Pickleball Courts

Pickleball is the fastest-growing request we get on the sports-court side of the business, ahead of tennis and basketball combined. We build dedicated backyard pickleball courts from bare dirt, or convert a slab you already have — an old tennis court, a basketball pad, even an oversized patio — into a court that plays right.

Two ways we build a pickleball court

• New construction. Concrete pad engineered and poured to court tolerances, then a cushioned acrylic surface or turf integration, net posts, fencing, and inlaid playing lines. A dedicated single court (roughly 30'x60' with proper runback) runs $28,000-$45,000 depending on surface choice, fencing, and lighting.
• Slab conversion. Already have an old tennis court, half-court, or oversized patio slab? We repair cracks, resurface, inlay pickleball lines, and set new net posts. Typically $10,000-$18,000 per court — a fraction of new construction because the expensive part, the pad, already exists.

What's in a Bearcat pickleball build

• Regulation court geometry. 20'x44' playing court with the kitchen line, sidelines, and centerline inlaid as seamed turf strips in a contrasting color (usually blue or green) — not painted, so they never wear off.
• Surface choice. A cushioned acrylic coating for a truer, gym-floor-style bounce, or a sand-filled turf surface for lower maintenance and better traction in Texas heat. We walk through both at the on-site visit.
• Fencing and net. Regulation net height, perimeter fencing sized to keep balls in play without turning the yard into a cage.
• Runback and surround. Proper clearance on all sides so play doesn't stop every time a ball goes long — the single most common mistake we see in DIY court builds.

Got an old tennis court instead?

A full tennis pad is roughly 7,200 square feet — enough room for two pickleball courts side by side, or one pickleball court plus a putting green, batting cage, or open turf lawn. See our tennis court conversion guide for the full multi-sport breakdown, or our sports courts page for tennis and basketball builds.

Run the calculator for a quick ballpark, or request a free on-site walkthrough — we'll measure the yard or the existing slab and send a fixed-price proposal within 48 hours.

Prefer modular tile?

As a Certified VersaCourt Dealer, we also build pickleball courts with VersaCourt's interlocking "PlayRight" tile system instead of poured concrete. See VersaCourt Sport Courts for how the two build methods compare.