How to fill a skating rink in the courtyard: the features of the process

A skating rink in the yard is an excellent entertainment for both children and adults. Here they can frolic, spend the energy that overfills them, tighten their physical form and just have fun. Naturally, such a rink must be properly built. To make it yourself is entirely possible, but you need to know some subtleties of the process.

How to choose a place to work?

Before pouring ice, you need to find a suitable place and prepare it. If you have a multi-storey house, near which there is a sports ground, then the homemade skating rink can be equipped there. Naturally, you need permission of all tenants and housing office.

The surface that will be used under the rink must be level, without any hills or pits. It is desirable that it had a slight bias. In this case, the water that forms after the ice has melted will flow down without harming the covering of the site. Naturally, it is necessary to determine the size of the future skating rink. The site should be well-lit, have all-round access and be far from the road.

Features of preparation of the base

All work should be done under suitable weather conditions. The substrate must be cleaned of debris, snow and ice. Only now you can start preparing it. That is, on the cleared area it is necessary to pour out the snow and tamp it well. The thickness of the layer should be at least 5 cm. It is necessary to tamp down the snow very tightly, so that it can be walked freely without falling through. If the platform has no sides, you can make them yourself from snow or wooden boards. If the base is prepared, you can proceed to pouring.

What tools are needed to work?

Before you make a skating rink in the yard, you need to collect the tool you need to work:

- wooden boards (for the construction of boards);

- garden roller (for ramming snow);

- medium-diameter hose (fire hydrant is available);

- sprayer (for ice to be homogeneous);

- a large mop (to eliminate unevenness and excess ice).

Naturally, you will need a lot of water, so immediately think about where you will take it. In this case, too, you can agree with the house management.

Correct filling of the roller

Now we pass, in fact, to the very spraying of water. Do this at a temperature that will not be above 4 degrees below zero. Otherwise, the water will be very hard to freeze. Before pouring the ice rink in the yard, prepare a hose, check how tight is its connection with the faucet, and also put a sprayer on it. If this element is not used, then the ice will fall with the influx, and not evenly (especially in severe frost).

Since it is not difficult to fill a skating rink in the courtyard, one should not forget about the small nuances that are present in the work. For example, both the first and all subsequent layers should be sprayed very neatly, without the formation of large puddles. Their thickness should be at least 1.5-2 cm. If the surface of the rink is not exactly flat, then it can be ironed with hot water, rags and mops. Do not fill in the snowy weather. In this case, the surface will be bumpy.

Before you fill the ice rink in the yard, keep in mind that you need to do the procedure several times. That is, between the construction of layers it is necessary to make an exposure for several hours, so that the ice can be well frozen. Before each next pouring, the previous surface must be leveled and cleaned of snow. Hoses with water should not lie on ice, as it can quickly melt under them.

Note that the fill must be done both clockwise and against it. In this case, spray the water in a circle. The wind should blow in your back. If the ice has pits or cracks, they must be eliminated. For this, a mush of snow and water is used. After the "repaired" place is frozen, it needs to be ground.

Features of roller care

Before you fill the ice rink in the yard, remember that it requires some care. Only in this case he will be able to please both children and adults for as long as possible. For example, you have to remove snow from the ice surface every time. If after the operation of the rink there are defects on it, then the surface will have to be refilled. Update the last layer often enough.

Once a week, clean the roller with a mop and a soft rag. After such a procedure, the ice becomes not only clean, but also smooth. For the cleaning of snow, plastic shovels can be used. Naturally, all tools for the care of the skating rink must have universal access. For example, children can remove snow from the rink, and adults will already be casting it.

It should be noted that such a rink can also be made in the courtyard of a private house. Naturally, it can be much smaller in size, but it will bring no less joy to the children. Good luck!