The two main types of basketball courts are wood flooring or an acrylic paint finish.
Standard basketball wood floor.
A basketball court needs to be as flat as possible so after the planks are installed they get sanded down to remove minor imperfections and create a smooth flat surface.
Some basketball floors need to accommodate other sports and non sporting activities.
For more than 85 years junckers has produced state of the art solid hardwood sports floor systems which have enabled top athletes all over the world to perform at their absolute best.
This hardwood offers a classic warmth strength and durability that people naturally associate with many indoor sports.
Astm f2772 sports flooring standard.
At this point the lines and markers that are needed for the sport get painted onto the floor.
Basketball court flooring.
Then several coats of polyurethane are applied to protect the wood and give it a glossy appearance.
Basketball floors that continue to deliever.
Solid hardwood is the gold standard for high performance basketball flooring and no one does it better than junckers.
On the other hand if the floor is dedicated almost exclusively to basketball a maple hardwood court such as clutchcourt might be the.
If you opt for maple hardwood the standard choice on indoor courts you will pay around 3 50 to 6 per square foot for the wood plus another 3 to 8 per square foot for installation.
Wood flooring is most commonly used in indoor play areas such as gyms while acrylic paint is mostly used on outdoor basketball courts.
If that is the case a resilient sports surface may be the best gym floor option.