Homemade Halfpipe

This weekend we listened to conference and built a halfpipe in our back yard. We found the plans on the internet to build the mini skateboard ramp and basically stuck to the plans. We bought all the materials at Lowe's for under $250 Saturday morning and had it almost complete by Sunday afternoon. Materials included 45 2x4's, 3 sheets of 3/4" plywood, 6 sheets of 3/8" plywood, 6 sheets of Masonite, and a box of screws. The video says it's 6 feet wide, but it's actually 8 feet wide, 24 feet long and 3.5 feet tall. We still need to build platforms on both ends and we are going to remove the railing on part of the deck so we can hop off the deck and right into the pipe. The plans recommended skatelite instead of Masonite, but it's much more expensive. We will paint the Masonite with a spar urethane to make it more resistant to damage and cover it whenever it might rain. We are still learning how to ride our razor scooters and skateboards in the pipe, but here are a few pics of us building it and of what we have done so far! Xtreme skater is a good place to find plans.