Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

LINEMARKING A BASKETBALL COURT

  • 11-06-2011 08:59AM
    #1
    hang time
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭


    HI

    I'm a teacher in a small rural village and recently we have improved our school yard facilities by laying new tarmac for a basketball court and mini soccer court.We currently need to linemark the courts but because of the price of getting a contractor to do it, it looks like we will need to do it ourselves. We want to make the lines permanent so the ordinary semi permanent aerosols will not do. Can you please give advice on how or where i can get my hands on such a product so we could do a professional looking job.


Comments

  • #2
    Poor Uncle Tom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,547 ✭✭✭✭Poor Uncle Tom


    First off, there is no such thing as a permanent marking material for tarmacadam. The closest is a thermoplastic material as seen for road markings and carparks, etc., is has a hot application.

    Your choice is to bite the bullet and pay a professional or DIY and top it up a few times a year yourself.

    Doing it yourself has the added advantage of a greater choice of colours but the overall job may not look as professional.


  • #3
    bruschi
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 4,149 Mod ✭✭✭✭bruschi


    dont know if you mean a main contractor to come in and do it, or a sub contractor.

    in any case, go direct to linemarking companies. there are lots of them out there. you might only save a couple of hundred euro doing it your self, but chances are you would have to redo it within a couple of years and it wouldnt be good quality.


  • #4
    mikemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,969 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    A professional can certainly add extra colours if that's what you want.

    If you go DIY you'll be remarking it again and not too far in the future. Are you willing to do this every time?

    A professional application will last years. Now I know you said the contractor is expensive but this is a pretty standard job, nothing unusual about it. So call every one around and in the golden pages and get haggling. It's a very basic job and any decent company can handle it and will be happy for the business.

    Not to go offtopic if the school is short of money then the parents might contribute or maybe ask the local GAA or soccer clubs to contribute. They can train there, good for fitness and sure the school is closed over the summer, just an idea. They could train during winter with waterlogged pitches too.


Advertisement