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A Lehi homeowner's guide to planning a backyard pickleball or sport court, and to hiring a builder who gets the base, the slope and the neighbors right.
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Backyard Pickleball Courts
A backyard court is a big slab with a lot riding on it. The ball has to bounce true, the surface has to drain and the whole thing has to stay flat through Lehi winters. Plenty of companies can pour concrete. Fewer have built a court that people are still playing on years later, and that is the one you want to find.
Start with the yard. Do you have a flat spot about the size of a full court with run-off room, or will it need cut, fill and walls? On the Lehi flats the ground is level but it is clay. On Traverse Mountain the ground is firm but it slopes. Each one moves the price a lot, so a builder should look before giving you a number.
Then think about who lives near the court. Lehi lots sit close together in the newer neighborhoods, and HOAs often have rules on fences and lights. A builder who asks about your neighbors on the first visit is thinking about the whole job. Here is what to look for, what goes wrong here and how we plan courts.
What to look for
Ask how thick the road base and the slab will be, and if that answer changes for clay. It should. A court on Lehi clay needs more digging and more packed base than a court on bench gravel. One set answer for every yard is a warning sign.
A court has to shed water, but with only a slight slope, or the ball rolls. Ask what fall they build in and which way the water leaves. On a tight Lehi lot, that water should not run into the neighbor's yard or pool along your fence.
Net posts, fence posts and windscreen frames should be set in sleeves or footings before the court coating goes on. Ask when those go in. Drilling into a finished court to add a post later is a common way to start a crack.
If you want night play, ask what fixtures they use and how the light is aimed. Good court lights have a sharp cutoff and point down. Ask, too, whether they check HOA rules before ordering, because poles are hard to move once they are set.
What goes wrong in Lehi
Some crews pour a court the same way they pour a patio. Same base, same thickness, a coat of color on top. It may look fine for a summer. On clay, the first freeze and thaw cycles open cracks, and a court coating does not hide them for long.
On sloped Traverse Mountain lots, making a flat pad often means hauling in fill. If that fill goes in thick and gets packed only at the top, the downhill side of the court settles. You see it as a low corner where water sits after a storm.
A court on a slope needs walls, and they belong in the court plan. When walls get added after the fact, they often end up over 4 feet with no permit or engineer. In Lehi that is a real problem, and an expensive one to undo.
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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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