Sand Floor Ice Rinks

Will cover removing the ice from a sand floor and then next issue we will discuss re installing the ice sheet and painting the lines and logos for the start of the next skating season.

Sand floor ice rinks. This heats the under layer of the ice making it easier to break up and remove with front end loaders. Do over w editor s note. The differences can be small or large some as much as 10 out of level. The brine is supplied to the floor via 6 to 10 headers.

After you have the sand level then roll the sand with a sod roller. The redevelopment was delayed by the extreme depth of the frozen soil under the previous ice surface. In any climate an arena ice surface can be installed in a properly built space. More commonly the floor consists of a 5 or 6 cement pad reinforced with rebar.

Rinks that operate year round or for extended seasons should install a sub soil heating system to avoid potential problems. Discovering your ice floor is out of level is one of the first indications of frost heaves. Wheelbarrow when moving and adding the sand on to the floor. It should only take about one hour to roll it and it is definitely worth the time to get the sand flat.

This consists of a bed of sand or occasionally a slab of concrete through or on top of which pipes run the pipes carry a chilled fluid usually either a salt brine or water with antifreeze or in the case of smaller rinks refrigerant which can lower the temperature of the slab so that water placed atop will. The entire rink sits on a base layer of gravel and sand g which has a groundwater drain at the bottom. Part ii will appear in the. Many years ago the ice rink in pasadena ca was sold and the property used for a post office.

To defrost the skating surface the brinewater is heated and pumped through the ice bearing concrete slab. The following documents have been assembled to help with your planning and design process and are the result of my 25 plus years in the ice rink business. The floor surface is occasionally constructed entirely with sand but this limits the use of the facility. A cement floor increases the flexibility of the facility in that dances bingo s and trade shows can be held in the off season.

Unless you take out the ice and carry out immediate remedial actions the only way to you ll be able to level the playing surface is with the application of more ice on the low spots. The headers are constructed of pvc or steel. This is the first of a two part series about sand floors. I have selected some of the more requested and needed information from our extensive library of documentation and information with the intent of making your job of planning and design both easier and faster.

Reliable sub floor heave protection. Floor heaving from frost and expansive soil materials is a serious matter when constructing an ice rink. A cement floor for an nhl size ice rink will cost between 50 000 00 and 125 000 00 more than a sand floor depending on the floor strength proximity of material and a good super flat contractor.