Building a Tennis Court in 2 minutes

A short run through our artificial tennis court prep and install.
John from Future Gardens and Landscaping services SA and Northern QLD
www.futuregardensandlandscaping.com.au
For the white clip in fencing go to
www.outbackfencing.com.au
Or to have the fencing installed in SA go to
leebensonfencing.com/

[@cherrycallao8627]

Hi we’re in WA just want to ask what type of sand did you use for this?

[@amazudavidson1800]

What mm of grass did you use for this

[@asyraftalib4882]

nice video.. where can I get that artificial grass ready with the court line?

[@DamianCandetti]

Depends on where you are, you will just need to call around different artificial grass mobs and ask

[@evanbrown4843]

Hey Damian, awesome looking court! We're currently looking to build a court on our property and I wanted to get your feed back on the dimensions. Do you know your spacing around the court? Now that you've had it for a few years, how often has the tight barriers been an annoyance?

[@DamianCandetti]

I would definitely go for the maximum run off for the sides. I think 1.5m each side from memory. ours is great for singles and tight for doubles as it can be a bit tight on the fence side

[@tomnguyen1015]

Wow am I only one who think the fence is extremely low and impractical?

[@pelehound]

Yup. Bewildering. Beautiful vid and court, for sure. But, there is a reason, obviously, why tennis court fences are 10 ft high. And even at that height, balls find a way to go ever them.

[@perfer_et_obdura]

You would lose balls on every, single point, surely? Mind boggling.

[@Insomnia_tic]

I think the height isn’t that much of an issue. It’s not standard, and if you’re not very experienced, itll probably be difficult to keep all the balls.
However, players with decent control typically don’t misfire to the sides.
I recently played doubles with some teammates and even when we weren’t playing seriously and we’d continue the rally from out of bounds, the balls really never touched the area of the fence and all of them would accumulate behind the baseline.

[@GouthamPakam]

@@Insomnia_tic seems like you never experienced heavy topspin cross court shots

[@jyotinder100]

Hi very gr8 video what’s the drainage system in this court …"??

[@DamianCandetti]

I have just got a couple drains on the lower sides, however with 400sqm of water it really needs more

[@yemingsang]

I am building an identical tennis court now. Two inches road base + 1 inch DG + turf installation cost $27K. I bought the turf and infill sand separately. I have a question regarding your subsurface. The compacted gravel is rock hard when dry. But when it's wet it becomes really soft. You can easily pork a finger into it. Stepping on it when wet will dent and damage the court. What do you think of using costly gravel binder agent or cement mix to fix the problem?

[@DamianCandetti]

if you use a plate compacter or roller you should not be able to stick a finger through at all wet or dry.
Did you use dolimite for the base?
Keep in mind the courts are normally not perforated so there should be no water going through once installed.

[@yemingsang]

@@DamianCandetti I guess they just used regular DG without any bonding additive. I better not walk on the turf when wet.

[@kkaarthickit]

Can you please advise where you brought it and how much it costed . Company name and the material brought please

[@DamianCandetti]

Prices have gone up, I was quoted 30/40k and did it all for around 17k

[@Kojimalosophy]

I hope the spot behind the fence - I think it went downhill- is easy for you to access because the amount of balls you'll be losing over that fence will be staggering

[@DamianCandetti]

yes it is, I figgured I would rather pay hundreds of dollars for tennis balls then spend thousands on a fence and block the view

[@Kojimalosophy]

@@DamianCandetti you could always do netting, it doesn't quite block The view and can be installed over a tense cord/rope that is attached to 2 pole on both ends of the that white fence

[@matthewbeazley3594]

Hi what sort of sand was used? And how much was needed, thanks

[@DamianCandetti]

roughly 11 ton and it is a special sand but cant remember off the top of my head sorry

[@lss922]

Looks great, basically it's gravel with concrete on top of it and a layer of synthetic grass?

[@DamianCandetti]

its road base (fine gravel) then compacted hard, but no concrete. then fake turf

[@h.olhosgrottone6594]

What ia The height Of The grass?

[@captainchaos1311]

how much did the grass cost?

[@DamianCandetti]

I think it was around 14k, but this was before everything became stupid expencive

[@congsan3528]

What is the total cost of the project?

[@DamianCandetti]

I was quoted 35-40k by multiple people and completed it for something like 15k

[@MarcBossYT]

Yayyy

[@JulesMariani]

But how much did it cost

[@DamianCandetti]

standard courts I got quoted around 30-50k, I did it for a little under 20 as I used my own machines to do the grunt work. That's grass and base install only. no nets no fencing etc

[@JulesMariani]

@@DamianCandetti thanks for the info! So maybe having my own tennis court someday is actually attainable-ish… Haha thanks for the video :)

[@swift_aus]

Nice job but imagine the amount of lost balls.

[@Kotopi]

We got a quote of 200000$ to have a gravel+plastic surface tennis court...,. under 20000? Unbelievable!

[@DamianCandetti]

That's crazy. Did it include other things? Fences or retaining walls?

[@user-jd3pb2zl8v]

And the net?

[@DamianCandetti]

I just didnt get it installed in time for the video, It hangs between the house and the white fence.

[@steinanderson9849]

hopefully you don't have a good slice serve ;)