Tennis Courts - cost of a personal court

[Serve 'em hard]

Originally Posted by soyizgood

http://new.photos.yahoo.com/iy2x/alb...60762323276502

I rest my case. Foreign women >>>>>>>>> American women. You can have all the 5'4" 162 lb drama-filled, wasted goods, femi-**** American women you can handle. I have better taste.

I didn't realize you had photographic evidence to back up your claim. I stand corrrected...

[Clive Walker]

Originally Posted by Serve 'em hard

interesting. Thanks. So much would it cost to buy a rural farm on which to build a grass court?

Probably half a million (£), so a million $ to buy a run down farm around here.

It may not tbe the most cost effective way of building a grass court.

[spadesss]

i live in the new england area (around boston). just for kicks, i contacted a guy i think located in Ohio/South Carolina or one of those states and did an inquiry. this was about 1.5 years ago.
i think i asked him what it would cost to built a tennis court
assumed the land is flat, no trees, or big rocks to move. use the same material as they they at MIT (mass. institute of technology) courts.
i asked him to use average lighting, with two benches, fence around, wind breaker things on the fences. i think it was about $45,000 or so.
$45,000 for 1 court. no ball girl, no water fountain, no bathroom....is it worth it? i think so, but i can't afford it.

[raspell38120]

I posted a few weeks ago as I'm comparing a clay court to the new artificial clay courts. Today I played the Clay Tech court. It far exceeded my expectations and I can see how someone could play on it and not really notice that it was a different surface if it had a lot of top dressing. This surface was definitely much softer than a hard court, very similar to clay. No algae problems like you have with clay, just water about 5 minutes a day and you should be good to go. The owners did say they put magnesium on the court which helps it stay more moist.

In summary this is a very viable surface that I am looking strongly at. If you need low maintenance, ability to play through freezing, soft court to help your knees and joints, this may be the surface for you. I did find one negative. It is more costly than a regular clay court. I'd rather not discuss price as I know there are company representatives on here and this is a testimonial about performance. My problem is maintenance, not being at the sight constantly. With that in mind, I almost certainly will go with this court over regular clay. Now I will be comparing the different manufacturers as I believe pricing is quite different. I emailed Classic Clay from their website but they never replied. That would leave NovaCourt and Clay Tech. Clay Tech is really good.

[PeakXV]

Classic Clay, NovaCourt or Clay Tech. Are they eco-friendly and non-toxic? The reason I ask is my proposed site is above our well/water table ..... and wouldn't want any long term problems from excess chemicals/minerals.

[austro]

Found Classic Clay and Clay Tech easily on the web but no luck with Nova Court. Could you provide a link? All i could find were acrylic surfaces by that name...

Thanks

[zapvor]

Originally Posted by soyizgood

http://new.photos.yahoo.com/iy2x/alb...60762323276502

I rest my case. Foreign women >>>>>>>>> American women. You can have all the 5'4" 162 lb drama-filled, wasted goods, femi-**** American women you can handle. I have better taste.

holy cow! you linked to it all. haha

[sapient007]

there's a reason why most mailed ordered brides are from russia. it's seriously not hard to beat out the vodka chugging locals especially with an american passport and the $$$$.

[raspell38120]

http://www.novagrass.com/pro-clay_crt.htm
Here is something on the Novagrass site. I am using something in Mexico which I have not seen. It may be a little different than this. I am still considering the Clay Tech also.

As to whether these courts create any environmental issues I would say no. The ClayTech material is really an industrial strength rug with many grooves where Har-Tru fills in. So, the question is are there any issues with Har-Tru. If not, then you are fine. ClayTech takes about 1/10th of the Har-Tru a regular court would require. This is laid over asphalt or concrete like a hardcourt.

[austro]

Thanks a lot for the link!

[beedlejuice22]

Anybody know how much it would cost to build an astro turf court?

[sphinx780]

Originally Posted by Serve 'em hard

Why didn't you just cut the grass to save on the cost of the concrete and have yourself a fancy grass court instead?

Why don't people build more private grass courts? Anyone know the economics and logistics of that?

http://www.alliowalawntennisclub.com/index.html Mark can give you a full rundown of the logistics. In the ******* here, it's not really a viable option unless you have time for daily maintenance. Took the trek down there from St. Paul last year and got the full story on how he did it, I couldn't even fathom a guess on time and cost but maintenance is huge in both expense and time.

[2nd_Serve]

Man you guys are rich stuff wanting to put courts in your backyard ...

[Benefactor]

How much would a lawnmower capable of cutting crass to lengths suitable for a crass court cost?

[Benefactor]

Originally Posted by Benefactor

How much would a lawnmower capable of cutting crass to lengths suitable for a crass court cost?

Oops, I meant to say "grass court", not crass.

[prestige_player]

ive always wanted a personal court, no more waiting at the park for hours on end waiting to play, or driving all around town to find an open court

[Jsa2u]

I heard if you build a court and at the least teach 2 people as a business you can get a grant from the USTA and maybe the gov.? any else heard something like this?

[Bud]

Originally Posted by brayman9

do what my friend did tare up the grass dig a little put in concrete, put up a fake net and stray paint line on. $300.

Originally Posted by jamauss

What exactly is a "fake" net?

Sounds like a high quality setup.

[william7gr]

Originally Posted by Benefactor

How much would a lawnmower capable of cutting crass to lengths suitable for a crass court cost?

If it is the same as a golf green mower the cheapest John Deere one I saw was over $7000

[tennisdad65]

Originally Posted by william7gr

If it is the same as a golf green mower the cheapest John Deere one I saw was over $7000

You should be able to find cheaper lawn mowers that will suffice for grass tennis courts. If I had a decent size backyard, i would definitely build a grass tennis court myself, instead of the 20-40K it costs for a clay / hardcourt. Grass courts need lots of time and effort, but so worth it, and it would be so nice and easy on my aging body.