A regulation pickleball court is 20 feet wide by 44 feet long, with a recommended out-of-bounds perimeter of 5 to 10 feet on each side for safe lateral play. The slab itself runs a minimum 4 inches thick, poured on a properly compacted aggregate sub-base, and sloped at 1% maximum in a single direction for drainage. Davis Concrete pours every court inside those specs with a controlled-cure finish that holds up to coaching kits, paddle drops, and the kind of summer-heat play schedules Upstate SC homeowners actually use.
Site selection is the first decision on a backyard pickleball court project in Greenville SC and the one most homeowners underestimate. The court footprint plus safe out-of-bounds perimeter wants 30 feet by 60 feet minimum (the regulation court is 20 by 44 with at least 5 feet of perimeter on every side; 10 feet of perimeter is preferred for serious play). The site needs to be roughly level (within 1 to 2 feet of natural grade fall across the footprint), with manageable drainage and adequate access for concrete trucks and the small excavator that handles sub-base prep. Tree canopy matters: heavy fall leaf load and overhanging branches dropping sap or seeds onto the court surface accelerate wear on the acrylic coat. Sun orientation matters: north-south court alignment minimizes sun-in-the-eyes glare during morning and evening play. Davis Concrete walks the site at the estimate to identify these factors before any work is quoted.
A regulation court slab is only part of a turnkey pickleball court project. The full project usually includes net posts set in the slab, court-perimeter fencing tall enough to contain ball flight, and LED lighting for evening play. Davis Concrete casts net post sleeves into the wet pour at the regulation centerline location so the homeowner can drop the net assembly into the sleeves rather than core-drilling the cured slab. For court fencing (typically 4 to 8 foot chain link or wire mesh on a 30 by 60 foot perimeter) Davis Concrete coordinates with a fencing partner during the project schedule so the fence is installed after the slab cures. For LED lighting, Davis Concrete coordinates with a licensed electrician to set lighting circuits during slab prep so the conduit runs are integrated rather than retrofit. The result is a project that delivers as a finished court rather than a series of separately-managed sub-projects.
Custom Decorative Features · Outdoor Kitchen Slabs · Pickleball Courts · Pool Decks
Send the project details. Bradley personally reviews every form and replies within one business day. No call centers, no auto-responders, no commission salespeople. A direct line to the owner of one of the Upstate's most selective concrete companies.