because it’s a lot quieter than a wooden mini. Definitely taking inspiration from your design

@T-Cuts-Mined

2 жыл бұрын

@@ventureskater336 if you give me a minute I’ll get you the exact measurements .

@T-Cuts-Mined

2 жыл бұрын

@@ventureskater336 it’s 900mm deep and the total height is 310mm.( that includes the curb) The curb is 150mm deep and 70mm high and the flat bank height just before the curb is 260mm. I hope this all makes sense. You can contact me on Instagram if it’s easier . @djtcuts Glade this has inspired you! Plus concrete is definitely far superior to timber. My two sons now skate it all the time and it’s still like new.

@ventureskater336

2 жыл бұрын

@@T-Cuts-Mined thanks for your measurements! Glad i came across this video

where do i learn in-depth how to do this

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

Have you checked my other video? It goes a little more in depth. Happy to answer any questions

@alltime5244

3 жыл бұрын

@@T-Cuts-Mined Thanks for the reply! Yeah, I just got done watching both, I haven't got much experience working with concrete or construction and was wondering where to start in order to know enough to do a project like this, any help is great thanks

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

@@alltime5244 do you have a location in mind.? That’s the first thing. It’s not that hard as long as you do things in the correct order. Where abouts in the world are you? Will depend on what materials you can get your hands on.

@alltime5244

3 жыл бұрын

@@T-Cuts-Mined I'm in the UK so can get just about anything really, was thinking back garden location similar to the one in your video

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

@@alltime5244 ah sweet same here mate. I’m down near Brighton. Key things are a good trowel and a float. Marshalltown are the brand you want..

I notice every one of your passes has a cut in the flat section. Guessing you made it too long to keep any momentum going from end to end.

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

It was all as planned... You really want a join/cut for expansion every couple of meters. I have each slab joined together by continuing the re bar through to each one. Check my other video to see the process..👊🏻

@mikecurtis1111

3 жыл бұрын

@@T-Cuts-Mined I'm referring to a cut in the video. You make it look like you're able to do a trick on one end and carry the momentum to the other and do another trick, like on a mini ramp.. The flat section looks too long to really keep your momentum going for end to end runs. I'm guessing you have to stop and kick or do a run up from one end to another.

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikecurtis1111 ahhh I see what you mean.. I didn’t intend on doing the end flat bank at first. But it is just about right to skate it like a mini, maybe sneak a little push in if needed.

this shows you dont need a lot or big things to have fun skateing

@T-Cuts-Mined

3 жыл бұрын

1000% .... it’s challenging enough for my old bones anyhow hahaha!! Thanks for watching