DIY Dirt backyard basketball court

We made a very useable and fun basketball court made of dirt. Yes, best if you have a clay soil. Clear off the grass and rake down the lumpy spots. But it does self-level as you play. Yes, you have to wait a while after a rain but it dries fairly quickly. Before paying big bucks for concrete, give this a shot! My son loves this court and plays every day. You will be surprised. Dribbling is not an issue!

[@wbishop1330]

Nice court. I grew up playing on a dirt court, had soft dirt though. Ha after a couple of games it would be all dusty. But my cousin years later got that court hardened with lots of watering.🏀👍✌

[@Hari_Om_Pandey]

This is exactly,what I have did in my garden for playing basketball....
I was thinking that,Only I am the one,who did it...But,I was wrong...A huge respect for you Sir..
I wanna have some talk with you....😊😊😊😊😊😊😊🙏

[@themainmanontheblock]

I like it a lot.....

[@ReaI_art]

How did u do it

[@kingvinny7488]

Creative

[@art8192]

Thank you inspired me to do my own

[@KNKLHEAD]

Hope you have as much fun as we have!

[@mizatube6705]

I live in Western Ny. Buffalo to be exact

[@josephbenfer9857]

Rochester over here.i need to do this

[@l.r9655]

Looks like MJs hoop in SpaceJam👍

[@danielpoe1631]

Cool! For real man

[@Lumirouse]

play on it! i wanna watch it

[@shivamgandhi5779]

How did you mount the basketball hoop to the tree?

[@KNKLHEAD]

I made a wooden mount frame. Then I drilled a hole straight up through the branch, direct center and put a threaded rod up through. This way I could fine tune the height. The mount had center holes for the rod. I used washers and nuts. Once I got it at right height I also put some support wood pieces on both sides.

[@mlimal1]

What kind of spray?

[@KNKLHEAD]

Just Rustoleum orange! It lasts for a reasonable amount of time before having to respray.

[@MrYuso-tr5vi]

What DIY is that

[@MrYuso-tr5vi]

Wht is that paint spray?

[@banga8080]

👍🏾

[@COLDoCLINCHER37]

Awesome court. I was wondering, what if you'd place a thick and hard tarp over the clay surface. Would that still provide bounce.

[@KNKLHEAD]

I doubt it.

[@trenton7331]

Does any one know what the best dirt to use is I’m tryna build one but don’t know what type of dirt to use please respond!!!!

[@KNKLHEAD]

Ah, the whole idea is to use the dirt you have. I think if your dirt is high content of clay, that is best. Just scrape off the grass!

[@joreljacinto8334]

How’d you scrape off the dirt

[@KNKLHEAD]

I used an electric roto-tiller, just set to take off top grass or so. Wasn't too hard. If you had a flat shovel I would recommend digging in 1 foot cubes, then sliding the shovel to pull up grass layer.

[@joreljacinto8334]

MRKNKLHEAD thank you!

[@nebulanipples1596]

👍

[@GhostTheCreator]

Me and my friends also created an diy basketball court with woods and we did not spend any money on it also.

[@KNKLHEAD]

It works. Enjoy the game!

[@GhostTheCreator]

Thank you

[@bnu3499]

does this cost any money

[@KNKLHEAD]

No. Just scrape off the grass. It works great!

[@bnu3499]

Does the dirt have to be hardened

[@KNKLHEAD]

@@bnu3499 No. Using it is all that is needed.