Art Mulder
01-21-2008, 11:32 AM
Well, with the last two nights finally getting below -10c, and with the five day forecast for today showing nightime lows all around -10c or colder...
we can Finally get the backyard rink going. The kids have been praying for cold weather.
Here's a look at our backyard rink, first looking east
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Then looking west:
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We expanded the rink this year. we moved the swingset back, so we could add another 10' of length to it. It now basically goes the full width of the back yard. Unfortunately, it is right up against the house, but that is the flattest spot of the back yard. Even so, it'll probably be 5-7" thick at one corner, and only 1" thick at the opposite corner. Overall we're about 14' wide, by about 35' long.
Since we expanded it, our tarp from last year was too short. I thought I had enough plastic on hand to cover the gap, but was wrong. Hence that bit of black in the corner that you see -- I had to cut up a contractor's grade trash bag (large, and 3mil plastic) to cover in a hole in the corner.
We had a few leaks at first, but now it is frozen throughout and holding water well.
Finally, here is my ice rink sprinkler, out there right now pumping water onto the rink. I find when I just lay out a hose it tends to pound/melt a hole in the ice where the water comes out.
79747
Anyone else got a backyard rink to show off?
Hey, it is a sort of woodworking project! There's wood involved! :cool:
we can Finally get the backyard rink going. The kids have been praying for cold weather.
Here's a look at our backyard rink, first looking east
79745
Then looking west:
79746
We expanded the rink this year. we moved the swingset back, so we could add another 10' of length to it. It now basically goes the full width of the back yard. Unfortunately, it is right up against the house, but that is the flattest spot of the back yard. Even so, it'll probably be 5-7" thick at one corner, and only 1" thick at the opposite corner. Overall we're about 14' wide, by about 35' long.
Since we expanded it, our tarp from last year was too short. I thought I had enough plastic on hand to cover the gap, but was wrong. Hence that bit of black in the corner that you see -- I had to cut up a contractor's grade trash bag (large, and 3mil plastic) to cover in a hole in the corner.
We had a few leaks at first, but now it is frozen throughout and holding water well.
Finally, here is my ice rink sprinkler, out there right now pumping water onto the rink. I find when I just lay out a hose it tends to pound/melt a hole in the ice where the water comes out.
79747
Anyone else got a backyard rink to show off?
Hey, it is a sort of woodworking project! There's wood involved! :cool: