What you need when you purchase a house with a run-down tennis court:
July 7th, 2011
I talk to a lot of customers who have purchased a home with a tennis court on the property. The previous owner did not take very good care of the tennis court and so they need help cleaning it up. There are 6 specific items that you need in order to make sure your tennis court is ready to go.
- You need sleeves in the ground (for the tennis posts),
- tennis posts,
- a tennis net,
- a center strap (in the middle of the tennis net),
- an anchor hook (so you can hook the center strap down),
- and finally windscreens around the court.
Some people might wonder why you would want windscreens around the outer fencing of the court. There are 2 main reasons.
- One, it keeps the wind down so on a real windy day, you can still use the court. If you have ever played on court on a windy day without windscreens, you know how difficult it can be just to get the ball in the court.
- The second reason is so that the backdrop makes it easier to pick-up the ball. If all you have is the site of an open field behind you, it can be very difficult to pick-up where the ball is.
- Hans
