Tennis Court Construction

Tennis Court Construction

Tennis court building is more complex than most people realise.  Indoors or out, porous or non porous, cushioned or non cushioned.  Many people don't know where to begin.  Only when they have a full scale building site to look at do they realise what's involved.

You can build courts on most surfaces - if you know what you are doing.  There are countless  playing surfaces to chose from.  Talk with Neill and he'll guide you through the benefits of one surface compared to others. 

Maybe you're after a resurface rather than full construction from new.  Relatively easy for a good contractor, there are several things to consider.  Neill and his team prefer to raise and instal new edgings and instal new tennis post sockets but if the customer wishes to save some money (and who doesn't), the new surface can be feathered down to the existing edgings.  Where possible, tennis post socket extensions can be added.  On a porous court, the whole of the surface is spiked over and the holes filled with clean stone to maintain and improve drainage.  Apply a tack coat to this and your ready for a new layer of macadam without digging up the old court.  This is industry standard.

You might be lucky and Neill might be able to renovate your court without the need to even resurface it.

Complete construction is much more complex:   

• Is there enough room?
• Is there access?  You'd be surprised how many people don't consider this.
• Do you need planning permission?
• If I build it in the shade will it cause problems?
• Will it cause flooding?
• How long will my court last?
• What maintenance is required?  It's different for each surface.
• etc., etc..