Hey everyone. First time rink builer. Kids and I have been skating on our so called pond, but water level changes have made it hard to maintain so it's time to build in the yard. I just finished putting it up last weekend. 26x46 with 2x12's for the boards. I put it in level and then back filled my one low corner about 2", so I have a pretty level surface to start with. Just waiting for the cold weather now. I'm using a 30'x50' white rink tarp in hopes of getting a couple years out of it. I made some boards to cover/protect/hold the tarp in place once filled. They will set down over the boards on top of the liner to hold it in place plus protect the tarp from skates, pucks, etc. At least that's the plan now.
Thanks to all the previous posters as I have been reading through a lot of these posts for info.