Hello All, Glad to find a bunch of outdoor hockey / rink building nuts like me. I really enjoy the site. Our rink started pretty much the way they all do. The first attempt was a small open area in the yard, some snow banks and a garden hose. That worked OK but over the years we bumped it up a few t...

I like to use a minimum 2 foot length of the same dimension lumber to splice the boards together. Just butt the 2 boards end to end and then center the 2 footer on your seam. Deck screws work great to hold it all together - 6 screws per side for 2x10s and 8 screws per side for 2x12s.