Backyard Pickleball Court Build Part 2

Thank you for following along in our several part series of building our backyard pickleball court!
A few key things to remember when building your own court:
-hire a concrete contractor who knows how to specifically build sport courts-rebar and vapor barrier are a must
-if you have a flat spot to build, build it there
-decide if you want to have the cushion layers or just the acrylic paint
Links we mentioned in the video:
Pickleball Court book: www.amazon.com/gp/product/069...
Pickleball net: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Acrylic Court Surfacing company: atsports.com/
The best acrylic court finisher: Gary Dannenberg 608-774-0290. He is out of Milton, WI but will travel to do court finishing. We have been so happy with how everything turned out! We loved working with Gary!
Stay tuned for part 3 of our Backyard Pickleball Court series!

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  • @AJCsr
    @AJCsr3 ай бұрын

    Nice work ! Thanks for documenting and sharing your experience.

  • @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @ericbooya
    @ericbooya3 ай бұрын

    Beautiful court!

  • @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    2 ай бұрын

    thanks so much!

  • @MrBrad777c
    @MrBrad777c27 күн бұрын

    Wow so jealous of this set up! You did it right with the rubber cushion! I have a massive perfectly flat area at my Dads farm and its already brand new concreted. But it does have some premade cracks I need to fill with filler and painting lines. It wont be in your league but its a start!

  • @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    24 күн бұрын

    Thanks! We really enjoy it and use it almost everyday!

  • @MrBrad777c

    @MrBrad777c

    24 күн бұрын

    @@SouthHavenCountryLiving No doubt!

  • @bifpow9252
    @bifpow92524 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing! Looks great!!! U need a poddy for your guests 🤣

  • @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    4 ай бұрын

    Maybe one day!

  • @rdwilander
    @rdwilander4 ай бұрын

    Amazing finished court. Great decision to go with multiple layers to help reduce wear on your joints allowing longer or more playtime. Congrats on job well done

  • @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks! It really feels great to play on.

  • @itmaslanka
    @itmaslanka3 ай бұрын

    Surprised they didn’t use tape when painting the middle three blocks ? You could have done the painting yourself I believe. Nice colors !

  • @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    2 ай бұрын

    i did consider finishing it myself but overall i've been very pleased with the outcome. it was sort of a i don't know what i don't know and I felt like the price was fair. normally we diy almost everything. probably would have if we didn't get the cushion layers but i really didn't know what was needed for those. Gary did a great job though, very happy with the end result

  • @AKhan.28
    @AKhan.2815 күн бұрын

    What was the total cost?

  • @erinh9660
    @erinh96602 ай бұрын

    Curious to see what would happen if you just paint it right after the concrete and add no cushion. Would the ball bounce the same?

  • @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    2 ай бұрын

    i don't notice a significant difference between this and other courts i play on. I feel like there might be "slightly" more spin on this, but not a big difference at all. It does seem slightly better on the joints though. I suspect I'll be happy we did it over time.

  • @samuraistabber
    @samuraistabber5 ай бұрын

    What size is your sport court?

  • @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    4 ай бұрын

    Hi @samuraistabber, Our court is 34 ft x 64 ft.

  • @kevinbui321
    @kevinbui3214 ай бұрын

    I notice you're in Wisconsin -- is there any special care needed for the courts when it snows and gets very cold?

  • @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    4 ай бұрын

    Gary, the court finisher, is from Wisconsin, but we are actually in Tennessee. Not sure if there is anything special to do for the cold or not. I suspect it would be on the front end related to the concrete if anything, but I'm not 100% sure.

  • @nathanolson8547
    @nathanolson85473 ай бұрын

    I see your concrete had saw cuts on it, did the paint just fill those in ? Do you see it or feel it at all on the court ?

  • @joemiles79

    @joemiles79

    3 ай бұрын

    I can't really answer for them, but I'd say no. I just did my own, and we had to fill in the saw cuts with a concrete patch. It looked like the same type of product at the acid wash phase of the video. If you just did the resurfacer/ paint, it would run right off thru the saw cuts...

  • @nathanolson8547

    @nathanolson8547

    3 ай бұрын

    @@joemiles79I see, I’m about to paint my court but don’t want to see any lines because I have saw cuts on my concrete, you suggest to fill them in with a concrete patch ?

  • @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    2 ай бұрын

    yeah the acrylic finish fills them in completely. they aren't noticeable at all to see and have no effect on play.

  • @svtdim9360
    @svtdim9360Ай бұрын

    How much does it cost ?

  • @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    Ай бұрын

    There is a pretty huge range depending on a lot of factors. The range is generally going to be 25-50k depending on how flat your yard is, whether you want cushion layers, how cheap/expensive concrete is in your area. We had to bring in a lot of stones to level ours which brought the cost up significantly and we went with the cushion layers as well. You might be able to do it “slightly” cheaper than the low end if you have a really flat yard and are friends with a concrete guy 😀 This was around 40k, which was about 10k more than I originally expected / was quoted because the guy miscalculated the slope of yard and therefore the amount of stones it would take to level it. I probably wouldn’t have been able to stomach it if I knew that ahead of time …. But I’m so glad I did it anyways. We absolutely love it.

  • @PTL4179
    @PTL41792 ай бұрын

    Very nice and seems to be a hi-end product but no lights?

  • @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    2 ай бұрын

    those are coming in the next video ;-)

  • @tube8533
    @tube85333 ай бұрын

    Do you have the final cost? Please!

  • @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    @SouthHavenCountryLiving

    3 ай бұрын

    There is a pretty huge range depending on a lot of factors. The range is generally going to be 25-50k depending on how flat your yard is, whether you want cushion layers, how cheap/expensive concrete is in your area. We had to bring in a lot of stones to level ours which brought the cost up significantly and we went with the cushion layers as well. You might be able to do it “slightly” cheaper than the low end if you have a really flat yard and are friends with a concrete guy 😀 This was around 40k, which was about 10k more than I originally expected / was quoted because the guy miscalculated the slope of yard and therefore the amount of stones it would take to level it. I probably wouldn’t have been able to stomach it if I knew that ahead of time …. But I’m so glad I did it anyways. We absolutely love it.