How To Choose Outdoor Basketball Court Flooring?

If you want to construct an outdoor basketball court for recreational or professional purposes, flooring plays a crucial role. It will not only enhance the look of your court but also provide a sturdy base for the players. However, it is important to choose the flooring wisely. The flooring you choose depends on what kind of sport you want to play in the court and for what purpose.

Let’s have a look at some factors which should be considered before choosing outdoor basketball court flooring:

Know your requirements:

The foremost step before buying flooring material is to analyze your requirements. You should have a clear idea about the space in which basketball court has to be built. Budget is another important factor which should be considered. Make sure you choose the option which lies within your budget.

Material is important:

You can choose flooring made up of polypropylene if you want to provide an increased comfort level to the players. This plastic is impact resistant, chemical resistant and retains the color without any fading effect. Players feel more comfortable while running, jumping etc. as the material is shock resistant. Another advantage of using this material is that it is available in a wide range of colors. Wood flooring is generally used in indoor play areas such as gyms etc. Its main advantage is that it can be stained and painted according to your requirements.

Outdoor flooring can also be made from asphalts. The material is known for its strength and ability to withstand harsh weather conditions. But this material can develop cracks and even break down with time. This can further cause sports injuries.

These were some of the factors which should be considered before choosing the outdoor basketball court flooring.

If you are looking for outdoor basketball court flooring in Houston, Sportscapers Construction Inc. can help you. We will scrutinize your requirements and help you choose the most suitable flooring option for your outdoor basketball court.

Constructing a Backyard Court

Whenever we’re constructing a backyard court, or a game court, it is mandatory to understand how we are going to do so. The base, the finishing, the slope inclination, and a lot of other factors you may invariably not pay attention to. Sportcapers can ensure that your Sport Court gets designed the way you want, in a way that is customized. We also provide that you receive a sport court that looks attractive, and goes a long way.

OUTDOOR SURFACES

SPORT DECK

SportDeck is the exterior you want if you’re in any form of a racquet sport. The special thing about SportDeck is its ability to reconstruct itself over any surfaces, with the major fact that it is much better than basic acrylic-based coats. SportDeck has been the pioneer for outdoor court surfaces for more than a couple of decades, while still conserving the stride of play, and brilliant ball control. It also ensures the reduction of joint stress and pressue through its patented Lateral forgiveness technology.

SPORT GAME

For all those multi-sport plays, SportGame provides an advanced active surface technology, with it’s Patent Pending technology providing amazing traction levels and reduced abrasion levels for safe play. Lateral Forgiveness, once again playing it’s part in reducing tiredness and pains. All this at a price, which is really affordable.

ACRYLIC PAINT

Acrylic Coating is usually associated with a polymeric, plastic material that is extremely durable, having excellent weathering properties, and is very resistant to ultraviolet radiation from sunlight and the adverse effects of weathering. It basically makes room for maintaining play speed while still retaining the bright color pattern.

ACRYLIC COLOR

 It is an emulsion, which is brimming with sand, thus making it a non-slip, and a full acrylic-based, any-weather applicant. We inject minute particles of silica sand to enhance the various playability factors.

TEXTURE/FINE RUBBER

This consists of flimsy rubber particles which supplement the gaps left over from the base rubber coat.

LINE PAINTING

Line painting involves the usage of 100% clear emulsion of primer. The primer coat involved in Line painting has a follow-up of 2 textured line-paint glazes. This emulsion fills the voids between the game court and the obscuring tape. To make the surrounding area look similar to the court, we inject the line paint with silica sand.

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Designing an Outdoor Court in Your Backyard

For designing an outdoor court in your backyard, there are certain factors that need to be borne in mind in order to design a great court.

Outdoor Surfaces:

Sport Deck:

It serves as the perfect surface for all types of racquet sports players. Sport deck has a longer life than the traditional acrylic courts. It also serves as an appropriate substitute for most hard surfaces. Sport deck provides multiple benefits. It offers excellent ball control and pace of play. Additionally, it reduces joint stress and fatigue due to its patented Lateral Forgiveness. Due to these reasons, it has established itself in the market for nearly two decades.

Sport Base:

Sport Base serves as a concrete replacement for a Game court or outdoor court surface. It is known for its high performance. It is made from 100% recycled material. It is specifically used as a Game court system.

Sport Game:

Sport Game caters to multi sport play. This athletic surface technology is designed to produce excellent traction and low abrasion. It is safe and affordable. It helps reduce joint stress and fatigue through a Lateral Forgiveness without compromising on ball bounce and response.

