Temperature is still hovering below freezing so I am going to attempt to lay down a second (thinner) layer of ice. It should be a very cold night. I've broken up my DIY Backyard Ice Rink project into multiple posts: Day 1 - Initial Planning, Day 2 - Construction, Day 3 - Filling with Water, Day 4 (you are here), Day 5 - Skating Time and and Day 6 - Finally … [Read more...] about First Time Building a Backyard Ice Rink – Day 4 Second Layer of Ice
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First Time Building a Backyard Ice Rink – Day 3 Filling the Rink with Water
So I ran out of time last night with the discovery of frozen garden hoses. It is still bitterly cold with temperatures in the low teens during the day so I think I still have a good chance of making the ice rink. I've broken up my DIY Backyard Ice Rink project into multiple posts: Day 1 - Initial Planning, Day 2 - Construction, Day 3 (you are here), Day 4 - Second Layer … [Read more...] about First Time Building a Backyard Ice Rink – Day 3 Filling the Rink with Water
First Time Building a Backyard Ice Rink – Day 2 Construction
Snow on the ground? Check. Snowing? Check. Temperature in the low teens? Check. Ground frozen solid like a tundra? Check. Getting dark? Check. Time to build a backyard ice rink? Yeah! I've broken up my DIY Backyard Ice Rink project into multiple posts: Day 1 - Initial Planning, Day 2 (you are here), Day 3 - Filling with Water, Day 4 - Second Layer of Ice, Day 5 - … [Read more...] about First Time Building a Backyard Ice Rink – Day 2 Construction
First Time Building a Backyard Ice Rink – Day 1 Initial Planning
Even though I live in northern part of Somerset County, it is still considered to be Central NJ so I thought it was simply too warm for me to build a backyard ice rink (especially one that will last more than a week). However, it has been very cold with night temperatures in the single digits so I decided to try to build a small rink to see if it can be used for couple of … [Read more...] about First Time Building a Backyard Ice Rink – Day 1 Initial Planning