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Straight answers about courts

Costs, construction, coatings, repair — written by the company that makes the surface the PPA Tour plays on. No fluff, real numbers.

Tennis · Resurfacing

Tennis court resurfacing — cost & process

The 2026 cost ranges, the five-layer process, and the repair-or-rebuild decision tree.

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Repair · Faultline

Court crack repair that actually lasts

Why filled cracks reopen in a season, and how membrane bridging buys courts years instead of months.

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Tennis · Cost

What a tennis court really costs

New-build budgets line by line, from slab to lights.

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Track · Systems

Running track surfaces, explained

The two families of track systems, honest budget ranges, and the maintenance cycle that protects the asphalt underneath.

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Pickleball · RollX

Portable pickleball courts, explained

Where roll-out courts beat coatings — events, indoor conversions, rentals — and how RollX is built.

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Pickleball · Nets

Pickleball net height, settled

Official heights, net width, the tennis-net problem, and how to measure.

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Pickleball · Resurfacing

Pickleball court resurfacing

Why pickleball courts wear faster, 2026 recoat pricing, and the upgrade decisions worth making mid-cycle.

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Pickleball · Coatings

Pickleball court paint, explained

Coating chemistry, texture, colors, and gallon math — and the one thing you should never put on a court.

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Lighting

Court lighting done right

Pole layouts, LED footcandle targets, glare control, and per-court budgets.

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Pickleball · Cost

How much does a pickleball court cost?

The full budget picture for a new pickleball court, line by line, with the ranges installers actually quote.

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Pickleball · Build

Pickleball court construction, start to finish

The step-by-step build sequence — pad specs, slope, coating stack, and the shortcuts that come back to bite.

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Pickleball · Colors

Pickleball court colors that work

Contrast rules, heat realities, and the two-tone combinations clubs keep choosing.

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Padel · Build

Padel court construction in the U.S.

Dimensions, glass, turf, lighting — and why padel economics look like pickleball's did in 2019.

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Facilities · Indoor

Indoor pickleball, done right

Acrylic vs roll-out for indoor facilities, ceiling minimums, and the conversion playbook.

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Contractors

Choosing a court contractor

Seven questions, four red flags, and what a legitimate quote always includes.

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Climate · Heat

Courts that survive the sun belt

Surface temps by color, solar-reflectance options, and hot-climate build choices.

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Pickleball · DIY

The DIY pickleball court, honestly

What you can genuinely do yourself, what kits include, and the two jobs worth hiring out.

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CushionX

Cushioned courts, honestly

How cushion layers work, the $3–5/sq ft math, and who actually benefits.

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Maintenance

Court maintenance that pays for itself

The seasonal checklist — cleaning, drainage, crack watch — that stretches resurfacing cycles by years.

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Fencing

Fencing & windscreens

Heights, chain link vs welded wire, windscreen physics, and per-court budgets.

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Construction · Drainage

Slope & drainage — the invisible spec

The 1% rule, birdbaths, sub-surface water, and the flood test every new pad should pass.

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Conversion

Tennis court → pickleball courts

The four-court layout, blended-line option, and honest conversion pricing for clubs and HOAs.

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Basketball · Coatings

Basketball & sport court coatings

Acrylic systems for basketball and multi-sport pads — texture, color schemes, line stacking, and gallon math.

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Basketball · Cost

Basketball court cost, honestly

Full-court, half-court, and slab-coating budgets with the decisions behind each.

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Pickleball · Backyard

The backyard pickleball court guide

Space requirements, three build tiers from roll-out to concrete, and the HOA questions to settle first.

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Basketball · Backyard

The backyard basketball court guide

Half-court sizing, honest budgets, and the multi-sport pad play.

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