Part 1 How to build an outdoor wooden diy backyard basketball court
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- čas přidán 23. 03. 2021
- we set out to build a 20‘ x 30‘ backyard wooden basketball court. Initially I was going to pour a cement pad for a basketball court, but I didn’t want cement in the backyard. I imagined having an outdoor wooden basketball court in the backyard for about 1 1/2 years. We finally decided to give it a shot. I think it came out great. Wooden basketball courts are a lot better on the knees and backLet me know what you think in the comments.
Here is an amazon link to the goal we used Goliath outdoor goal www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
ic3 basketball return machine:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00... - Sport
Nice! I hope you guys have been enjoying it! Thanks for posting the video.
I’m not the only one that thought about a wood court
BEAUTIFUL !!!!
thanks!!
Wow! Great job. My son and I were talking today about how to build a court for my oldest grandson and crusher dust and patio blocks came to mind but your idea to use wood is bang on. We live in Nova Scotia so right now lumber is double last year but this from a safety and performance view is superior. Thanks and Cheers
Thank you! It’s good for the knees and it has been fun to play on. I added some other videos of us playing on it
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I'm in Nova Scotia too, I've been brainstorming for a few months the cheapest way to build a basketball surface for my kids.
Did you pull the trigger and go with anything?
I am curious about the look after varnish? Also how is it holding up after weather? After snow and rain my deck boards still warp and rot a bit. Also curious how slick it is after rain? Can you make hard cuts when it is damp or wet? Do you have to wait a day or two for it to dry out?
Some of the boards did cup a little bit after about three or four months. I planed those down and re-stained it. We don’t practice on it at all when it is wet or damp
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Pretty cool! How did you secure the in ground 2x4s?
they’re just sitting on the ground, screwed to each other in the same way that you would frame up a wall. they are pretty tight in their trenches surrounded by earth.
Great Court. What were the floor boards being screwed into? The 2x4 with roofing tar?
yes
thank you
I just poured a court almost double this size for 3k and spent almost 1k for the goal I put on it. I can't help but wonder could you not had done this cheaper with concrete? Wood is so expensive it just doesn't seem like you would be much further from my price. Granted I do live in Arkansas and things may be a lot cheaper here than in your area.
Yes you are definitely 100% right. Concrete would be cheaper. But I didn’t do it to save money. I did it because it’s better on your knees lower back and joints.
Don’t know how often you see these comments or respond to them but what ended up being the total cost? Tried outdoor courts before with just concrete but in a new house with 2 acres of land and I’d love to be able to put in a wooden court myself and just pay for the exterior of the building out of pocket.
My total cost was around $2700 because I did the work myself. If you hire someone to pour a concrete slab the same size and pay them labor it would be around 2k. So you can see that this is much more expensive. The materials for a wood court alone is more than cement plus labor
My court is 30’ long and a regular court is 90’ long so I have 1/3 the length of a normal regulation court. The 3 point line is 21’ so there is enough room for that.
If I made a regulation 90’ the materials would have been around $9000.
Looks great. Can I ask which climate you live in? Also, what are the dimensions? Thanks!
We are in North Carolina and it is 9’x28’
@@michaeljohnsonofficialonly 9 ft across?
@@brettgitzel18’ x 28’
I was wondering if you lived in a cold climate? Also is there a second video of what it cost and the finished look?
It was 3k in Materials and it gets to 21° here in winters. There are 10 or 11 videos on it
How is it looking now ..... also what is the expected life on this court
It’s looking really good, and with Maintenance it will last forever
Can you tell me the exact materials you used for this I’m literally trying to do this rn and this seems the easiest way please 🙏🏽
16’ deck boards, 2x4’s, roofing tar, deck screws, outdoor varnish
How many of these boards do I need im gonna make mine 24x24 but I can’t see how you screwed it in you didn’t tell us the width of the Wood this is my first time doing a project with actual building by myself cuz no one wants to help me
Deck boards are 6”x2”. That would require 48 deck boards to make 24’. You have to build a frame to screw them to. Build the frame with 2x4’s underground. You will need some building experience.
