Basketball, netball, tennis, pickleball, futsal, and multi-court overlays on asphalt, concrete, acrylic, and indoor gym floors. Competition-spec layouts that play true and read cleanly under pressure.
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Sports court line marking sits at the intersection of precision geometry and hard-wearing paint systems. A court that plays well is a court whose lines are square, whose arcs hit the right radius, whose colours stay readable in full sun and under lights, and whose surface keeps its grip rating through a wet winter. None of that is accidental. Every measurement is checked twice, every coat is matched to the substrate, and every colour is chosen with the other sports on the floor in mind.
We work with the line marking contractor in your region, so your quote goes to a crew that knows the local clubs, the school holiday calendar, the weather window that actually works in your part of the country, and which acrylic systems stand up to the sun where you are. From a backyard tennis re-mark to a full acrylic resurface with sponsor logos on a competition court, one crew, one call-back, one invoice.
This page covers the sub-services we provide, the materials and systems that make up a court, an indicative price guide, the process we follow, and the most common questions schools, clubs, and facility managers ask before committing to a job.
Most club jobs combine two or three of these on the same day. A single-sport outdoor re-mark usually hits one. A full resurface with logos hits four or five.
Full-size or junior basketball and netball courts on asphalt, concrete, or acrylic. Key lines, three-point arc, centre circle, goal circle, and the right colour contrast so players read the court at a glance.
Competition-spec tennis courts with baseline, service boxes, alley lines, and centre marks. Fresh paint on acrylic, resurfaced cushion systems, or direct-to-asphalt for club and backyard courts.
Pickleball overlays on existing tennis courts (two or four courts per tennis footprint) in a contrasting colour, or dedicated pickleball courts with the full kitchen and service boxes.
Futsal court lines for halls, gyms, and outdoor hard courts. Penalty arcs, goal areas, centre circle, and substitution zones. Often combined with basketball and volleyball on a single floor.
Volleyball attack lines and service zones, plus multi-court overlays that run basketball, netball, volleyball, and badminton on one surface with a clear colour hierarchy that players can follow under match pressure.
Full acrylic colour-coat systems for outdoor courts. Crack repair, acrylic resurfacer, two-colour playing surface with textured finish for grip, then the line work on top. A fresh court from the slab up.
Polyurethane line systems for sprung timber and synthetic indoor floors. Designed for indoor shoe traffic, compatible with gym-floor coatings, and colour-matched to club or school branding.
Centre-court logos, club crests, sponsor branding, and custom graphics. Stencilled or hand-cut masks, matched to the court paint system so nothing lifts or flakes at the edge of the graphic.
Five systems cover almost every sports court in New Zealand. The right choice depends on surface, sport, traffic, and whether the court is indoors or out.
The workhorse for outdoor court marking in New Zealand. Low odour, fast cure, good colour range, and a well-matched partner for acrylic colour-coat surfaces. Sits well over a clean, sound substrate.
A multi-coat system: crack repair, acrylic resurfacer, two colour coats with silica for grip, then line work. Produces the familiar blue-and-green competition look and gives a court that reads true on camera and under lights.
Hot-applied thermoplastic lines bond to asphalt and sealed concrete. Much tougher than paint under constant foot traffic, ideal for primary school courts and rec centres that run all day. Colour range is more limited than acrylic.
Polyurethane line paint designed to bond with gym-floor topcoats. Handles indoor shoe traffic, polishes, and cleaning regimes. Applied as part of the floor refinish cycle so the lines sit under a protective topcoat.
Acrylic court paint with silica sand blended through the colour coat. Keeps grip in the wet and slows down wear from skidding feet. Common on outdoor multi-sport courts where rain is part of the deal.
Indicative ranges to set expectations before a site walk. Actual pricing depends on surface condition, system choice, overlay complexity, and location.
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Indicative range
Figures are typical NZ market ranges for 2025 and a guide only. Final pricing is locked in on a written quote after the site walk.
Sports courts live on three very different surfaces, and the right paint system starts with the right read on that substrate. Asphalt is porous, flexes with heat, and needs a paint that tolerates movement. Concrete is rigid, holds the paint better long term, but is prone to spider cracks at joints that telegraph through any top coat. Acrylic colour-coat surfaces are the easiest to paint on because the line paint and the court paint share the same chemistry, and that is why you see them on almost every competition tennis court. Each surface wants a slightly different approach at prep and primer.
Multi-sport overlays are where the craft really shows. Two sports on one court can usually coexist cleanly with good colour choices. Three sports means every colour you pick has to pass readability tests against the other two. Four sports is when we start recommending dashed lines for the tertiary sport so the eye filters them out during play. Line thickness, colour contrast, and whether a line is solid or dashed all contribute to how the court reads under match pressure. Get it wrong and players default to their wrong sport's line at a crucial moment.
