Knowlton Ramp Completed June 15, 2016

We finished our most recent ramp on June 15, 2016 for a family in Knowlton. We were able to use sections of a ramp we reclaimed when the original owner in Wausau no longer needed it. It worked beautifully for this site. The color of the stain on the reclaimed ramp was even a close match to the existing deck of the new ramp owner. Sometimes things just work out that way. Yeah!

Here are some photos of the build. (Thanks to John Ohnstad and Bill Pogge for the photos.)

Ramp Reclaimation and Reuse

When Ramp Up Marathon County builds a ramp or specialized stairs, we build it to last. But sometimes circumstances change and the stairs or ramp is no longer needed. Rather than leaving it to be torn apart and trashed, we will do our best to dismantle it so as much as possible can be reused in a future project. This allows us to maximize the financial investments made by our generous donors, which can also allow us to serve more people.

We recently received a call from a family for whom we had built a ramp. The individual who had been using the ramp was no longer living at the residence, so the family had no more need for it. Our crew arranged a time and took the ramp down. We were able to save most of it, and will incorporate it into plans for a future ramp recipient. Here are some photos taken by John Ohnstad during the "de-construction."

Thanks to all who showed up on a beautiful spring day to help take the ramp down and move the viable pieces to their temporary storage area.