Thanks for the replies.
Just remeasured. Can do a ~20x30 job with room for expansion next winter when I shift a mountain of topsoil next spring. Big enough IMO for two little uns that are just starting. Plus with the amount of snow we get here I need to leave some space to shovel it to.
A few questions. Actually ... quite a few.
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Originally Posted by BOSSY
make sure you use a white tarp...
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Any specific reason for a white tarp as opposed to a cheap and cheerful Canadian Tire blue job. For aesthetic purposes?
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Originally Posted by BOSSY
I always go with the snow route saves a ton of time and water not to mention is the easiest way to level... Never had any problems doing it that way.
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So are you saying, have the base ready for the first snowfall, then give it a good tamping, then water it? Couple of inches tamped base good enough?
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Originally Posted by BOSSY
Heavy floods for a week or so with cold water, then hot water to level... Go out with a hatchet and bang out the bumps then flood with cold, next day with hot (light flood) and you are good to go.
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What's your definition of a heavy flood? An inch/1/2 inch at a time? What's roughly your finished thickness of ice including the tamped snow? When you say a week or so ... are you flooding daily/every 2 days ...? I'm now thinking I might as well get 2x12s.
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Originally Posted by Methanolic
TARPS: are absolutely NOT necessary. The "Tarp" method, although popular, is not necessary. You can apply water to your lawn and it will freeze, over a few applications of water, your ice will build up to a thickness where soon you will be "re-surfacing". Also, Tarps can be a pain, If not enough water is applied, they won't have the weight on them to eliminate voids, this will cause weakness between the tarp and the ground, this will result in flakey chipped ice surfaces. I have had far better results by just building my rink from"the ground up".
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Firstly, that's one hell of a rink!
Are you applying the water directly to the grass or waiting until there is a layer of snow on it? Is the ground frozen when you're applying or are you saturating it? No ill effects to your grass the next year? (that's the main complaint I've been hearing from folks that don't use a tarp). Same question ... how much depth do you mean by an "application"?
You folks using treated wood or just regular?
Yeah, I'm planning to get a couple halogen work lights, attach one to the fence and build a stand for the other.