Hello Friends!
The Pickleball Sports Court Saga Continues :-)
Well, we just got a slab of concrete poured! For those who have been following the blog, you know the sports court tile company (Flex Court) told us they believed we would not have to pour to make their tiles work but unfortunately, over the "ok'd" compacted crushed gravel compound the pickleball wouldn't even bounce. (I have to say, did the sports court people REALLY not know it wouldn't work? SIGH, we had other problems dealing with that company too.)Compacted gravel compound - this does not work.
So, with a very expensive (unexpected) extra cost added to the project, we poured concrete. :-)
It was interesting to see how it was all done :-)
This is what the sport court tiles looked liked delivered to us. I have to admit I was thinking OH MY, this looks like a very BIG project! :-)
And it was :-) :-)
Seriously, it was like a giant puzzle! You started in the center and then followed the lines piecing the tiles together. It took us a little over 5 hours - my husband realistically inform me that in general, it should have gone a LOT faster as he was sure people would have more than 1 1/2 men working on the project.
Ummm yes, he credited me as only HALF a man - hee, hee. FINE, whatever! :-)
We finished up the court around 10pm and honestly the last few pieces we couldn't even see because it was so dark out (but that didn't stop this 1/2 a man!) :-)
And the VERY next day, I caught a buck and a doe casually strolling on the newly laid court - so much for the new bright colors scaring them away! (OK, it's fun to have deer in our yard, just not when they eat my newly planted bushes) :-)
My husband and I played our very first game that next night and what do you think this 1/2 a man did????
YEP, I beat him 6 to 11 (OK I'm giggling just a bit) :-)
What did he expect though? I won a medal at the championship pickleball tournament I just played in, I'm not going to let myself lose to a FULL man ;-)
My son encouraging me on :-)
Alright, if I'm honest, I know that in about 2 weeks of playing every night, he will probably be better than me but I'm OK with that.....he'll enjoy sleeping out in the hammock. Hee,hee.....no, I'm a better sport than that......maybe :-)
As soon as all the landscape and rock are in (we actually have a few more big landscape things to do) I'll show you the completed court and maybe a pickleball video. :-)
Paddletek pickleball company is sending me 3 paddles to review. I am very excited as Paddletek is known for having very good pickleball paddles. If anyone is reading this post contemplating instillation of sport court tiles in their own backyard you can see how the pickleball didn't bounce over the gravel with a short video on my You Tube channel.
ENJOY the weekend my friends!