Home·Court & Playground Striping
Courts, playgrounds,
and sport surfaces.
Tennis, pickleball, basketball, and playground layouts measured and laid true — on a surface that gets prepped before a single line goes down.
How a court goes
Measured twice,
painted once.
- 1
Fix the surface first
Lines laid over a cracked or failing surface fail with it. Crack work and surface prep come before layout, every time.
- 2
Measure the layout
Court dimensions are unforgiving, and a court that is out of square is obvious to anybody who plays on it. Layout is measured and checked before anything is painted.
- 3
Handle multi-game layouts
Pickleball over tennis, or several games sharing one slab, works when the color separation is planned. Done badly it produces a surface nobody can read.
- 4
Paint and finish
Lines, keys, service boxes, and any playground games or numbering the surface calls for.
Pickleball on an existing court
The most common request now is adding pickleball to a court that was built for tennis. It works, and the deciding factor is contrast: the added lines need to be distinguishable at a glance from the lines already there, or both games get harder to play.
Whether it makes sense to overlay or to dedicate the surface depends on how the court actually gets used. We will walk it with you before anybody buys paint.
Playgrounds and school surfaces
Playground games, numbers, and activity markings fade under sun and use, and they are usually the surface a property forgets until they have disappeared entirely. They batch easily with a court or lot job on the same visit.
What we mark, and what we do not
We mark hard surfaces — asphalt and concrete. Courts, playground games, activity markings, cart paths, and the pavement around a facility. We do not paint turf or grass playing fields; that is a different trade with different materials.
So when a park, school, or sports complex calls us, the work is usually the courts and play surfaces plus the parking lot serving the facility — stalls, accessible parking, fire lanes, and the arrows and legends that move traffic through on an event day.
Common questions
Can you add pickleball lines to our tennis court?
Yes, and it is the most common court request we get now. The important part is planning color contrast so both games stay readable.
Does the surface need work before striping?
If it is cracked or failing, yes. Lines painted over a surface that is coming apart come apart with it, so crack work and prep come first.
How long does a court take?
Most single courts are short work once the surface is sound. What sets the schedule is prep and cure time, not the painting itself.
Do you stripe grass soccer or football fields?
No. We mark hard surfaces — asphalt and concrete. Painting turf is a different trade. At a park or school our work is normally the courts, the play surfaces, and the parking lot serving the facility.
Can you refresh faded playground games?
Yes. Games, numbering, and activity markings all get repainted, and they batch well with other pavement work on the same property.
More in the pavement FAQ and the guides.
Court & Playground Striping by type of property
What this work involves
Courts and playgrounds carry markings that have to be dimensionally right, not just visible. Game lines have standard measurements, and a court that was laid out casually stays wrong until somebody repaints it properly. We lay out from the actual dimensions rather than tracing whatever is already faded onto the surface.
The surface under the lines matters as much as the paint. Mountain court pavement takes the same UV, freeze and thaw punishment as any other asphalt, and a court with open cracks running through the playing area needs those addressed before new lines go down. We will tell you honestly when the pavement should come first.