Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Backyard Ice Rink - the tarp arrives!

The tarp has finally arrived!  20'x30' and white.  I've laid it out across the rink area, screwed in the four corners, and moved it so that it lays evenly across the area.  Here's what it looks like:


Along the boards, I simply used some extra drywall screws I had to fasten the tarp eyelets to the boards so that the wind doesn't blow it away while we wait for the deep freeze.  The screws had to be put in at an angle as shown below:


And finally, I added some extra illumination - the lighting might need to be adjusted, but here's what it looks like at night:



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