Pickleball Court in Eagle Mountain, UT

The court is 20 by 44 feet, and about 30 by 60 feet of slab gives comfortable room to play. Smaller pads can still work for casual games, and sloped yards can often gain flat space with a retaining wall.

It depends on the city and the project. Large slabs, retaining walls over about 4 feet and grading that changes drainage can bring permits, and HOAs often want to see a court plan. Digging waits until 811 has flagged the buried lines.

Most courts are poured between spring and fall, when the ground isn't frozen. After the pour, the slab cures for several weeks before the acrylic surface goes on, so an early-season start means more of the year on the court.

Roughly north to south along its long axis, so the rising and setting sun stays out of players' eyes. Yard shape sometimes forces a compromise, and a few degrees off is fine.

Phone (801) 751-6099 or use the form with your yard's rough size, the slope and the games you want. The contractor will reach out to talk it over and arrange a yard visit, and there's no charge for the estimate.

Yes, when it's built for them. Freeze-thaw and the clay under much of the valley move slabs that sit on a weak, wet base, so a court needs a compacted gravel base, air-entrained concrete and water directed away from its edges. Skip de-icing salt on the court entirely and let the sun handle the snow.