Basketball Court Contractor in Payson, UT
The bench ground out by West Mountain, above Payson, is rocky — so excavation here takes longer than it looks like it should. Where a site has already been cut and graded that helps, but the rock is still there, and it is the part of the schedule that moves.
Rocky ground, and what it costs you
Digging on the bench is slower. The material is rock-heavy, it comes out in quantity, and hauling it off is part of the job rather than an afterthought.
A site that was already cut and graded for a shop or an outbuilding gives you a head start, because the hard part has partly been paid for already.
When a court needs post-tension
A double court — two pickleball courts side by side with a full basketball court over the top — runs 70 by 70 feet. At that size the slab has to be post-tension, because a conventionally reinforced pad that large will crack.
Post-tensioning holds the whole slab in compression. It costs more up front and it is the difference between a court that ages and one that fails.
Fence height should not be uniform
Four feet around the outside is right for keeping pickleball in. Behind each hoop, a twenty-foot run at ten feet tall is what actually stops the ball-chasing, because missed shots go backwards.
We recommend that anywhere there is a hoop. Fencing the whole perimeter at ten feet costs more and does less.
Hoops and posts: steel or aluminium
We fit both MegaSlam and Dominator. MegaSlam hoops and Douglas posts are steel; Dominator is aluminium. Dominator is a great deal of hoop for the money and it is what most people choose; steel costs considerably more and is what you choose when you want the best of it.
Net posts can take removable sleeves, so the pickleball nets lift out when you want the basketball court whole.
Our work in Payson
Payson Multi-Sport Pickleball and Basketball Court
A large family with grandchildren who come over often, and what they wanted was a double court — two pickleball courts side by side with a full basketball court over the top. Seventy feet by seventy. At that size the slab has to be post-tension. A conventionally reinforced pad that big will crack; post-tensioning holds the whole slab in compression so it does not. The ground helped here — it sits high on the shelf of West Mountain outside Payson, on foundations that were already built up and solid. The fencing is worth explaining, because it is not the same height all the way round and it should not be. Four feet runs the outside, which is right for keeping pickleball in. Behind each hoop there is a twenty-foot run at ten feet tall. Missed shots go backwards, and that one change takes most of the ball-chasing out of a court this size. We recommend it anywhere there is a hoop. The net posts take removable sleeves, so the pickleball nets lift out when they want the basketball court whole. A sand dune border with navy zones and a royal blue kitchen, inside black vinyl chain link. The hoop is a MegaSlam — built to be dunked on and hung from, 72-inch full glass backboard, lifetime warranty — on Douglas posts and nets. We fit both MegaSlam and Dominator, and the difference is material before it is anything else. MegaSlam hoops and Douglas posts are steel; Dominator is aluminium. Dominator is a great deal of hoop for the money and it is what most people choose. Steel costs considerably more and is what you choose when you want the best of it. On this court they went steel throughout.
Questions we get asked in Payson
Why is excavation slower out here?
The bench ground by West Mountain is rocky. It digs slower and produces more material to haul away than valley-floor ground does.
How big is a double court?
Around 70 by 70 feet for two pickleball courts with a full basketball court over them. At that size the slab needs to be post-tension.
What fence height do I need?
Four feet around the outside for pickleball, and a twenty-foot run at ten feet behind each hoop. Missed shots go backwards, so that is where the height earns its cost.
Which hoop should I buy?
Dominator if budget matters — it is good equipment for the price. MegaSlam and Douglas if you want steel rather than aluminium and are willing to pay for it.