Basketball courts · Resurfacing
Outdoor basketball court resurfacing.
A park court worn to the black under the rims brought back: repaired, leveled, coated in a fresh color scheme, relined to the rulebook.
What is included
The job, in order.
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01
Inspection
Cracks mapped, the zones under the rims checked for wear and depressions, goals checked for plumb and rust, fence looked at.
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Pressure washing
To bare sound surface. Park courts collect more grit and more algae than most; it all comes off.
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Crack repair and leveling
Working cracks bridged with a fabric membrane; depressions under the rims leveled with patch binder.
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04
Resurfacer and color
Acrylic resurfacer, then two coats of ColorPlus in the new scheme, with the sand load set for basketball.
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05
Lines
Keys, circles and the chosen arc laid out by hand, painted in two coats of textured line paint. Blended pickleball lines if wanted.
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Goals
Rims reset to 10 feet, bent rims and dead nets replaced, poles painted or replaced. The court is not finished until the goal is plumb.
When you need it
The signs.
- Color gone to black in a half circle under each rim
- A slick, shiny surface where the texture has worn off
- Cracks across the key
- Puddles at the baseline or in the lane
- Lines you cannot see from the far end
- A goal that leans or a backboard that shakes
What it costs
Resurfacing a full basketball court costs about what a tennis court does: the area is similar and so is the system. The keys in a third color and the goal work add a little.
Questions
About resurfacing.
Also under basketball courts:
- Construction · Full courts and half courts for parks, schools and homes: the pad, the base, the color system, the lines, the goals.
- Repair & leveling · Cracks bridged, the hollows under the rims leveled, lifted edges cut out, leaning goals reset.
- Line striping · Keys, free-throw circles, the three-point arc of your choice and the center circle, laid out by hand and painted to last.
Can the lines be changed when we resurface?
Yes; resurfacing is the time to move from the old arc to the one the players use, to add a college arc, or to add pickleball. Nothing is painted over; the new surface starts clean.
How long is the court closed?
About a week, most of it drying time; play 24 to 48 hours after the lines. For a park with several courts we do one at a time.
Reading
From the articles.
Bringing an outdoor basketball court back
Worn to black under the rim, cracks across the key, a goal that leans: the restoration, step by step.
Read onResurface or repaint? How to read a court that is asking for help
Color worn to black in the baseline zones, slick texture, birdbaths after rain: the signs, and what each one means.
Read onCourt colors, heat and glare: what the color chip does not tell you
Dark blue inside, green outside, for a reason. Temperature, glare and visibility, by color.
Read onFree estimates
Get a number you can plan around.
Send the address and what you have in mind. We walk the site, measure it, and send a written proposal with the scope spelled out: what gets done, what it costs, and when it fits the season.
The yard
4000 East 86th Street, Cleveland, OH 44105
Off Broadway Avenue, south of downtown, ten minutes from I-77 and I-490.
Serving Cuyahoga, Summit, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Geauga, Portage, Stark and Ashtabula counties. Municipal, school, club, HOA and commercial work; residential courts by the job.