How to fill a skating rink at the dacha with your own hands: at what temperature is the ice rink poured, with cold or hot water, how much is the rink filled in. Rules for filling the skating rink.

Soon the winter will come. The snow will cover the streets with a fluffy blanket, and the ponds will be covered with ice. It's not always possible to go to the ice rink with a family or a noisy company to spend time skating. But if you live in a private house or go to a dacha in the winter, the problem is easily solved. Enough to fill the roller in the area. About how to correctly do this in this article.

How to fill a roller

Ice skating is a favorite winter entertainment for many people. Now in most cities in the winter they fill large ice rinks, but as a rule they are often crowded. Rolling, pushing with elbows is not very interesting, especially if you are a beginner. But you can build an ice rink on your own site. To do this, you need to map the location of this object and make a roller about 10 cm thick around the perimeter. After that, the pad is cleaned of debris and its surface is leveled.

After the completion of the preparatory phase, you can proceed to fill the area. Usually it happens in stages, the ice builds up layer by layer. How quickly it will be possible to build an ice rink, depends directly on weather conditions.

How to properly fill the roller

Even the filling of the rink requires a serious approach. Because the quality of ice will depend on the safety of skating people. Before you start work, you need to meet the following requirements:

• choose a site size of 10 by 15 m (on a small patch will have to constantly turn and dodge each other);
• the ground pad will have to be cleared of debris and leveled (with a concrete surface it is not necessary to do this);
• provide fencing height of 10 cm;
• if the surface of the earth is covered with snow it must be carefully compacted;
• mount the fence of the future skating rink.

After performing these simple nuances, you can proceed directly to pouring the canvas. It is best to choose for this a calm, clear weather. The temperature in the street should not be below five degrees Celsius. Fill the rink from the far side, gradually moving backwards. Be sure to fill the entire area, there should not be empty spaces. All work is carried out in several stages, and between them it is necessary to pause for 2 - 3 hours. The last layer should be poured with warm water, so the ice will turn out to be high quality and even. As a result, the thickness of the ice should be 15 cm or more. Another important nuance is the position of the hose during the work. Experts recommend to place it at an angle of 25 - 30 degrees to the fill surface. If there is no atomizer then the angle is increased to 35 - 45 degrees.

This will ensure the optimal supply of water in the form of rain from a height of one and a half meters, while the ice will not be blurred. Fill should be continuous, moving the hose fan-shaped. Otherwise, the surface will be uneven. Of course, rolling on ice on skates, its surface is far from ideal. After use, the roller is in need of repair. To do this, you need to make a kind of solution of snow and water, then cover all the chipped and unevenness. We leave it until it is completely solidified. After the scraper, level the ice and fill the top with a layer of water. After its hardening, the surface will again be suitable for skiing. That, in fact, everything. It's quite easy to fill the roller correctly.

How to fill a skating rink in the country

What children and adults like to do in the winter, of course, skating. If you have a dacha where you live year-round or often go there you can organize an ice rink there. So, where to start work. First of all, note the place of the future skating rink, taking into account that the light day is rather short, so it is desirable that the site be illuminated in the dark. Therefore, it is best to equip it next to the house. After that, it is necessary to outline the boundaries, and install bows about 25 cm high. Fill up with water if the ground is frozen, otherwise the water will be absorbed. Next, you should act, as previously described. The situation is more complicated if a lawn is planted on your plot. Experts do not recommend making an ice rink on such a surface. But still you can try. To do this, you need to provide a pillow of snow thickness of 20 cm. After that, on the snow surface, you need to make an ice crust. To do this, it is best to pour water at minus 10. Then the water will not have time to soak into the snow. This will protect your lawn from destruction. Then pour the ice. Another feature of the ice should quickly melt in the spring and divert excess moisture, otherwise the coating from the grass will get wet. You can do this as follows:

1. manually break the ice and remove it from the territory;
2. sprinkle the surface of the rink with potassium chloride to burn the ice;
3. melt using a gas burner or blowtorch.

Following these recommendations, you will get a good skating rink on your backyard.

How to fill a roller with your own hands

About how to fill the ice rink has already been mentioned before and its own production does not differ from the described algorithm. Now there are kits for roller assembly. They include:

• substrate;
• side frames made of plastic or plywood;
• support under the sides;
• rOM with installation instructions.

Therefore, you can buy such a kit and build a miniature skating rink for your relatives. And the manufacturer gives a guarantee of one year for these kits. Also the rink can be made beautiful and unusual. If you plan to play hockey, then the layout is just necessary. It can be made with simple oil paint, applying a line of 5 cm or more to the surface of the line. After that, the last layer of water is poured and the hockey ground is ready. If you want to get ice white, then the water is enough to add a solution of chalk or lime. You can also decorate the surface with interesting ornaments or a color abstraction. For this, water colors or gouache should be added to the water. Fill can be alternately colored strips, before waiting, when grabbing ice on the already flooded path. Then pour the final layer of water. Thus, you get a bright and unusual skating rink.

At what temperature do the ice rink

Before the manufacture of the ice rink, frosty weather should last about a week. This will ensure freezing of the soil to a depth of 7 cm. It is necessary that the water to be poured is not absorbed into the soil, but remains on the surface. It is best to work at an air temperature of minus 10 degrees. Also it is necessary to pay attention to weather conditions. It should be quiet, clear, and also no precipitation. Otherwise, the surface of the ice will turn out uneven due to the sticking of snow or rain drops, and you will have to do extra work on leveling the surface and installing the final coating.

  This article describes how to make a skating rink with your own hands at the dacha. Also recommendations are given on weather conditions and work performance rules. Using the advice of the article, you will be able to make a skating rink for your relatives and friends in a short time. You can also decorate the ice with different colors, giving it an interesting appearance. Successful work.