The Beginning

[Stampeder 2]

Then get teased relentlessly from your friends from having quotes of a person on a message board all over your rink. I heard ice melts the fastest where there is paint so probably not a good idea in general.

[Langenbrunner15 0]

That's awsome...once it starts gettin' cold (below freezing) here..I will deff. try that!

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[DamnLocust 0]

that's just not fair :(

Looks great, though.

[Cobra2717 0]

defintly starting to come along! nice!

we used to put a rink up in our backyard, but we got an inground pool, so that kills and space we had to do that.

[phshockey53 0]

i would love to be able to do that. there is no chance of getting that to happen in my backyard, but have fun with it!

[LkptTiger 1]

Yeah, my dad used to build a rink in my backyard...then one year my mom decided that I was too big to be playing hockey in a residential area when I ripped a snapper off the crossbar, over the house behind ours and through the second-story window of the house behind that one.

My buddy has a big pond in the forest behind his house, so it's not like I don't have a place to play when I'm not at the rink. We haul lights and generators out there and play all day and night until the ice is beat-up so bad it's like playing on blacktop.

[Guest OSTOR]

I gave it a hot flood about 15 minutes ago,

Hopefully that smooths it out a little bit I will get some more pics up tomorrow.

[Guest OSTOR]

This is after I hot flooded it I hot flooded half of it last night and half today

I went for a skate on it last night and it was a blast.

Its so nice not having to drive to the rink to go and shoot some pucks around

[KYHockey3 0]

how smooth is it?

it looks a lot less rugged then the other pics.

[Guest OSTOR]

its getting better i just have to keep on flooding it with hot water

[TheProfessor 2]

This maybe a stupid question, but where do you get that much hot water to flood it with?

[Guest OSTOR]

My house

[sabre09923 0]

It doesn't look that smooth, but once it smooths out it'll be pretty good. I would die for the oppurtunity to be able to skate in my backyard anytime I want.

[hockeydude_49 0]

Some of those big bumps will take a while to smooth out just using hot water. To get the big bumps down on mine I go around with a torch and just melt them all down. It works.

[Michael9 57]

just keep floooding it, it will get better each and every time, what kind of hose do you use?

[Michael9 57]

here my backyard rink, not quite ready to skate on yet though

[--notorious 0]

here my backyard rink, not quite ready to skate on yet though

Now thats my dream hockey rink. How long it that take you to make the boards?

[Alias81 0]

What kind of paint did you use for the ice?

[Michael9 57]

here my backyard rink, not quite ready to skate on yet though

Now thats my dream hockey rink. How long it that take you to make the boards?

the first board took about an hour to make, then after that it was around 15 minutes each. i also had some help from a few friends. every year when i assemble the rink i ask a few friends to come help, in exchange they can come skate at my house when ever they want. It takes about 3-4 hours to put the rink up.

What kind of paint did you use for the ice?

didn't use any paint its just un-frozen ice, its not nearly ready to skate on. it's been quite warm lately in our area, i'm usally skating oustide by now.

[Cobra2717 0]

here my backyard rink, not quite ready to skate on yet though

Dude...that is freaking awesome. Boards must be so nice, so you can rip shots, and not worry about going to find the pucks in the snow :lol:

[jjtt99 0]

As Borat would say, "Very nice!"

And extra cool that you actually have boards and corners!

Do you paint lines as well? What about sponsor logos, concession stands, bleachers and executive suites?

I'm very jelous. In the city of Vancouver we don't have the weather to do that...not that I have a yard either...I guess that would help.

[Michael9 57]

As Borat would say, "Very nice!"

And extra cool that you actually have boards and corners!

Do you paint lines as well? What about sponsor logos, concession stands, bleachers and executive suites?

I'm very jelous. In the city of Vancouver we don't have the weather to do that...not that I have a yard either...I guess that would help.

no lines, no sponsors, no concession stands, no bleachers etc. I'll get some action pics. as soon as its skateable. the rink is pretty sweet, usally as soon as i get home i go out and skate go back inside and eat supper then back outside till about 9p.m or so. some days during the x-mas break i'll be there from 9:00am to 10;00pm.(with a few breaks here and there). During the holidays we orginize big hockey games that last for hours. It's really sweet having a back yard rink.

[echi24 1]

the rink looks like a dream, but quick question michael, do you layer a sheet of plastic or anything on top of the wood before you add the water? does the wood rot?

[Michael9 57]

yes we lay a sheet of plastic down before putting in the water. it covers up all the wood so none of it rots.