Built from the slab up.
Every Apex court starts with the concrete. Here is each layer, in order, from the ground to the lines.
Quality first. Speed follows.
A court is only as good as the slab under it. Ours comes from Williams Concrete, the family company of co-founder Rick Williams.
- We pour our own concrete, so we control the schedule.
- We know the slab: subgrade, mix, flatness, drainage.
- One team, start to finish.
A new court, from the ground up
Vapor barrier
A 15-mil plastic sheet goes under the slab so ground moisture can't push up into the court.
Slab with 1% fall
The slab gets 1% fall both ways, so rain runs off and never sits on the court.
Cure
New concrete cures about 28 days before any color goes on.
Broom finish, acid etch and flood test
A medium broom texture gives the coating something to grip. A mild acid wash opens the surface of the concrete so the primer soaks in. We flood the slab and watch it drain. Any puddle deeper than a nickel gets patched.
Primer and resurfacer
Concrete primer, then an acrylic resurfacer mixed with sand to even out the surface.
Two color coats
Two coats of acrylic color in the colors you picked.
Lines
Lines are taped, primed so the edges stay crisp, then painted with textured line paint.
Broom finish
Two color coats
Lines
An existing court, made new
Grind
Old coating comes off, if there is any.
Profile the slab
The concrete is roughened to a set texture (CSP 3, a concrete surface profile like coarse sandpaper) so new coats bond.
Wash
A power wash and an acid wash clean it down to bare, sound concrete.
Primer, base coat, lines, topcoat
Primer and a base coat, then the lines, then a topcoat over everything.
Why coating dates can move
Coatings go down only at 50°F and rising, with the surface under 140°F and no rain in the forecast.
Textured colors can vary slightly from the chart.