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    John Vlahos left a comment for John Backewich
    "Welcome John to MY backyard ice rink Community!"
    Nov 29, 2020
    John Vlahos left a comment for MIKE BLINN
    "Welcome Mike, Did you steup your rink yet?"
    Dec 23, 2019
    John Vlahos commented on Adam’s status
    "Hello Adam, if you ground is level and compact, 2inches of ice is definitely enough! Come to think of it, in an NHL arena, the ice is built to a thickness of approximately 1-1.25 inches. My rink has a 1inch
    slope so it goes from 21/2inches to…"
    Dec 23, 2019
    John Vlahos left a comment for Jaysen Knight
    "Welcome Jaysen!

    Must be very cold up there!

    Ideal for ice making conditions this week at -31 to -34 degrees Celsius !"
    Dec 7, 2019
    John Vlahos left a comment for Kevin Mitchell
    "Welcome Kevin !"
    Dec 3, 2019
    John Vlahos left a comment for Ralph fitch
    "Hey Ralph

    What is the condition of the lake? Has it frozen yet ? Which lake ?"
    Dec 1, 2019
    John Vlahos left a comment for Ralph fitch
    "Welcome Ralph,

    Glad to have you hear! Will you be setting up an outdoor curling rink?"
    Nov 29, 2019
    John Vlahos left a comment for Brandon LaSota
    "Welcome Brandon !"
    Oct 22, 2019
    John Vlahos left a comment for Adam
    "Welcome Adam!  Nice curling rink !"
    Oct 13, 2019
    John Vlahos left a comment for Brad Knoll
    "Hi Brad,
    Welcome to our online community for backyard ice rinks!"
    Mar 9, 2019
    John Vlahos left a comment for John Gramza
    "You are welcome John.  For rink door, yes. Here is a photo of a rink door design which is really nice by one of our rink members:"
    Jan 3, 2019
    John Vlahos left a comment for DAVID OUTZEN
    "Hi David !"
    Dec 30, 2018
    John Vlahos left a comment for Mike Paleo
    "Hi Mike,
    The link I shared was to a page that showed our rink with kick plate.  It should be working.
    What are the dimensions of your rink?  How much kick plate (length) do you need?
     
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    Dec 26, 2018
    John Vlahos left a comment for Mike Paleo
    "Hi Mike,
    We can offer you our yellow kick plates that we us in our rinks:   http://www.mybackyardicerink.com/rink-boards.html"
    Dec 26, 2018
    John Vlahos commented on Kris Jackson's photo
    "Hi Kris,

    Have a great Xmas Eve! 

    Merry Christmas to you and to your entire family. 

    Thank you very much for being such an active community member!

    We look forward to seeing more of your rink over the holidays and in the New Year !"
    Dec 24, 2018
    John Vlahos left a comment for Mike Paleo
    "Welcome Mike !
    How are the temps in Rochester?"
    Dec 23, 2018
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    • James Pollard February 22, 2022 at 6:52pm
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    • John Gramza January 3, 2019 at 1:59am

      Thanks for the invite John! Not having a lot of luck so far this year down here in Buffalo. It's been too warm. can't get under 30 for 3-4 consecutive days. So I've been able to take time with the rink construction. have you ever made doors for your rink? that's my final step this weekend and then i'm going to lay the plastic in and staple with the cardboard, thanks for the tip and then fill 3-4"

    • Mike Paleo December 26, 2018 at 10:39am

      John I was unable to get that page to load....we are looking for the some sort of kick plate (I was thinking of the vinyl cove base in yellow that I would staple to the boards).

      Let me know if there is a better link. 

      Thanks 

    • Ralph Stachura January 9, 2018 at 9:54pm

      Thank you for accepting my request!  Found a lot of great information on this site.  Looking forward to sharing my stories and pictures!!

    • JR Pedersen December 26, 2017 at 12:56pm

      Thank you for accepting my request. I have read a lot on here already and have put some of the advice to work.

    • Jay Agretto January 29, 2014 at 12:41am
      Yes it's solid but the cracks do not seem to be going away. I've scraped off the ice that cracked bad. I've used slush to pack the holes. I'm going to flood tonight. Could it be cause by the extreme cold temps.
    • Jay Agretto January 29, 2014 at 12:13am
      Help my rink is cracking I'm about 10 inches thick every time I water it. It cracks. And I can hear it cracking as it freezes. I'm not using much water I've tried hot and cold both make it crack
    • susan silsby January 3, 2014 at 4:23pm

      Building my first back yard rink and having some issues.  There is a 9 inch slope in my yard and I can't get the ice built up on the shallow end.   There are also several pockets that break when you step on them.   A 12 inch snow just dumped on the rink.  I have shoveled off but not sure what do do now.  How do I fix the pockets and build up the shallow end.   It is 7 degrees and will be below freezing for the next few days

    • Scott Fisher December 11, 2013 at 12:06am

      Thanks for having me. Filling with garden hose as we speak. Our rink is 40 x 80 might take a while. Only our second year, looking forward to not having a broken ankle for this season

    • Steve Jamieson December 5, 2013 at 5:13pm

      thanks, looking forward to see everyone's rinks

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