Tennis court in the garden plot do it yourself

Country houses and sections next to them are less reminded by the cottage with vegetable garden and ascetic habitat. Saunas, wine cellar, beaches, the newest equipment for the house - all this ceased to be a wonder, and became the usual attribute of a country house ownership. Today, we will talk about another such attribute of well-being as a tennis court, and the possibility of its arrangement on their own.

The main points that need to be thoroughly thought out, the clock construction of tennis courts will be presented below.

Fencing

Usually, this is a grid with a height of 3-4 m, stretched between supports (pillars). If you have such an opportunity, instead of the mesh, you can use special anti-conflict screens.

Lighting

Fans of evening leisure must disturb the lighting devices in advance. They should be raised to a height of 6-8 m. Such lamps with a capacity of at least 200 W is better to prepare 5-10 pcs.

Rain and cold protection

The indoor tennis court on his pocket is not all, but it would be wonderful to equip the roof court. Framework and structures from sandwich panels can also be equipped with a heating system. Then the playground can be operated even in winter.

Coating

This is the most expensive part of the court, well, and the most important.

Cover options for tennis courts

1. Ground coating.
2. Herbal coating.
3. Carpet covering.
4. Solid coating.
5. Plastic coating.

Stages of arrangement of the coating for the tennis platform

1. Earth alignment.
2. Creating a "pillow" (composition "Pillows" and different coatings for courts).

Soil coat

Advantages:

1. Reduced trauma.
2. The possibility of rapid construction (from 3 weeks).
3. Relative cheapness.

Disadvantages:

1. Long dries.
2. After the game requires a special brush processing.
3. Its necessity is regularly thoroughly cleaned from false foliage.
4. The need for restoration in the spring.

The restoration of such a coating is carried out with the help of Tennesit (special mix of sand, clay, marble crumbs and other additives for the formation of a tennis platform cover). For the initial creation of the tennis court, about 40 tons of this mixture will be needed. From this mass, it turns out the rammed pillow with a height of 4 cm. For the restoration it may be enough and 4 tons.

Herbal coating

This coating is typical for professional courts, on its own site it is not always possible to organize proper care for the lawn.

Advantages:

1. Aesthetics.
2. Ecology.

Flaw:

1. The need to attract care professionals.

Solid coating

Such a coating implies styling acrylic to a slaining platform.

Solid Classification:

1. Hard (3-4 layers acrylic).
2. Intersective (7 or more layers).

Advantages:

1. A variety of color solutions.
2. Durability (service life more than 10 years).
3. Easy to maintain (the main task is to collect water after the rain with rubber mop).

Flaw:

1. Long term arrangement (2-3 months).

Plastic coating

This is an analogue of a solid coating for amateur courts, assembled from plastic modules. Based on a concrete screed.

Advantages:

1. No need for special care.
2. Water after the rain quickly "leaves."

Flaw:

1. Exposure to the harmful effect of temperature differences (interest in the warranty period).
2. Carpet covering

This is an artificial substitute for herbal coating, less capricious and simpler care. Artificial fibers on a latex basis after laying fall ashamed by quartz sand. As a substrate use concrete or granite dropouts.

Classification of artificial grass:

1. Beep (fiber length up to 20 mm).
2. Semi-raised (fiber length - 10mm).

Advantages:

1. Easy service.
2. The speed of creation.

Disadvantages:

1. Sand over time you need to pour.
2. In dry weather requires moisture.
3. With excess watering, the surface becomes slippery.

Foundation for coating

Not exactly verified foundation can spoil the effect of the selected expensive coating materials. The depth of the base is -40-60 cm, the thickness of the concrete layer -15 cm. The difference is the lower bent layer of rubble and sand. Although, depending on the type of natural soil, sometimes this interlayer can be neglected. Each layer is usually tumped by a construction rink. For better drainage, the court must be located at an angle of the short side. If a professional team is engaged in the court arrangement, the design is in advance equipped with a whole system of gutters for drainage.

Tips for those who decided to do the court on their own

If you have experience of construction work, you can make a tennis court with your own hands. We give an indicative description of this process and its key points.

What time is it going to go?

On the arrangement of the tennis plot can be from 10 to 30 days. This is affected by the type of coating and equipment.

What do you need?

• land plot of suitable size;
• materials for the foundation and coating of the court;
• fencing grid;
• fencing pillars;
• racks for lanterns;
• lights for lighting;
• building tools;
• construction rink.

Court position

The long side of the site should be located north to south. Such accommodation will be the key to the fact that the sun will not make eye players during the fight.

Dimensions of tennis court

Take as a basis that the assumption that, if you decide to do in our section of the court, then the area of \u200b\u200bthe plot allows. But still, when planning such a platform, a fate is needed by the features and prospects for its use.

1. Standard Size: 18x36 m.
2. Court for a single game: 23.77x8.23 m.
3. Cort tennis for children and beginners: 17x34 m (16x32 m).
4. For a non-professional court, you can take an approximate size with a reserve: 40x20 m.

Below is an indicative plan, relying on which the tennis court is created (photo).

1. The playground should have a flat and rammed surface, it will be directly dependent on how the ball will bounce from it.
2. Divide the site by the bypass grid (12.8x1.06 m) with a white edge along the top edge in which the cable is inserted for rigidity.
3. The distance from the side line of the court to the poles - 0.91 m.
4. Fencing Make a metal grid stretched between columns.
5. Poles can be metallic or wooden. We need to determine them at a depth of 0.75-1.2 m.
6. The height of the pillars is equal to the height of the grid. The posts themselves must be equipped with special fasteners for fixing the grid on them.
7. If you wish, the pillars on which the Capron Mesh is mounted, can be made removable. To do this, they are inserted into glasses from pipes with a length of 0.9 m and a diameter of 0.2 m, firmly concreted.
8. Along the fence, plant the curly plants, such as liana or ivy, which later dense pigs on the grid.
9. Recess to the foundation should be at least 0.25 m.
10. At the bottom of this excavation, make drainage grooves by filling them with rubbank or slag.
11. At the finished base, fall asleep layer of rubble (5-10 cm size) with a thickness of 0.1 m.
12. Rent the underlying layer of the construction rink and paint for better shrinkage.
13. Now make the next layer of slag with a particle size of 2-5 cm. The layer thickness is 0.12 m.
14. Now put this intermediate layer.
15. Pour the cover layer (5 cm) from a special mixture (building evidence - 70%, clay in powder form - 15%, land of plant origin - 15%). To increase the moisture intensity, add a salt at the rate of 500 g / 1 m2.
16. The mixture forming the surface layer, tinted with a red tuff so that the ball is very visible on the court.
17. Seal the top layer of the rink.
18. Put the surface with a thin smooth sand layer.
19. Rent again and remove the source with a soft brush.
20. Follow the lines using the salt, relying on the plan.
21. Mouse over the Bellyl lines. The width of the end lines is 10 cm, all others are 5 cm.
22. Fencing poles and poles for tensioning the mesh. Color two layers of green-oil paint.

Necessary little things

Court is a place of interesting and moving holidays. To increase its comfort and facilitate the surface care, various additions may be needed.

1. Baskets for balls.
2. Grid and pillars for its fastening.
3. Special brushes-rakes for "combing" coating.
4. Roller (to remove moisture from a solid coating).
5. Plastic marking lines cleaner.
6. Tennis gun.
7. Machine for collecting balls.

Immediately honestly admit that the construction of a tennis court with their own hands is a very troublesome, difficult and expensive thing. However, if there is a desire and abilities, the result will cost the efforts spent. Pleasant and useful vacation you are guaranteed!