Newmarket, ON Canada
January 2004
25' x 34'
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Dan writes: "Well it took a little longer this year for the season to start in Newmarket, Ontario, but the weather finally co-operated and we had our first skate today (Jan 10,2004). The rink is larger this year (34ft x 25 ft), and it required a bit of leveling expertise because of the slope and dips in my backyard. The second photo shows the detail of an idea that I had which worked out perfectly. While I was line-leveling the boards, I decided to use 3 inch strips of solid Styrofoam pink insulation (1" thick) to help the leveling process. It helped tremendously in preparing the box-frame for the plastic liner (3 lengths of 6 mil poly, about 10 ft wide and 40 ft long). I did have some leakage early on, and that was because the poly was laid too early and I had 1 or 2 mice that decided to crawl under the poly tarp and they left 3 holes when they couldn’t find their way out. (more tape work!) See you next year." As usual, great job Dan. Thanks for the pics and the tip on the insulation. |
Last Updated on May 31, 2004