Make a cheap backyard ice-skating rink

Step 8 Any Questions...

If you have any questions or would recommend a technique you use for your ice rink please leave a comment below, PM me, or Em@il me at zktech at aol dot com

Also if you do end up making one please post an image below, even if its not PVC, as long as its a Homemade ice rink!

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Comments

[therealmebige]

Hey I am trying to makes my rink on a soccer field because it is the flattest and most level place on the campus. the only thing is that there is grass on the field and the grounds people here are afraid that it will all die if we use it to make a rink on it. do you think that it will kill all of the grass? if you do, then are there ways to prevent that without moving sites?

[tulsa_jerm]

Most grass, when dormant, can be covered without killing it off. Make sure it is uncovered and well watered before it is time for it to come out of dormancy though. Dormant grass doesn't use sunlight, so it shouldn't matter that it is covered. Your grounds people should know that!! :)

[juanbullet]

You didn't mention that since the snow insulates the ground, you should let the bare ground remain exposed for at least ovenight before your first pour of water, to allow the ground to freeze, thus reducing the probability of sink holes. What the US Navy discovered in experiments with ice in WW II is that if you mix straw into the water before freezing it greatly strengthens and extends the durability of the ice. I suggest you pour one inch of water in and mix enough straw to loosely cover the rink. When that sets up, pour another inch to cover the straw pieces still showing from the first pour. Let that freeze, then pour a top one inch coat for the playing surface. Enjoy longer!

[rayray5884]

Hmm...never thought of that myself. Makes perfect sense though. Kinda like what rebar is to cement.