Okay, here’s my blog post about putting together some basketball court flooring.
So, I decided to take on this project – building a little basketball court area in my backyard. I’d been thinking about it for a while, and finally pulled the trigger. The plan was to use batten, plywood, and then some wooden flooring on top to make it look nice and give it a good bounce.
Getting Started
First things first, I had to get all the materials. I went down to the local hardware store and picked up a bunch of 2x4s for the battens. I also grabbed some sheets of plywood – not the super fancy stuff, just regular exterior grade. I also grabbed my prefinished wood.
Building the Batten Frame
The first real step was building the frame. I started by laying out the 2x4s on the ground where the court was going to be. I made sure to space them out evenly – I think I went with about 16 inches apart. This is important because it gives the plywood something solid to sit on and prevents it from sagging.
- Measure and Cut: Gotta measure your space to cut the wood.
- Laying the Wood: I made them parallel lines.
- Screwing them together: Used a drill and some long screws to connect the battens, forming a grid.
Plywood Time
Once the frame was done, it was time for the plywood. Laying down the Plywood.
- More Cutting: I placed it to staggered the joints.
- Secure the plywood: I put the plywood sheets on top of the batten frame.
- Adding the screws: Again, with the drill and screws, I secured the plywood to the battens. I made sure to put plenty of screws in, so it wouldn’t move around.
The Wooden Flooring
With the plywood down, it was starting to look like something! Now for the actual wooden flooring part. I got my wood, the kind that clicks together. This stuff is pretty easy to work with.
- Figuring out the start:I started laying the flooring from one corner, working my way across.
- Click and Go: The pieces just click into each other, which is super convenient. I Just made sure to leave a little gap around the edges for expansion and contraction.
- The last pieces: Getting to the other side.
And that was pretty much it! The whole thing took a couple of days of work, but it was totally worth it. Now I’ve got a sweet little spot to shoot some hoops. Not bad for a DIY project, I think!