@@michaeljohnsonofficial I’ll do what I can thank you for your help . Cuz I know I have to do this project alone
@@MikeeyDaGoat when u done post it on your channel
Won't it get damaged when it rains?
All wooden decks sit outside
How far apart are the 2 x 4s and how does the water drain since the surface is level and plastic is under 2 x 6's?
The 2x4’s are about a nickel space apart. It stays pretty dry under there. I would recommmend crushed gravel on too of gravel instead of the plastic
@@michaeljohnsonofficial Thanks! Is a nickel 5 feet ?
oh the two by fours under the ground? They are 3 feet apart.
@@michaeljohnsonofficial Thanks! and what length are the roofing screws?
@@sikunyore4241 they are not roofing screws. They are deck screws. And I believe they were 3 inches.
I know this was two years ago, but about how much did it cost?
It was 2021 and was 3k in Materials
What kind of hoop is that? Is it custom built?
It’s called goaliath. I bought it at Dick‘s sporting goods
@@michaeljohnsonofficial I meant the net surrounding the hoop
That is the Dr. dish iC3 Basketball return machine
@@michaeljohnsonofficial thank you so much for responding
How does the court look like now?
Looks almost the same
Bro, how is this going after 1 year?
I made a couple videos on it within the last month
Two years in looking good
Where does the water go?
into the ground
What was the total cost?
2-3k
How much did it cost you to make this court?
Around $1900
@@michaeljohnsonofficial wayyy cheaper than concrete. Imma have to do this method
Actually cost more than concrete
@@YanajRettun it costs more bro
Damn no cordless drill? Bro got a foot long extension lol. Making it hard on him. No way that is cheaper than concrete ?
It’s definitely not cheaper than concrete. I didn’t want cheap.
some people aren’t looking to do things cheap
can you explain deeper on how to do this and all that because i might just do this and i just need like some more direct explanation sorry if i’m being rude to
You have to frame it the exact same way you would frame a wall. You dig trenches to set the 2x4’s in the ground and that’s what you connect the floor boards to.
@@michaeljohnsonofficial thank you so much
Wouldn't that ball return net-funnel contraption encourage poor shooting habits in a shooter's muscle memory over time? I mean the structure forces an artificial adjustment to avoid hitting that mesh which is not part of real world shooting. It's okay for several types of shots but it denies a whole lot of other shot possibilities.
it forces you to shoot with a higher arch. It also helps you get more reps if you don’t have a rebounder
@@michaeljohnsonofficial I guess I did assume it must have some advertised upsides to it but I was getting at the idea that it's also training your muscles to ignore certain shots that may present themselves in a real life game situation where you're not going to have *only* that perfect arcing shot but there would still be a different shot possible that would still count on the scoreboard.
Obviously there are defenders in the actual game taking that *proper* theoretical shooting arc away.
A bit OT here but one of my HS gym teachers could drain 3-pointers from anyplace on the arc seemingly all day in his solo lunch hour drill. People would drop in just to see how many in a row he'd sink before the hour bell went. That was his one-note thing though. He never played at any level afaik. He shot those perfect arcing shots alone like a machine though.
Not meaning to intervene in whatever your actual coaches are telling you so much as I was wondering how it fit into the Practice The Way That You Play concept. Thanks for responding.
This is only for practicing one shot. If you need to practice shooting off of the screen or reaction time then you just take it down and get some other guys on the floor to practice those things. this is only for a catch and shoot drill.
@@puirYorick there are no disadvantages to shooting the ball with great arch. In fact, it’s something that’s not keyed in on enough nowadays. Any other shot possibility you’re referring won’t be anymore of less challenging as a result.
I made it with Woodglut plans!
you made one? Make a video. I’d love to see it