If youโve got the open space in a large backyard, freezing cold temperatures, and a love for ice skating, you could make you own ice rink. Imgur user legojerry created his own with lumber and polyethylene plastic.
Using 2ร4s for the perimeter, he first laid them all out to create his outline. He used 50 1″ร2″ร18″ stakes for stability, and 1ร4s on all of the seams for added strength, inserting the screws from the inside and screwing them in flush so that they wouldnโt interfere with the liner. To correct the 5ยฝ inch incline of his yard, he added 7/16″ oriented strand board to add height, since water self levels and since it was such a large level difference. After it is all inserted and screwed in, you can add the plastic liner. He used 6 mil 20’ร45′ polyethylene plastic, but adds that a bigger liner would ensure at least a foot of excess on each side of the boards.
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