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A few notes about the rink

• All lines on the ice are 1.27 cm (half inch) except the hog line with is 10 cm (4 inches). They are made of special tape and frozen in the ice.
• The house circles and stone handles can be any colour. The circles are usually made with special ice-paint and are sealed beneath the surface of the ice. They can also be plastic or paper sheets.
• The tee or pin is a special nut frozen in the ice. A conical divit is made in the ice at this point to allow for a precision measuring stick.
• The area between the foot line (or back board) and the hack should be 122 cm (4 feet) but can vary significantly from club to club.
• The area of the button is usually 31 cm (1 foot) for most clubs. For television coverage, the area is usually increased to allow room for sponsor logos embedded in the ice.
• The back line was moved in a 2004 rules update to be entirely within the back of the house. It was previously outside of the house, which meant that a stone could still be in play at the rear of the house, but not count points.
• The free guard zone is the entire area between the hog line and the tee line, excluding the house. Using the "four-rock" rule, the opposing team's stationary stone in this area cannot be removed from play until after the fourth stone of the end has been delivered.
• A team of curlers can also be refered to as "a rink."

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