Nets
Please do not leave the nets taut after play. There is a tremendous strain put onto the concrete plinths holding the posts. If the nets are constantly left fully up, the posts will lean inwards which moves the concrete, which moves the tarmac. A repaired post hole never makes the court look the same again […]
Read MoreMultisport courts
Additional sports such as netball and basketball often join forces with the tennis courts. However these sports, because of the twist and turn of the players, require a different quality of paint to those of the tennis players. If the correct paint is used for these other sports, then the extra grit in the paint […]
Read MoreWhite Lines
Ask what paint your court painter is using for the white lines. Multiple sports such as basketball/ netball have a recommended colour and grit content in the paint. If you are informed it is chlorinated rubber -beware! The co-efficient of expansion between the chlorinated rubber paint and the tarmac on each side of the lines […]
Read MoreCourts That Don’t Drain
The bitmac that is used for tennis courts will be 6mm in size and of an open texture (for the technically minded this is normally graded at 190 pen). When the hot material is rolled, the thickness of the final playing surface is about an inch, with the grains of bitmac being only joined together […]
Read MorePainted Curbs
The Company that built your court will have included the spray painting of its’ surface in the price. If the Company had pride in it’s work, the kerbs around the court area will not have been painted, which will emphasise the accuracy of those laid edges, and give a clean border around the court. It […]
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