flash9
Semi-Pro
Has anyone ever played on Tennis Courts that were under a roof, but without solid side walls?
I live in North Carolina and the weather here is typically very mild in the winter, but can get hot and muggy in the summer. The one club that has indoor courts actually has very poor usage of their indoor courts because of the hourly fees to use them are so high, but members of this club are indirectly paying higher dues to cover this lack of use. None-the-less, many of the guys I play with have mentioned numerous times it would be nice to still be able to play when it begins to rain. During the summer and early fall we often get a sudden downpour at around 5-6pm that makes the Har-Tru courts unplayable for at least a couple hours.
My idea is what would it be like if someone built Har-Tru Courts, and then built a free standing structure (similar to what stands over your typical indoor courts) but with no solid side walls. In place of the walls you would install your typical chain link fencing. Ideally, the roof would have someway to be vented, and have fans to pull air up and out of those vents. As for lighting there would be a mixture of natural and your typical indoor lights.
With this setup, you would not need the typical Air Conditioning and Heating for the structure. With our outdoor courts we can play about 11 months out of the year, with this 4-5 week time period typically hitting in late January early February. But, with the courts covered this might not be an issue. We also loose a fare amount of playing time to sudden rain showers in the early evenings, especially in the summer and early fall. What I am concerned about is during the dead of summer would the fact that the courts are covered, make it too hot, or would the fact the courts are covered actually keep it cooler?
I live in North Carolina and the weather here is typically very mild in the winter, but can get hot and muggy in the summer. The one club that has indoor courts actually has very poor usage of their indoor courts because of the hourly fees to use them are so high, but members of this club are indirectly paying higher dues to cover this lack of use. None-the-less, many of the guys I play with have mentioned numerous times it would be nice to still be able to play when it begins to rain. During the summer and early fall we often get a sudden downpour at around 5-6pm that makes the Har-Tru courts unplayable for at least a couple hours.
My idea is what would it be like if someone built Har-Tru Courts, and then built a free standing structure (similar to what stands over your typical indoor courts) but with no solid side walls. In place of the walls you would install your typical chain link fencing. Ideally, the roof would have someway to be vented, and have fans to pull air up and out of those vents. As for lighting there would be a mixture of natural and your typical indoor lights.
With this setup, you would not need the typical Air Conditioning and Heating for the structure. With our outdoor courts we can play about 11 months out of the year, with this 4-5 week time period typically hitting in late January early February. But, with the courts covered this might not be an issue. We also loose a fare amount of playing time to sudden rain showers in the early evenings, especially in the summer and early fall. What I am concerned about is during the dead of summer would the fact that the courts are covered, make it too hot, or would the fact the courts are covered actually keep it cooler?
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