St. George Is Pickleball Country
Washington County has one of the highest concentrations of pickleball players in America — the sport's national tournaments literally come here. Public courts fill up fast, and a backyard court has become one of the most-requested concrete projects in the area. The good news: at its core, a pickleball court is a precision concrete slab — and that's exactly the kind of work we do.
Court Dimensions
- Playing lines: 20′ × 44′ (same for singles and doubles)
- Recommended total pad: 30′ × 60′ — the extra margin gives safe run-off room behind the baselines and beside the sidelines
- Minimum workable pad: 24′ × 54′ if your lot is tight — playable, but competitive players will feel the squeeze
A 30′ × 60′ pad is 1,800 square feet — roughly the size of a three-car driveway. Measure your yard honestly before falling in love with the idea, and remember setbacks from walls and fences.
The Slab Is the Court
A pickleball ball is hard plastic; every imperfection in the surface shows up in the bounce. What separates a court-grade slab from ordinary flatwork:
- Flatness: the pour is finished to a much tighter tolerance than a patio — waves and dips create dead spots
- Slope: a court can't be dead level (monsoon rain must drain) but the fall is small and planned — typically about 1 inch per 10 feet in one direction, imperceptible in play
- Thickness: 4 inches is standard for court loads; 5 inches if the pad doubles as parking
- Joint planning: control joints are placed at the pad edges and outside the primary play zone where possible — you don't want a joint line on the kitchen
- Cure time: the slab should cure ~28 days before acrylic surfacing goes on
Orientation and Extras
Run the court north–south. An east–west court puts the rising or setting desert sun directly in someone's eyes every morning and evening — the cheapest mistake to avoid and the most annoying one to live with.
- Acrylic sport surfacing: the colored coating system with painted lines, applied over the cured slab
- Fencing: 8–10′ fencing keeps balls out of the neighbor's yard
- Lighting: evening play is the answer to St. George summer heat — plan conduit before the pour, not after
- Shade: a shade sail or pergola on the sideline makes July games survivable
What Does It Cost?
A backyard court is built from components — the court-grade concrete pad, acrylic sport surfacing with line striping, a net system, and optional fencing and lighting. Every yard prices differently: a flat, accessible lot is a very different job than a sloped one needing cut-and-fill, and pad size and extras move the number more than anything else.
The way to budget is a free on-site estimate — we'll measure what your yard fits and quote the pad (and phase in the extras if you want). Call (435) 610-7583.
Start With the Slab
Every great court starts with a great pad. We pour court-grade slabs across St. George, Washington, Hurricane, Ivins, and Santa Clara — call (435) 610-7583 for a free on-site estimate and we'll tell you exactly what your yard can fit.