The tennis-to-pickleball overlay is a specific case worth calling out. Pickleball courts fit inside a tennis footprint in either two-across or four-longwise configurations. The baselines, sidelines, and service boxes have to be laid out from the tennis net posts, which means the geometry is anchored to the existing court rather than to the outside of the slab. A dashed or dotted pickleball line in a contrasting colour is often the cleanest answer because it keeps the tennis court readable for tennis players while still giving pickleballers a court to play on.
Indoor gym floors are a different discipline entirely. Sprung timber floors need a polyurethane paint system that bonds to the floor seal, tolerates the flex of the sprung panel, and does not interfere with the slip-resistance rating of the floor system as a whole. Synthetic indoor floors have their own compatible line paint. Outdoor acrylic paint simply will not work on either: it will not bond properly, and it will chip when shoes grip and release at the line. Indoor gym marking is scheduled as part of the floor refinish cycle so the lines go down, the topcoat goes over, and the whole floor is handed back as one piece.
The remark-or-resurface question is one we answer a hundred times a year. The simple test is whether the surface is sound. If the surface is sound and the lines are just tired, remark. If the surface itself is breaking down (cracks wider than a paint line can bridge, delaminating paint, colour that has faded right out of the coat), resurface. The worst outcome is a fresh line on a dying surface because the lines fail with the substrate under them and you pay twice. We are honest on the walkthrough about which side of that line your court sits on.
Seven steps. Straightforward re-marks use the first two and last three. Full acrylic resurfacing runs the whole sequence over two to four days on site.
Start a quoteWe walk the court with you, check the surface for cracks, delamination, and ponding, and test slope and moisture where needed. Asphalt, concrete, acrylic, and indoor timber all behave differently, and that decision drives the whole quote.
Pressure wash to remove moss, dirt, and loose paint. Crack-filling with a flexible acrylic filler, patch repairs for low spots and birdbaths, and spot removal of stubborn contamination before any coating goes down.
If the court needs more than a line refresh, we lay an acrylic resurfacer to even out the surface and give the colour coats a consistent base. This is the step that turns a tired court into a fresh one, not just repainted lines on old paint.
Primer where the substrate calls for it, then one or two colour coats with silica blended for grip. Standard combinations are in-bounds colour, out-of-bounds colour, and sometimes a keyway colour. Contrast is set so the lines pop cleanly.
Competition-spec measuring with long tapes, chalk lines, and laser squares. Every corner squared, every arc radius checked twice. For multi-sport overlays we lay out the primary sport first, then set the secondary sports around it.
Masking tape laid to the chalk lines, paint applied in two coats for solid colour saturation, then masking lifted while paint is still just wet enough to release cleanly. Sharp edges come from lifting at the right moment, not from better tape.
Outdoor acrylic paint is walkable in a couple of hours and play-ready in 24. Indoor polyurethane and two-pack systems take longer. We walk the finished court with you, check every line, and touch up anything that is not right before we leave.
Each site type has its own rhythm. School holidays, club pre-season, term breaks, and the small weather window that actually lets paint cure cleanly.
Junior basketball and netball courts, four-square, handball, and multi-use courts. Thermoplastic for high-wear asphalt, bright colours that work for kids, and measurements scaled to age-appropriate play.
Full-size basketball, netball, and tennis courts on asphalt or acrylic. Often with a multi-sport overlay so one court can host PE classes, lunchtime pickup games, and inter-school fixtures on the same surface.
Competition-spec courts for club fixtures. Acrylic resurfacing systems on a renewal cycle, centre-court logos, and sponsor branding. Timing usually aligned with pre-season so the courts are match-ready.
Multi-court indoor and outdoor spaces that run basketball on Monday and volleyball on Wednesday. Clear colour hierarchy so members and casual users can pick out their sport without a line-up diagram.
Campus sport facilities with high daily use. Indoor gym floors on a refinish cycle, outdoor multi-sport courts, and sometimes specialist spaces like futsal and volleyball competition lines.
Indoor multi-use floors that host youth sport, fitness classes, and community events. Polyurethane gym-grade lines that sit under the topcoat and survive the cleaning routine between uses.
We cover sports court work across all 16 regions of Aotearoa. Pick yours for the local contractor and regional context.
Retail car park re-marks and accessible bay roll-outs across store sites.
Retail 5S factory floor marking, forklift lanes, and pedestrian walkways.
Manufacturing Brewery floor marking and loading dock anti-slip coatings.
Industrial Dealership yard layouts, showroom floor marking, and service bays.
