Overview

When constructing free-standing obstacles in skateparks, you must first pour the concrete to form the obstacles and remove the forms.  Next, you will pour concrete for the surrounding areas.  Constructing the skatepark in this order allows for some feathering of the surrounding concrete up to the obstacle, if necessary.  All obstacles found in skateparks are complex combinations of basic geometric forms including circles (radii, curves), triangles (ramps, banks, pyramid sides), and squares and rectangles (fun boxes, stairs, pillars, flat slabs).  These shapes may appear basic, but they can be combined into an endless variety of objects and obstacles for skateparks.

We will describe the forming and placement methods required to build these basic free-standing obstacles.  First, we will describe single shapes, and then describe increasingly complex combinations of shapes.  The construction of all the basic geometric forms will be covered at least once.  In this way we hope to avoid the tedious and repetitive re-hashing of what are essentially the same objects in different combinations.

Any obstacle can be broken down into two or more constituent elements that fall into the group of basic geometric forms.  Once you know how to form and pour these basic shapes, any desired obstacle can be analyzed, broken down into parts and the construction methods can be determined.  However, if you ever have an obstacle in mind that you are having trouble breaking into basic geometric shapes, give us a call.  We will be happy to help.

RETURN TO CONTENTS