How Many Basketball Hoops are in Your Neighborhood?

[prodigy]

Now I know what it feels like for English people to hear us call their "football" "soccer"

The odd thing is they came up with "soccer", not us. They did it to differentiate it from Rugby "football".

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I have a small 3 bd lake house in MT. My wife kids love it. Lots of visitors. Lots of work for me. A boat would make it worse. I like whitewater, not lakes. We have human powered boats/sups. No motorized boats to tow and do maintenance on.
I'll keep for another 10 years for the kids and then sell.

Speaking of boats, my friend bought a new Bayliner that was more than my quote from 2 years ago for a full court sized pole barn with court floor tiles(I already had the land and have connections in construction/concrete). We looked at adding in a quarter court to my old house, and the cost was insane, even with friends quoting. Pole barns/quonsets are the way to go if you have the land for it. I had a quonset on my property already and I went the "cheaper" route and built the court in it. It is 40x60x20. The full court pole barn would have been $75k with the court tiles and me doing some labor with friends I ball with (no hvac). Quonset ceiling is just high enough. The corner 3 on the half court requires a flatter arc.

With the quonset the 3 hoops and 40x60 flooring were about $9k (pre tariffs). Another $14k for hvac and closed cell insulation, which is the only good option for a metal quonset. Definitely not cheap, but really not bad. The court is responsive, looks like wood (sort of) and is slightly louder than Snapsports or Sport Court indoor tiles. A full court would have been awesome,

It is crazy what boats and jet skis cost. As well as cars. I am lucky to have family and friends that helped with my build. I did the underlayment, floors, lines and built the 3 full size hoops myself. Bought indoor court tiles and hoops from China for a fraction of the cost of the US hoop and sport floor companies (most source from China anyway). The hoops are 72" glass solid portable units. Tvs mounted inside for watch Jazz while playing. If I lived in Utah I'd invite JFC peeps over to play.

How's the traction? What kind of maintenance does it require if you are using it regularly?

 

[TheGoldStandard]

How's the traction? What kind of maintenance does it require if you are using it regularly?

It is very similar to wood as far as traction goes, maybe even better. When playing you don't notice any difference other than the sound as the tiles are not as solid. With the metal building dribbling is loud, even with underlayment and insulation. The Sport Court brand were quieter but almost 10x the price, and when comparing samples there was not many other perceived differences.

I play early am pickup a few days a week in local high schools, and they all just refinished. The fresh floors are super grippy. So fun to play on.

I sweep just like you would a regular court, but dust does not make it as slippery as wood. It actually feels better on my joints compared to wood. Ball bounce is not quite as good. I have the balls on the rack at 8-9 lbs instead of 7-8 to compensate. I have a battery suction mop I use monthly.

Eventually the tiles will wear out. They have a 15 year warranted service life. My kids will be long gone by then and I assume I'll be limited to shooting around only at that point.

Here is a pic to show what they look like.