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Backyard pickleball courts, sport courts, putting greens, fencing and lights for Alpine homes, with the level pad, the wall and the drainage a sloped lot needs.
“They are very efficient, work hard to get things done quick, and the quality of their work is top-notch.”
“they will definitely be my go to landscaper for many years!”
Pickleball and Sports Courts in Alpine
A lot of Alpine lots have the space for a backyard court. Much of town is zoned for lots of 20,000 or 40,000 square feet, and the mountain edge runs to five acres. What most of them do not have is a flat spot that big. A pickleball court needs a level pad, and on a lot that falls toward the valley that pad has to be cut, filled or held up by a wall.
That is where court jobs in Alpine get real. Cut too deep and you may be into ground the city wants engineered. Build up with fill and the slab settles toward the low side. A tall wall under the court can need a permit and an engineer. Then there is snow. The slab sits under it much of the winter, so the base and the drainage have to handle a long melt every spring.
We plan the court with the grading from day one. We find the spot that needs the least wall, shoot grades, compact the base in lifts, and route water around the court so it never runs across it. Then we add the fence, the lights and the surface you want. Putting greens and short-game areas can sit on the slope right next to the court.
Alpine is the big-lot town on the mountain edge under Lone Peak, where engineered walls, metered secondary water, deer on the bench and the memory of the 2012 Quail Fire all shape what a yard can be.
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The Alpine challenges
A full pickleball court with room to move is bigger than most people picture. On a sloped Alpine lot, finding that much level ground often takes a wall on one side. Skip the plan and you end up with a court squeezed into a corner, too tight to play well.
Fill pushed out to make a pad will keep settling unless it is placed in thin lifts and compacted. A slab poured on loose fill cracks, dips at the edge and holds water. Then it freezes, and the crack gets a little wider every winter.
Alpine is a quiet town, and a lot of homes look out over the valley at night. Court lights that spill into a neighbor's bedroom start a feud fast. Lighting rules can apply as well, which is why we check them with the city and your HOA first.
In spring, melt from the slope above wants to run straight across a court cut into the hill. Without a swale or drain on the uphill side, the court floods, grit builds up on the surface, and it freezes in thin sheets at night.
The J&H approach
We walk the lot and shoot grades to find where the court needs the least cut, fill and wall. Sometimes turning it a few degrees saves a whole wall. When a wall is needed, we plan it with the engineer from the start.
We compact the pad in thin lifts, lay road base, and set the slab or court surface with a slight pitch so water sheets off. An uphill swale or drain catches snowmelt before it ever reaches the playing surface.
We add perimeter fence so balls stay in, low-glare lights aimed down at the court, and a spot to sit. A putting green or chipping area can fill the slope beside it, so the court area works for more than one game.
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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