Ever since I've been outside of Raleigh its been really hard to find indoor basketball courts that have open gym very often.

Whats the minimum price range house that would include a half court? Do you know anyone who is not incredible wealthy that has a private court?

Im sure i'll never be in that income range, but its nice to dream.

3/2/2008 6:46:03 PM

somewhere between $texas and $alaska im sure. i saw a house up here though with one in the garage that was only 250k or so, but you'd really have to look around for that.

3/2/2008 7:19:18 PM

an indoor bball court would be pretty baller

3/2/2008 7:25:34 PM

You could buy a rim and some concrete.

3/2/2008 8:14:56 PM

^not the same

3/2/2008 8:19:19 PM

I would look into prefab steel framed buildings (small warehouse type structures). They have some that actually look pretty good. It could either be an unheated freestanding building or you could connect it to your house and tie it in with the HVAC (that may necessitate another HVAC unit though).

Quick Google search:
http://www.lesterbuildings.com/ourbuildings/pricePlanner.cfm
(Most sites make you supply contact info and offer little online pricing info)

If you wanted to house a full size 94'x50' foot court in a 100'x60' building you would be looking at 6000 sq ft. I wouldn't make the ceiling any lower than 16 feet.

Based on the numbers provided you could build the structure for under $50k. Of course that doesn't include the price of the court.

[Edited on March 2, 2008 at 8:27 PM. Reason : .]

3/2/2008 8:26:36 PM

http://www.northcarolinabasketballcourts.com/

[Edited on March 2, 2008 at 8:41 PM. Reason : .]

3/2/2008 8:28:53 PM

^^ Factoring in the grading, floor, lights, goals, and accessories you're probably looking at over 100k, that is for a full size court though.

Quote :

" somewhere between $texas and $alaska im sure. i saw a house up here though with one in the garage that was only 250k or so, but you'd really have to look around for that. "

Thats incredible if the housing prices in Madison are even remotely similar to Wake county. Gives me hope yet!

3/2/2008 10:04:19 PM

If you skip the nice hardwood floor I could see it being well under $100k. You could probably do laminate flooring for substantially cheaper, although I'm not sure about the durability of it.

3/2/2008 10:12:37 PM

it might have even been a basement, i cant remember. it wasnt wood floor though, it was basically cement or something similar, but it had all the lines and looked really well done.

madison is about the same size as raleigh, but id imagine our housing market is less expensive.

3/2/2008 10:48:44 PM

For 100k I'd build a badass workshop... And maybe set aside one of the corners or one end of the building for a goal.

3/2/2008 11:02:32 PM

It could be kept around $25 K assuming you have the land.

What you are going to have is a dual use court without air conditioning. You can use some form of heating appratus to heat it during those winter days when it gets really cold. Use it as a garage for cars when not using it, and have a much bigger garage that is of the size of a half court bball court.

3/2/2008 11:14:13 PM

if you care about your knees should better not skimp on the floor

3/2/2008 11:47:01 PM

^^^^
Googling around yesterday I saw a builder who had a section of their site talking about building bball courts underneath the garage. You need around a 16' hole under ground so you usually need to be building on pretty steep land. This guy was based out in Utah I think.

3/3/2008 7:41:05 AM

I'd hate to see your jump shot if you think 16 foot is adequate for a basketball court.

3/3/2008 11:38:03 AM