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A buyer's guide to backyard pickleball courts in Alpine, with what to ask a builder about level pads, walls, drainage, fencing and lights before you sign.
“They leveled our yard and placed a pickleball court, patio, fire pit, and artificial grass. It looks great.”
“I will be using them for all of my landscape needs, a pleasure to work with!”
Backyard Pickleball Courts
Plenty of Alpine lots have room for a backyard pickleball court. What they often lack is flat ground. Most of the court job here is not the court. It is the pad, the wall that holds the pad, and the drainage that keeps snowmelt off the surface. A builder who only talks about colors and nets is skipping the hard part.
On a sloped lot, the court usually sits on a cut on the uphill side and fill on the downhill side, often with a wall. Fill has to be compacted in thin lifts or the slab will settle. Taller walls need an engineer and a permit in Alpine. Lights and fences can have their own rules, so we confirm current rules with Alpine City and your HOA.
This guide lists what to look for in a court builder here, the corners we see cut, and the questions to ask. Then it shows how J&H builds courts, so you can compare anyone, including us, against the same list. Bring it to every quote meeting and ask each builder to answer it on paper.
What to look for
Ask where the court will sit and how much cut, fill and wall it needs. A good builder shoots grades before pricing. If the quote shows no grading on a sloped lot, it is missing the biggest cost on the job.
Ask how the pad gets built: lifts, compaction, road base, and how water gets around the court. On an Alpine slope, a swale or drain on the uphill side keeps melt from crossing the surface.
If the court needs a tall wall, ask who designs it. In Alpine, that wall usually needs a Utah-licensed engineer and a city permit. The builder should handle both, not leave them for you to figure out.
Ask about the lights: how bright, how tall and which way they point. Good court lights aim down onto the court and keep the glare out of the neighbors' windows across a quiet Alpine hillside at night.
What goes wrong in Alpine
Dumping fill on the low side and pouring right over it is the fastest way to a cracked court. The low side settles, a dip forms, water sits in it and freezes. That crack grows every winter after.
A court cut into a hill with nothing to catch the water above it floods every spring. Grit and mud wash across the surface. It wears the coating and makes the court slick when it freezes at night.
To avoid a wall, some builders shrink the open space around the court. You save money and then hit the fence every time you chase a lob. Ask how much room you will have past each line.
Why Alpine picks J&H
What homeowners say
"We had a really big project (full lot project) and a crazy timeline, and Jackson and his team were awesome. They are very efficient, work hard to get things done quick, and the quality of their work is top-notch. Great company. Great guys. I would highly recommend them for any landscaping needs."
"Jackson and his crew did a phenomenal job on our back yard. I had a vision and they brought it to life. We had them do a retaining wall, grading, underground trampoline, sprinkler system, and sod. They met deadlines, communication was on point, and the whole crew was friendly.…"
"…The job was completed quickly without sacrificing quality, and the results exceeded our expectations. We would absolutely hire this team again and recommend them to anyone looking for landscaping help."
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