So you’re probably wondering how much this fancy soft maple volleyball floor costs, right? Me too! That’s exactly why I went out and did the legwork myself. Buckle up, this got real pretty quick.

Starting the Hunt: Measuring and Dreaming

First thing’s first – you gotta know how big your court is. Mine was that standard volleyball size, 60 feet long by 30 feet wide. Sounds simple? Yeah, nope. Don’t forget you need safety space around the edges! I tacked on another 10 feet all around, just to be safe and meet any league rules folks might throw at you. Crunched those numbers on a dusty old calculator: ended up needing about 2,800 square feet of flooring. That number stared back at me like a bill I didn’t wanna pay.

Drowning in Quotes (and Confusion)

Alright, time to call in the pros, or at least, the sales guys. Hit up like four different flooring supply companies. Told them all the same thing: “Hey, need soft maple assembled court floor for volleyball, standard maple wood look, installed properly.” Simple, yeah?

• Company A: Went silent after the first quote. Guess they weren’t hungry.
• Company B: Their sales rep sounded like he just woke up. Took forever to get numbers. Gave me a price so high I choked on my coffee: $38 to $42 per square foot. Installed?! Nope. Too rich for my blood.
• Company C: Finally, some sense! They broke it down nice and clear. Wood itself? $18 to $24 per sq ft. But hold up! Then they hit me with the extras: glue, sealer, sanding equipment rentals, the actual labor to put the darn thing together and finish it. Those little buggers stacked up quick. Installed price landed around $32 to $38 per sq ft. Still hurts, but maybe…
• Company D: Basically echoed Company C. Wood: $19 to $25. Install magic pushing it to $33 to $39 sq ft. Okay, seeing a pattern here.

All those numbers bouncing around my head made me dizzy. Seriously? Nearly forty bucks per little square? Plus tax? Felt like paying for a sports car one tile at a time.

Reality Bites (and Costs)

So, standing there with a pile of paper quotes taller than my kid, here’s the bitter truth I had to swallow for my 2,800 square foot beast:

• Just the Maple Wood: Somewhere between $50,400 and $67,200. Felt unreal typing that.
• The Whole Shebang (Installed): Looking down the barrel of $89,600 to a whopping $109,200. Yeah. You read that right.

The sticker shock was real. Kept staring at those last three zeros thinking there must be a mistake. This soft maple ain’t no plywood you pick up at the hardware store, that’s for sure. The “assembled” part is where they really get you too – gotta pay folks who know how to lay it flat without gaps, seal it tight so spills don’t wreck it… it adds up, FAST.

The Ugly Bottom Line

Look, soft maple makes a sweet volleyball court. Looks pro, plays great. But the price tag? Brutal. Seems like you’re stuck paying anywhere from the low $30s to the low $40s per square foot for the finished thing standing ready for the first serve. Bigger court? Get ready for a mortgage-sized bill.

Learned it the hard way: the material is one chunk, but that installation? That’s the quiet killer pushing everything into the stratosphere. Makes you think twice about ever moving the court once it’s down!