Making a Backyard Ice Skating Rink (1 Viewer)

[Todd Smigelski]

I've seen kits for $299, I've seen do-it-yourself instructions...

Anybody here take this project on ?

Looking for:
Known caveats? Worth the Hassle? Do's and Don'ts.

Thanks

 

[Shayne Lebrun]

http://www.rinkrake.com

 

[Todd Smigelski]

Nice!

 

[Tommy G]

I was just about to start a thread with this topic and then stopped and thought - you know I've been a member of this forum for over 5 years and lurked for a year and a half before that and one of the things I learned is that this place is a wealth of knowledge not just for HT stuff. Anyway, thanks for that website Shayne. I'm getting ready to build my hockey rink this weekend.

 

[Colton]

Does it work in Arizona?

- Colton

 

[DaveF]

"This Old House" showed how to do this in a recent show.

Here's a link to get you started: http://www.klru.org/Programming/Publ...p?VsnID=125685

 

[Al.Anderson]

We did it to our front yard at college back about 20 years ago - it was great! We just piled up snow for the edging and started hosing down. Took about 2 days of shifts with people slowly adding small layers. Nothing high tech - I'm sure the sites have better approaches. The only unplanned issue was resurfacing the ice. We wound up using a trash can full of water and a blanket.

Now when it all melts you'll really have a mess on your hands. Make it far enough from construction that you don't get burned with moisture problems.

 

[Joe D]

That would be so cool...

I hope it turns out great.

 

[Tommy G]

Thanks for the clean up warning Al. We are actually doing this in a really unique spot. We have horses and stables and such in our back yard and adjacent to that is a riding ring that my daughter, her friend and my wife use to ride our horses. This area is usually not used in the winter so I was going to do it there. It is a sand-based riding ring so the melting process should be a little easier because of the easy drainage. I hope to post pix when I'm done. Stay tuned.