We sell the same pails to installers and homeowners, so we have no reason to spin this either way. Some of a court build is genuinely DIY-friendly; two parts are where pros earn every dollar.
Very DIY-able
- Lines on an existing slab — masking and striping a driveway or sport pad is a careful weekend.
- Temporary setups — portable net + tape lines = pickleball tonight.
- Roll-out surfaces — RollX deploys over sound concrete without any coating chemistry. The most DIY-friendly path to a real court.
- Maintenance — everything in the maintenance checklist.
DIY-able with care
Coating a sound existing slab. The materials are the same 100% acrylic system pros use — resurfacer, color, lines (the paint guide covers the stack and the ~80 sq ft/gal/coat math). What bites first-timers: squeegee technique shows in the finish, weather windows are unforgiving, and prep is 60% of the job. Watch application videos, do the patio first, and give yourself two dry weekends.
Hire it out
- The concrete pad. A court slab needs one-plane 1% slope, proper base compaction, and a finish flat enough to coat. Slab mistakes are forever.
- Structural crack repair. Membrane systems like Faultline work when installed right — see why cracks come back.
DIY vs pro, roughly
- DIY coating materials, existing slab: $2,000–$4,000
- Pro coating, existing slab: $6,000–$12,000
- RollX over existing slab: quoted per project — no coating labor at all
Either way, we'll spec it
Call (770) 734-3000 with your slab size and we'll tell you exactly what to order — or connect you with an installer if you'd rather watch someone else squeegee.