Home Synthetic Ice Rinks, Built by You or by Us
Synthetic ice panels for any flat, hard surface. Tell us about your space and we design your layout for free. Then put it together yourself, or have our team install it.
TWO WAYS
TWO WAYS TO GET YOUR RINK
YOU INSTALL
WE SHIP. YOU BUILD.
We design your layout and ship the panels. You put them together with a rubber mallet, and our installation videos walk you through it.
Free layout design
Panels shipped to you
Installation videos
7-year manufacturing defect warranty
WE INSTALL
WE DESIGN, BUILD AND INSTALL.
Our team designs, builds and installs the whole rink with the options you choose. We install anywhere. Travel is quoted with your project.
Free layout design
Boards, netting, goals, lighting and more
Our team builds it start to finish
Anywhere, with travel quoted
Same panels either way. Your layout is designed free.
NEED ANYTHING ELSE FOR YOUR RINK? WE CAN SUPPLY IT.
We carry everything your rink needs: skate sharpeners, shooting tarps, board materials and more. Tell us what you need and we will supply it.
WHERE IT GOES
PUT YOUR RINK ANYWHERE
If you have a flat, smooth, level, hard surface, you have room for a rink. These are the spaces our customers turn into ice most often.
Garage Hockey Rink
One bay or the whole floor. Daily skating without leaving the house.
Basement Rink
Dry, climate-controlled and ready year-round.
BACKYARD RINK
Build it on a patio, slab or subfloor. Panels can't go straight on grass.
Driveway Rink
Panels on an existing slab, right outside the garage door.
DECK AND BALCONY
A flat, solid deck or balcony makes a great rink.
BARN AND WAREHOUSE
Big spaces make big rinks, with room for full skating lanes.
ANYWHERE ELSE FLAT
Sheds, workshops, gyms and training spaces.
NOT SURE YOUR SPACE WORKS?
Send us measurements and photos. We’ll tell you what it needs.
WHY CHOOSE A HOME RINK?
Designed for hockey families and athletes who want more ice time at home. Our rinks are safe, durable, and require minimal maintenance.
Year-Round Use
Skate in any season, indoors or out, on a surface that doesn't depend on the weather.
Custom Sizes
Any size from six panels up, built to fit your space.
Free Layout Design
Send us your space and we'll design your layout for free.
How a Home Rink Comes Together
We supply
- Synthetic ice panels
- Free custom layout design
- Installation videos
- Worldwide shipping
- 7-year manufacturing defect warranty
- Underlayment
- Anything else your rink needs: skate sharpeners, shooting tarps, board materials and more
You supply
- A flat, smooth, level, hard base
- A rubber mallet
- Basic cleaning gear
Rather have us install it? See We install
WE INSTALL
WE INSTALL YOUR RINK, START TO FINISH
You bring the space. We bring the planning, the build and everything that goes in it. Our team designs the rink around your garage, basement, backyard or barn, you choose the options you want, and we build and install it for you.
We install anywhere. Travel is quoted with your project.
CHOOSE WHAT GOES IN IT
Boards and netting. Modular dasher boards around the rink, with netting on posts to keep pucks in.
Custom graphics. Your family name, team logo or colors printed on the boards.
Surface markings. Lines, faceoff dots, creases and your logo set into the surface.
Goals, lighting and training aids. Nets, lighting, shooting tarps and sharpeners.
Subfloor options. Base tiles and underlayment where the site needs them. We tell you what your space needs before anything is ordered.
How an Installed Rink Comes Together
1 • Tell us about your space: measurements, photos and who is skating
2 • Get your free layout and a quote, with travel quoted alongside it
3 • Choose your options
4 • Our team builds and installs the rink
5 • Skate
OUR EXPERIENCE
Made by People Who Run Rinks
Global Synthetic Ice has manufactured synthetic ice for more than 25 years and has operated its own rinks for more than 20. The panels in your garage use the same knowledge that goes into the rinks we skate on every day.
Multi-directional lock.
More surface connections mean seams are strong both ways, so the rink expands and contracts as one piece.
BUILT FOR TEMPERATURE SWINGS
The tab geometry flexes with temperature changes, so seams stay tight without buckling.
Panel sizes: 4′ × 4′ and 4′ × 8′
Thickness: Thickness: 3/8″ and 1/2″
Connection: Built-in locking tabs on every edge
Warranty: 7 years against manufacturing defects
Real Skates. Real Edges. Every Day.
Hockey Players
Stickhandling, shooting, crossovers, and edge work, as often as you want, without booking ice.
Goalies
Crease movement, butterfly slides, and recovery reps in a space that fits a basement.
Figure Skaters
Footwork, spins, and daily repetition before or after school.
Synthetic Ice vs. a Backyard Ice Rink
A home synthetic ice rink competes with the backyard rink you’d flood yourself, not with the local arena. Here’s the honest comparison.
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Feature
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GLOBAL SYNTHETIC ICE
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TRADITIONAL ICE
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Needs freezing weather
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No
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Yes
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Skating season
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Year-round
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Winter only
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Water and flooding
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None
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Regular flooding
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Indoor use (garage, basement)
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Yes
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Outdoors only
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Setup
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Panels tap together
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Frame, liner, water, wait for cold
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Take down and store
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Yes, stacks flat
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Drained each spring
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Glide
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More resistance than real ice
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Real ice glide
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Real ice glides more easily, and we won’t pretend otherwise. Synthetic ice is denser, so it rewards good technique, and many skaters use that on purpose to build strength and edge control.
Questions From Homeowners
Yes. Our team designs, builds and installs the whole rink, including the options you choose. We install anywhere, and travel is quoted with your project. Tell us about your space and we will send a free layout and a quote.
Yes. The panels tap together with a rubber mallet, and the locking tabs on every edge hold them in place. We design your layout for free and send installation videos. You need a flat, hard, level surface.
We will design the size around your space. Send us your measurements and we will draw a free layout. We are happy to go through sizes and thicknesses with you on a call.
On any flat, hard, level surface: a garage, basement, driveway, patio, deck, barn, warehouse or gym. Panels cannot go straight on grass. For a backyard we build a flat base first, and we can help you plan it.
The cost depends on the size, the panel thickness, the options you choose, and whether you install it yourself or we do. Send us your space and we will send back a free layout and a clear quote.
Anything your rink needs. We carry skate sharpeners, shooting tarps, board materials and more. Tell us what you need and we will supply it with your order.
Send Us Your Space
Tell us your measurements and who’s skating. We’ll send back a free layout and a quote.