Ice wall system and method of construction
View Patent ↗A method of building ice structures using guidelines attached to posts to form a framework. Water is sprayed on the frame from sprinklers. Ice forms on the guidelines and grows until the ice supports itself. The structures are built higher as guidelines are added above each previous row of ice. As the ice continues to build up over time, the structures grow in height and thickness to be strong, freestanding structures. The method for creating ice pillars involves the following: Installing vertical posts, positioned around a sprinkler; attach guidelines from post to posts, creating a framework; and spraying water at low temperatures causing ice to form on framework. If desired height of pillar has not been reached, raise sprinkler and attach new guidelines above previous guidelines to existing posts. If desired height has been reached but desired thickness has not, continue spraying water at low temperatures.
1. An ice wall system comprising:
a) at least two posts having an outside surface, positioned apart, each post having a height;
b) at least one guideline, attached to each of said at least two posts and being suspended at a height above a ground surface and positioned diagonally in relation to said at least two posts; and
c) at least one sprinkler, positioned between said at least two posts to apply water on said at least two posts and said at least one guideline.
2. The ice wall system of claim 1 wherein the at least one guideline is positioned on the outside of said at least two posts.
3. The ice wall system of claim 1 further comprising a second guideline attached to each of said at least two posts and being suspended above said the at least one guideline.
4. The ice wall system of claim 2 further comprising a second guideline attached to each of said at least two posts and being suspended above said the at least one guideline.
5. The ice wall system of claim 3 wherein said second guideline is positioned in an alternating direction of said at least one guideline, thereby creating a crisscross pattern when viewed from above.
6. The ice wall system of claim 1 further comprising an ice floor formed in said ice wall system.
7. The ice wall system of claim 3 further comprising an ice floor formed on said at least one guideline and said second guideline.
8. The ice wall system of claim 1 further comprising a heated line positioned adjacent to and parallel to said ice wall system.
9. The ice wall system of claim 8 further comprising a second ice wall system positioned adjacent to and running parallel to, but spaced apart from the ice wall system, and further wherein said heated line is positioned between said ice wall system and said second ice wall system.
10. A method of building an ice wall system comprising the steps of:
a) installing at least two posts having an outside surface, into a ground surface, positioned apart, each post having a height;
b) installing at least one guideline, attached to each of said at least two posts and being suspended at a height above said ground surface;
c) positioning at least one sprinkler between said at least two posts to apply water on said at least two posts and said at least one guideline; and
d) running said at least one sprinkler until a plurality of icicles form on said at least one guideline and extend downward to said ground surface.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein the at least one guideline is positioned on the outside of said at least two posts.
12. The method of claim 10 wherein the at least one guideline is positioned diagonally in relation to said at least two posts.
13. The method of claim 10 further comprising the step of: attaching a second guideline to each of said at least two posts and being suspended above said the at least one guideline.
14. The method of claim 12 further comprising the step of attaching a second guideline to each of said at least two posts and being suspended above said the at least one guideline.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein said second guideline is positioned in an alternating direction of said at least one guideline, thereby creating a crisscross pattern when viewed from above.
16. A method of making an ice wall system comprising the steps of:
a) installing a plurality of posts, having an outside surface, into a ground surface, said plurality of posts being spaced apart and in a linear alignment;
b) installing a second plurality of posts into a ground surface, said plurality of posts being spaced apart and in a linear alignment and also being installed parallel to said first plurality of posts;
c) installing a guideline on the outside surface of said first plurality of posts;
d) installing a second guideline on the outside surface of said second plurality of posts;
e) installing a third guideline diagonally between said first plurality and said second plurality of posts;
f) installing a fourth guideline diagonally, in an opposite direction from said third plurality of posts, between said first plurality and said second plurality of posts, to form a crisscross pattern;
g) installing a plurality of sprinklers between said first and second plurality of posts; and
h) running said plurality of sprinklers until a plurality of icicles form on said first and second guidelines and extend downward to said ground, thereby forming an ice wall.
17. The method of claim 16 further comprising the step of running said plurality of sprinklers until a layer of ice forms on said third and fourth guidelines, forming a floor between said first and second plurality of posts.
18. The method of claim 16 further comprising the step of placing a heated line adjacent to and parallel to said ice wall.
19. The method of claim 17 further comprising the steps of:
a) forming a second ice wall, positioned adjacent to and running parallel to, but spaced apart from said ice wall, and further wherein a heated line is positioned between said ice wall and said second ice wall.