Concrete Patio Beside a Court in Salt Lake City, UT

The space around a court shapes how it gets used. Players waiting for the next game want somewhere flat to stand, sit and set down water bottles, ideally near the net line where they can follow the action and away from the baselines where balls fly. A walkway from the house matters more than it seems: shoes that cross grass, mulch or gravel carry grit onto the court, and grit makes the surface slippery and wears the acrylic coating. A clean concrete path solves that before it starts.

Patios and walks next to a court are poured as separate slabs, with an isolation joint where they meet, so each can move on its own without cracking the court. Their surfaces sit flush with or just below the court edge to avoid a trip line, and they slope away from the court so wash water and snowmelt never run across the playing surface. Most are typically 4 inches thick on compacted gravel with a broom finish for grip, and colored or stamped concrete can tie the patio into the rest of the yard.