Hey guys! My name is Jim and I hail from Central Illinois, me and a pal are working on giving an outdoor rink a whirl and hoping to make all my friends and neighbors eat their words! Just hope that the crazy prairie weather cooperates this winter!

In the middle of planning it out, enjoying looking through this site and forum learning! I'm thinking of using 12" OSB framed out with 2x10's and anchored/braced by rebar for the boards and then a white tarp. Because I'm worried about the weather cooperating I'm thinking of starting pretty smal...

I read all about the slope and already prepared to do that, I don't want to make the mistake of not having tall enough boards. I meant OSB or 2 x 10's, really excited and typing a bit too fast! Luckily, the weather has just started to be really cold so the ground is just starting to freeze but I pre...

Glad to see another Illinoisian on here! We're starting construction on Friday, I'll be posting pictures!