Just put in first backyard rink. Everything went well except for not being as level as I thought. My question is we had 3 days of temps in the single numbers, and ice is not totally frozen. I packed snow against the boards for extra support, but I am wondering if this is acting as insulation from th...

Thanks Joe, The boards are supporting the water fine and am using 1x8 sheathing, (it was free). Water is 2 inches on shallow end and 8 at high end. It supports my weight but water was seeping up on the sides. Looks like the shallow end froze solid and the deep end about 4 inches. I have plenty of br...