At REDD Team, we take pride in preparing quality aluminum access ramps. While people often rely on us to get building access ramps to their sites, we can also produce bleacher access ramps that work in outdoor locations. You’ll require these ramps to provide people who use wheelchairs and other mobility aids with easy access to your bleacher spots. REDD Team will be there to help you get more out of your ramps.
How Is a Ramp Arranged?
A bleacher access ramp can come in one of two forms. You can get a single-direction ramp with one incline or a multi-direction with two inclines going in different directions with a landing in the middle. The design of your bleachers might be narrow enough to allow for a multi-directional ramp.
You can plan your ramp based on your space and the arrangement of the rest of your bleachers. If you’re using a multi-directional ramp, the landing should be at least 60 inches on each side. The landing should also be placed at a reasonable distance so the inclines aren’t too long.
Remember the landings at the end. They should be at least 60 inches long to provide enough room for a wheelchair user to enter and exit the ramp and change directions at the top or bottom if necessary.
Plan the Right Slope
Like the bleachers and the steps leading to them, you’ll also have to review how your access ramp is designed so that people can easily go up and down the space. Your access ramp will require a safe slope.
We recommend a slope of 1:12 at most for your ramp. This measurement means the ramp will be twelve inches long for every inch of rise. A flatter slope is ideal, but how flat it can be will depend on your space. Our experts at REDD Team can review your needs and find a plan that fits.
A Safe Surface
You’ll also enjoy how the ramps we build at REDD Team are safe for all wheelchair users. In addition to being designed with sensible slopes and landings, we also make our ramps with aluminum materials that are easy to clean. Aluminum can resist the added weight of a wheelchair, and it will not create dents or grooves from all those wheels going up and down the space.
An aluminum surface can also be fitted with grooved materials that ensure each wheelchair maintains its grip on the ground. These surfaces will prevent people from slipping, thus making the ramp safer to use in all conditions.
Ask us at REDD Team how we can help you plan quality bleacher access ramps for your venue. We can design and build new ramps based on your specifics and deliver all the pre-fabricated parts to your site. We make everything here in America, too, so you can be assured you’re getting the best access ramp around. Visit our website or call us at 800-648-3696 for more details on how we can serve your needs.
