# What to Expect During a Pickleball Court Build

> From 3D design to final walkthrough, see the 6 steps of a pickleball court build, daily communication, clean jobsite standards, and warranty.

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# What to Expect During a Pickleball Court Build

From 3D design to final walkthrough, see the six steps of a pickleball court build, the daily communication, clean jobsite standards, and what handover covers.

Updated September 24, 2026 · 5 min read

![Homeowner and builder reviewing a 3D court design on a tablet in the backyard](/images/featured/homeowner-and-builder-reviewing-a-3d-court-design-.webp)

## Six Steps, About Five Weeks

A court build is less mysterious than it looks from the outside. Here is exactly what happens, in order, and what you should expect at each stage.

## Step One: The Discovery Call

Ten to fifteen minutes on the phone. We ask what sport you want, roughly how much space you think you have, whether you are inside an HOA, and what your timeline looks like.

The purpose is to establish whether there is a sensible project here before anyone drives anywhere. Occasionally the answer is that what you want will not work for your property, and it is better to establish that on a call than after a site visit.

## Step Two: On-Site Consultation and Measurement

About an hour, free, no obligation.

We measure the usable area properly, check the setbacks that apply to your address, look at which way the ground falls, assess soil and access, and test orientation options with stakes on the ground. We will also read your HOA covenants if you are in an association and tell you what is likely to be required, which is where 

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 gets handled.

This is where the real answers come from. A satellite image and a tape measure do not account for setbacks, root zones, or drainage.

## Step Three: 3D Design

You see your court modelled on your actual lot, at real dimensions, with the surface and line colours you picked.

This matters more than people expect. A drawing on paper does not tell you how close the fence line comes to the patio, or whether the court dominates the yard. A render does. Changes at this stage cost nothing, and they are impossible after the concrete is down.

The 3D design also goes into your HOA submission, which is one of the reasons most of our packets clear on the first review.

![Tidy jobsite at the end of the working day with tools stored and driveway swept](/images/content/tidy-jobsite-at-the-end-of-a-work-day-with-tools-s.webp)

## Step Four: Permitting and HOA Approval

We handle this entirely, free with the project.

The architectural review packet goes in with dimensioned drawings, material and colour specifications, fence details, and lighting photometrics where relevant. We answer the committee’s questions directly. Alongside that we pull the city permit and schedule inspections.

Typically two to six weeks, driven mostly by how often your committee meets. It is the least predictable stage of the whole process and the one that costs you the least effort.

## Step Five: The 25 to 30 Day Build

Once approvals are in hand, the schedule is predictable. You can see the full specification behind each stage on our 

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**Week one.** Site cut to depth, spoil removed, crushed aggregate sub-base laid and compacted, forms set. Drainage fall established here, before concrete exists.

**Week two.** Vapour barrier down, post-tension cables laid in their grid, monolithic pour screeded to a continuous 1% slope. A few days later the tendons are stressed and locked off.

**Weeks three and four.** Concrete cures, which cannot be rushed without compromising the bond of everything above it. Then acid etch or adhesion promoter, acrylic resurfacer coats with graded silica sand for texture, colour coats, and regulation striping masked and painted in sequence.

**Week five.** Net posts set in footings, brass internal-wind tensioner fitted, centre strap anchor set flush. Fencing and lighting if they are in scope.

Throughout, you have the crew lead’s number and get a daily update. The site is swept at the end of every working day.

![Finished pickleball court with net at the final walkthrough](/images/content/finished-pickleball-court-with-net-strung-and-cris.webp)

## Step Six: Final Walkthrough

We walk the finished court with you, check every line, fitting, and edge, demonstrate the net tensioning, and hand over care guidance written for someone who has never maintained a court before.

That guidance is short: sweep debris, pressure wash once or twice a year, keep the drainage path clear, check net tension seasonally. Courts that get that basic care routinely reach ten years before resurfacing rather than six.

## What You Will Actually Notice

| Stage | Noise | Access impact | Your involvement |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Excavation | High, short | Equipment in the yard | None needed |
| Pour day | Moderate | Truck access required | Plan parking with us |
| Cure | None | Site quiet | None |
| Surfacing | Low | Crew on site daily | Colour sign-off done earlier |
| Equipment | Low | Minimal | None |
| Walkthrough | None | None | About 30 minutes |

The most common feedback we get is not about speed. It is about the site being clean and about knowing, every single day, exactly what happened and what happens next.

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 and we will map the whole thing against your property.

## Common Questions

Will I get updates during the build?

Yes. You get the crew lead's direct number on day one and a daily update through the 25 to 30 day build. Not a weekly summary from an office, a message from the person who was actually on your property that day.

Do you clean up each day?

Yes. Tools stored, materials stacked, and the driveway and street swept before anyone leaves. It is the thing customers mention to us most often, which says something about the industry standard.

Is there a warranty?

Yes, and because we do every stage in-house there is a single warranty covering the whole court rather than separate ones from a concrete contractor and a surfacing company. The specific terms are confirmed in your contract documents and walked through at handover.

How disruptive is the construction?

The noisiest days are excavation and the concrete pour, both of which are short. Most of the schedule is either curing, which is silent, or surfacing, which is quiet work. Access to your driveway is affected on delivery days, and we plan those with you in advance.

Can I use the court as soon as it is finished?

Effectively yes. The acrylic system needs its final coats to fully cure, which we allow for before the walkthrough, so by the time we hand it over it is ready to play on. We will tell you at handover if anything specific needs a short settling period.

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