For building your sports court we provide flooring, turf, wooden or glass surface, tiling, lighting, etc. as per your needs in a cost-effective manner.

Acrylic Paint:

In order to protect underlying asphalt systems from climatic changes, acrylic coating systems are used. They are multi-layered latex based paint systems that restore the surface structure. They also serve to enhance playability by improving the play speed besides providing a vibrant color scheme.

Optionally a cushioned system with layers of rubber particles may be used to absorb the shock and reduce the impact on the player’s body. These systems are as consistent and durable as their non-cushioned counterparts.

The center of the court and the perimeter are contrasted with the help of bright white playing lines.

The array of coating systems provided by Sports Builders includes acrylic coating systems which include Annual color coating systems, standard coating systems, and cushion coating systems.

Acrylic Color:

It is an acrylic all weather emulsion for coating tennis, basketball, and multi sport recreational surfaces which have concrete or asphalt bases. These coatings are sand filled and completely non-slip. Playability factors are created by injecting super fine silica sand into the material. This also reduces streaking or highlighting of the surface.

Base/Course Rubber:

It is essentially an acrylic emulsion coating comprising rubber particles. This is used for providing cushioned thickness on the initial court surfaces. The court surface is made resilient by using coarse rubber particles in the initial coats.

Texture/Fine Rubber:

This a type of acrylic emulsion. Its purpose is to make the surface resilient and provide playability factors on a finished tennis court. It consists of fine rubber particles that fill the voids due to the base rubber. Fine rubber serves the purpose of creating comfort for the players and slowing the pace of play.

Line Painting:

The first coat is that of the primer. The primer is a clear 100 %  emulsion. Through the primer crisp clear lines are formed sealing the gaps between the masking tape and the court. After this two textured line paint coats are applied. The line paint is a special formulation comprising silica sand. The silica sand helps it match the texture of the surrounding court area.

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Like Playing Basketball but are you Stuck with Limited Yard Space?

Like playing basketball but are you stuck with limited yard space? Do you want to re-enact those crazy plays, without leaving your home? Worry not, for SportsCapers will design and create a backyard basketball court for you, which will blend in with the environment in the most subtle way possible, and won’t let you feel that you’re just some steps away from your home. What’s more?It will enhance the way you play, and hit those shots with ease.

Based on your requirement, we can provide you with the following courts

• 0’x30′ Basketball
• 28′ x 45′ CitenHalf Court Basketball
• 30′ x 50′ Half-Court Basketball / Volleyball
• 42′ x 60′ Full Court Basketball / Volleyball
• 60′ x 90′ Full Court Basketball
• 60′ x 110’Full Size Tennis / Basketball
• 60′ x 120’Regulation Tennis Court

NBA and NCAA regulation courts are 94 ft x 50 ft while high school courts are only 84 ft long. Divide these numbers in half for a half court and see what you can install, even if it’s just a free-throw lane. Be sure to select a relatively flat surface to make your job easier and be aware of windows in relation to where you’ll put the basketball goals. An uneven surface can mess up your bounces and cater you with an unpleasant experience. Get a surface, which can absorb the force of a hard throw with ease, so that you don’t have to worry about the integrity of your floor anytime soon.

The backyard court flooring we provide is ultra-durable and requires minimal maintenance in the long run. Forget about your floor warping, peeling off or fading out. SportsCapers basketballs courts are weather resistant, providing protection against UV rays as well, thus ensuring that every play on the floor feels like your first time.

We at SportsCapers know that the sun can heat up your flooring, so we use surfaces which are a lot cooler than conventional surfaces, making sure that you enjoy exceptional ball bounce, and an amazing grip for maximum playing capacity. The suspended surface that we use provides ease for players’ lower backs, knees and joints.

For the dunkers, you don’t have to worry about your baskets, as our height adjustable systems are made in such a way so as to withstand up to 450 lbs. of force. You can slam down as hard as you can without breaking a sweat. For giving that leveled up look to your basketball court, we have acrylic glass and tempered glass backgrounds for you to choose from.

To ensure that you don’t lose the ball often, we include fences in your court, so that your ball doesn’t lose its way. The fences are made of high quality material that is resistant to the ball’s force, however hard it may be. The fences also add to the aesthetic beauty of the court, just like the 100% weather resistant acrylic paint used in the main fillings, borders and highlights. Apart from basketball, other sports like various racquet sports, Hockey, Futsal and volleyball can also be practiced in the same.

Different flooring options have different rates per square foot average. Contact SportsCapers so that we can help you with the complete floor architecture, fencing and lighting.