Tennis courts

A court is 78 by 36 feet, but a standard build occupies 60 by 120 feet, about 7,200 square feet, once run-off is included. The run-off is not optional: it is the room a player uses to reach a wide ball, and a court built without it plays badly however good the surface is.

Post-tensioned concrete costs more up front and is the better long-term answer for most sites, because it resists the cracking that eventually forces structural repair on an asphalt court. Asphalt is the cheaper build and remains reasonable where budget is the binding constraint and the ground is stable.

Every four to eight years for a hard court, at a reported $4,000 to $10,800. Resurfacing restores colour, texture and playability; it does not fix a base that is moving, which is why the base decision at build time is the one that governs long-term cost.

Yes, and it is reported at $800 to $3,500 against $20,000 or more for a dedicated court. A standard tennis court has room for up to four pickleball courts laid perpendicular to the tennis baselines, or a blended layout of one tennis court plus two pickleball courts where tennis is still being played. The slab has to be sound first: lines are a coating, and a coating cannot hold a failing surface together.

Resurfacing renews the coating on top of the slab; rebuilding replaces the slab itself. That distinction decides most tennis court spending, because resurfacing cannot fix a base that is moving. Where cracks are structural rather than surface, coating over them buys a season or two and the same money is spent again.