Concrete Athletic Courts in North Phoenix, AZ
Athletic Courts
A court in the backyard, built to play on.
A sport court has to be flatter than a driveway and drain without leaving puddles on the playing surface. We lay it out to the dimensions you want, pour it with the slope and finish your surfacing needs, and set footings for the hoop, posts and fencing before the concrete goes in.
Typical price$5,400–$10,800 for a half-court slabinstalled · free written estimateAthletic Courts by Sam The Concrete Man
Photos from Sam The Concrete Man jobs. Each caption says whose job it was.
Athletic Courts, start to finish
- Backyard basketball courts
- Pickleball and tennis slabs
- Multi-sport and half courts
- Hoop and net-post footings
- Surface-ready finish for acrylic coatings
What goes into it
- 01Flatness across the playing area
- 02Drainage slope that doesn’t affect play
- 03Joints placed off the lines
- 04Footings for hoops and nets
- 05Cure time before coating
Good concrete starts long before the truck arrives. Our experienced team knows what to look for, what questions to ask, and which details can make the difference years down the road.
What Phoenix asks of a court
A big pour in the heat
A court is one large, flat pour, so in the warm months it is scheduled for the cooler part of the day, finished quickly and cured right away to keep the surface from cracking as it dries.
Cure before coating
Plan on about a week before light use and about 28 days for the concrete to reach full strength. We work out the timing of the acrylic surfacing with your coating installer.
Storm drainage
The court drains to one side, off the playing lines, so a monsoon storm runs off the surface.
A slab sized for what sits on it
Estimate to final walkthrough
- 1Layout and dimensions on site
- 2Written quote with a clear price
- 3Grading, base, forms and footings
- 4Pour, finish, cure and walkthrough
Straightforward or decorative
Broom finish
Fine ridges for grip when it’s wet from a storm or the sprinklers. The standard for driveways and walks.
Smooth trowel
Dense and flat for garage floors, shops and courts.
A court on caliche is a different job than one on wash sand
The Valley has four kinds of ground, and each one changes how we prepare the base, reinforce the slab and handle water. Your community page has the specifics.
Caliche desert floor
Dig to firm ground, break out caliche that sits high in the base and haul it off the site, bring in aggregate base compacted in lifts, and slope the slab and the grade so roof and sprinkler water run away from it and off the hardpan.
River and wash alluvium
Compaction done in lifts at the right moisture, with loose or soft soil dug out and replaced, a thicker section anywhere a truck, trailer or RV will park, and grading that keeps runoff off the slab and out from under it. Washes and drainage easements stay open.
Expansive clay pockets
Remove the soft and organic soil, bring in compacted aggregate base, set rebar on chairs, and keep the moisture under the slab steady: drainage away from it, and turf and drip lines held back from its edges.
Desert foothills and rock
Excavation into the rock or hardpan, a thicker compacted base where the support is uneven, drainage that catches runoff above the slab and carries it around, and engineered retaining walls where the grade is cut. Walls on hillside lots often need a permit, and each city and town has its own rules, so we check yours.
Athletic Courts: what people ask us
Typical prices for every kind of project are in the Phoenix concrete cost guide, and general questions are on the FAQ page.
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