Basketball courts

Most residential courts are half courts, and for good reason: a half court is about a third of the area of a full one and supports nearly everything people actually play. A full regulation court needs 94 by 50 feet plus surround, which is more land than most homes have before cost even enters the conversation.

Usually not, and it is worth confirming. An in-ground adjustable goal system with a glass or acrylic backboard is a meaningful line item rather than an accessory, and its footing has to go in while the base work is happening. Deciding late means cutting into a finished slab.

A regulation full court is 94 by 50 feet, and a half court is about 30 by 30, plus room to move around the outside. Because the work prices by the square foot, that difference is roughly a factor of five in cost before any other decision is made, which is why most residential courts are half courts.

It depends on how much you want to spend on comfort. Painted or sealed concrete is the cheapest and the hardest underfoot and needs repainting often; an acrylic system is the middle option and the same family of coatings used on tennis and pickleball courts; modular tile costs the most, drains through, and is the most forgiving to play on. All three still need a slab poured flat enough for a true bounce.