Hard Courts (Macadam) Resurface

 

If you have a macadam-type court either painted or unpainted and it is beginning to break up and fret, but is still basically sound then we should be able to simply resurface the court by laying a new layer of macadam directly over the existing old surface.

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Synthetic Clay Resurface

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Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. This surface slows down the ball and produces a slow and high bounce compared to other surfaces. This makes rallies generally longer and more suitable for baseline players and players who like to play tactically using lots of spin and finding great angles.
This surface takes away many of the advantages of big serves, making it hard for players who rely heavily on their serve to dominate on clay. In certain instances, it may be possible to directly overlay the Baseline surface over the existing macadam if it is relatively sound.

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Synthetic Grass Resurface

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Should you wish to upgrade your macadam court to a new synthetic grass surface and your court is fairly level and in a sound condition it may be possible to directly overlay the existing macadam surface with the new synthetic grass. If you have an existing synthetic grass court that has become compacted and lost porosity over time and it needs replacing then again if levels are good and the base suitable you can cut up and remove the old synthetic grass and lay the new surface straight down. We recommend Matchplay 2 Carpet, from Outdoor Carpets LTD.

Should the base have areas of subsidence and movement then it may be necessary to repair localised areas or lay a new levelling layer or macadam to the complete court area, before laying the synthetic grass surface.

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Poraflex Acrylic Resurface

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Whatever type of court you have, you may wish to upgrade to this new porous acrylic surface. Depending on the condition of your current court, it is possible to lay this surface directly over your existing surface after some minor preparation.
If you have a macadam court in fairly good condition, it would simply need cleaning off to remove dirt, debris and moss and then patch in any small areas where necessary before laying the Poraflex surface.

If your current court is a synthetic grass then it is possible to take up the existing carpet to reveal the macadam layer underneath. If this macadam layer is sound enough then it would be simply cleaned and prepared as above for the new Poraflex surface. Should your court be fretting, subsiding or breaking up then it would be necessary to first lay a new layer of macadam over the existing macadam and then lay the Poraflex surface over the top.

The Poraflex surface would then be colour sprayed in colours of your choice, usually two-tone green or red and green

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