Sport Courts
Backyard Pickleball Court Construction in Chelan and Wenatchee, WA
We built a full backyard pickleball court right here in Chelan, from raw ground through the final line stripe. If you have the space, it is one of the best uses of a backyard in this valley, and it is a real construction project rather than a weekend of paint.
Site Work and Concrete Prep
A regulation pickleball court is 20 by 44 feet of playing surface, and you want roughly 30 by 60 feet of total pad to have safe run-out room behind the baselines. We start by evaluating the site for grade, drainage, sun orientation, and access for a concrete truck. Then comes excavation, a compacted crushed base, forming, and a reinforced slab poured at a consistent one percent slope end to end so water sheets off instead of ponding. Flatness matters more here than on any other slab we pour, because a low spot that holds a puddle ruins play and shortens the life of the coating. The slab is finished smooth, cured properly, and left to sit before any coating goes down.
Acrylic Surfacing and Line Striping
Once the concrete has cured, we clean and etch the surface, patch any low spots with a leveling compound, and roll on an acrylic resurfacer followed by multiple pigmented, sand-filled acrylic color coats. The sand loading controls how fast or slow the court plays, and you pick the color scheme, typically a contrasting kitchen and surrounding apron. Lines get laid out precisely, taped, and striped in textured white acrylic: baselines, sidelines, centerline, service courts, and the seven-foot non-volley zone. Net posts get set in sleeves in the concrete so the net tensions correctly and the posts do not wander.
Fencing, Lighting, and Site Considerations
Orientation matters. A north-south alignment keeps the low morning and evening sun out of players' eyes, which is worth planning around before we form the slab. Beyond that we can add perimeter fencing to keep balls in the yard, wind screening, LED court lighting for evening play, benches, and a small concrete apron or path back to the house. Noise carries, so we will talk through where the court sits relative to neighbors and bedrooms. We also build combination courts striped for both pickleball and a basketball hoop when you want the pad to do double duty for the kids.
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Questions We Get About Pickleball Court Construction
How much space do I need for a backyard pickleball court?+
The court itself is 20 by 44 feet, but plan on about 30 by 60 feet of usable space so there is safe room behind the baselines.
How long does it take to build a pickleball court?+
Typically several weeks. Site work and the pour happen first, the slab needs to cure before coating, and then surfacing and striping take a few more days of dry weather.
Concrete or asphalt for a pickleball court?+
We build on concrete. It stays flatter over time, handles our freeze-thaw cycles better, and gives the acrylic coating a more stable base than asphalt.
Can the court be striped for basketball too?+
Yes. We can size the pad for both, stripe multiple sets of lines in different colors, and set a hoop footing while the concrete work is happening.