Everything you need to build your court — answered.
Court sizes for every sport, how the tile compares to other surfaces, colour design, slab specs and the weekend install. Written so you can plan, design and order without needing to ask us a thing. Ask us →
Flooring guides
4 guidesWhat the Apex tile is, how it compares to other surfaces, and how it handles weather and years of play.
Inside the Apex court tile
A tour of the tile every Outdoor Sport Courts court is built from — playing surface, cushioning, drainage, interlock and anchoring, explained part by part.
Court tiles vs concrete, acrylic & turf
An honest comparison of the four ways to surface a home court — bare concrete, acrylic coatings, synthetic turf and interlocking tiles — and where each one genuinely wins.
Rain, sun & frost: an all-year court
How the Apex tile handles rain, full sun, heat and frost — and the one base detail that keeps your court drying fast for decades.
Layout & dimensions
4 guidesCourt sizes for every sport, regulation numbers, and how to work out what fits your space.
Basketball court sizes & dimensions
Regulation basketball numbers (FIBA, NBA, 3×3) and the five backyard sizes that actually get built — with real dimensions, areas and prices.
Pickleball court dimensions & run-off
Exact USAPA pickleball dimensions, why our tiles match the sport perfectly, and how much run-off you really want around the court.
Multi-sport court layouts
Court design
3 guidesColours, line markings, logos — and how designing and ordering online actually works.
Choosing your court colours
The 11-colour palette, the contrast rules that make a court look professional, heat considerations, and the proven combinations to start from.
Line markings, overlays & logos
Why markings applied in production beat lines painted on site, how regulation markings adapt to your size, multi-sport overlay colours, and what makes a logo reproduce well.
From design to delivery: how ordering works
Installation guides
3 guidesBases, slabs and the weekend install — everything your concreter (and you) need to know.
Preparing your base
What makes a good base for court tiles — existing slabs and driveways, asphalt (tarmac/blacktop), pavers — why crushed rock doesn't work, and the flatness numbers that matter.
Pouring a new slab for your court
The slab spec to hand your concreter — thickness, mesh, level tolerance, fall, cure time and sizing — plus the questions worth agreeing on before the pour.
Get the Apex Court Tile brochure
Everything in one place — the tile up close, every colour, install steps, specs, and how to design your own court online. We'll email it straight to you.
Hold one in your hand first.
We’ll send you a full-size court tile, anywhere in the world. Feel the grip, flex it, drop a ball on it, leave it in the sun, then decide.
