Basketball Court Contractor in Provo, UT
Not every court is a back garden. We built a double court in Provo for a company, for its employees to use, on a short timeframe — and on a site like that the surroundings decide the fencing as much as the sport does.
Fence height is set by what is next door
This court has four feet on the side people enter from, where you want it low and open, and ten feet on every other side — because there is a busy road one way, parking the other, and houses next door.
A ball that leaves a court like this becomes somebody else’s problem. Uniform fencing either overspends on the side nobody needs it or underbuilds the side that matters.
Double courts need post-tension
Two pickleball courts with a full basketball court over them make a large slab, and a conventionally reinforced pour that size will crack. Post-tensioning holds it in compression so it does not.
On a commercial site that matters more, not less: the court gets used harder and it is not somewhere anyone wants to be repairing concrete.
Clearing the site first
This one needed old trees and their roots pulled out before anything else happened, and the soil compacted afterwards to give the slab a solid base.
Skipping that is how a court that looked fine at handover starts moving two winters later.
Somewhere to wait
A court that a group shares needs somewhere to stand. Benches and patio space along the side are the difference between people watching and people leaving.
Douglas roll-away nets and MegaSlam hoops inside black vinyl-coated chain link is a specification that suits a court in constant use.
Our work in Provo
Provo Multi-Sport Pickleball and Basketball Court
A company court, built for employees to use, and wanted on a short timeframe. Double pickleball with a full basketball court over it, on a post-tension slab — the same reason as any court this size, which is that a conventionally reinforced slab that big will crack. The fencing is not one height, and the surroundings are why. Four feet on the side people come in from, where you want it low and open. Ten feet on every other side, because there is a busy road one way, parking the other, and houses next door. A ball that leaves this court becomes somebody else's problem, so it does not leave. Douglas roll-away nets and MegaSlam hoops inside black vinyl-coated chain link, with benches and patio space along the side so people watching or waiting a turn have somewhere to be. The site had to give up its old trees and their roots first, and the soil was compacted afterwards to give the slab a solid base.
Questions we get asked in Provo
Do you build commercial courts?
Yes. The court on this page was built for a company for its employees, and the requirements were different from a residential job in fencing, durability and timeline.
How fast can a court be built?
It depends on excavation and on the weather, because paint needs warmth to cure. This one was wanted on a short timeframe and planned around that.
Why is the fence different heights?
Because the surroundings are. Low where people come in, tall where a stray ball would reach a road, a car park or a neighbour.