Automotive Multi-branch auction yard bay marking and numbering.
Automotive Retail and distribution centre car park and floor marking.
Retail Sugar refinery floor marking and forklift hazard zones.
Manufacturing Food production plant 5S marking and hygiene-grade zones.
Manufacturing Construction yard, site compound, and commercial car park marking.
ConstructionStill have a question? Send it through with your quote request and the local contractor will get back to you.
A straightforward re-mark of an existing outdoor basketball or netball court is usually $1,600 to $3,800 for lines only. A tennis court singles re-mark sits around $1,400 to $2,800, doubles $1,800 to $3,600. A pickleball overlay on an existing tennis court runs $700 to $1,400 per overlaid court. A full acrylic resurfacing system with crack repair, colour coats, and line work is $55 to $110 per square metre. Indoor gym floors with polyurethane line systems typically start around $3,500 and can climb past $8,500 for a full multi-sport floor. A firm price comes back after a site visit.
Water-based acrylic lines on an outdoor court last 3 to 6 years before they need a refresh, depending on sun exposure, traffic, and how often the court is pressure-washed. Thermoplastic lines on school courts last 6 to 10 years because the material is thicker and tougher. An acrylic colour-coat resurfacing system lasts 6 to 10 years as a surface, with the line work itself typically refreshed every 3 to 5 years on a busy club court. Indoor polyurethane gym lines last 5 to 10 years depending on the floor refinish cycle.
Yes, this is one of the most common jobs we do right now. A standard tennis court footprint fits two pickleball courts laid across, or four courts laid the long way if you are set up for casual play. We mark the pickleball lines in a contrasting colour (dashed is an option where the lines would otherwise clash with tennis), and the tennis lines remain primary. The overlay typically takes a day on site. Most clubs do it ahead of spring so the courts are ready for the season.
Yes, it matters. Acrylic court paint needs a surface temperature range to cure properly, usually somewhere between 10 and 35 degrees on the surface itself. Dark acrylic surfaces can run 20 degrees hotter than the air temp in direct sun, which means a still hot afternoon in January can push the surface out of spec. We usually start early, work the shaded side first, and time the main coats for morning or late afternoon. If the forecast is ugly we move the job rather than force it.
Winter is fine for indoor work and manageable outdoors if we pick our days. The problem is not the cold on its own, it is the combination of cold, damp, and low drying hours. Acrylic paint cures slowly under 10 degrees and can stay tacky for a full day. We plan winter jobs around forecast dry windows, usually mid-morning to mid-afternoon starts, and for big acrylic resurfacing jobs we tend to push them to spring or autumn when conditions are more reliable.
Yes. Indoor gym floor marking is a different discipline from outdoor court work. Sprung timber and synthetic indoor floors use polyurethane paint systems designed to bond with the floor coating. Lines go on as part of the refinish cycle so they sit under the protective topcoat, which is what gives them the life they need. You cannot mix outdoor acrylic paint with a gym floor, it will not bond properly and will chip when shoes grip and release. Slip resistance is dialled in by the topcoat rather than the line itself.
The quick rule is that if the surface is sound and the lines are faded or worn, re-mark the lines. If the surface itself has spider cracks, delaminating paint, ponding water, or uneven colour, a line re-mark is money poorly spent because the new lines will fail with the surface under them. In between is a judgement call, and we give you a straight answer on the walkthrough. Sometimes crack repair and a single colour coat extends the surface another five years and defers a full resurface.
Colour hierarchy is the answer. The primary sport (usually the one the facility was built for) gets the strongest colour, typically white or a bright yellow. The secondary sport gets a clearly different colour, often blue or red. A third sport goes to a softer or dashed line. Dashed lines for the tertiary sport help because the eye filters them out when you are playing one of the dominant sports. We talk through the hierarchy at the quote so everyone is on the same page before paint goes down.
Usually sun exposure and drainage. The sun-facing side of a court can fade two to three times faster than the shaded side, and areas that hold water dry more slowly which accelerates paint breakdown. Heavy wear zones (baseline, free-throw line, kitchen) wear faster for obvious reasons. This is normal and part of why a line refresh every few years is the right cadence for a busy court. If one colour is fading much faster than the others, that can point to a pigment issue and we look at the original paint choice on the re-mark.
Yes. We mark to competition-spec dimensions for basketball, netball, tennis, pickleball, volleyball, futsal, and the common school sports. If your club plays in a specific league with its own requirements (seniors vs juniors, wheelchair basketball, fast-five netball) let us know at the quote and we will match the spec. We describe the layout in the quote so there is no confusion about what is being marked before the job starts.
Yes, and this is usually how club and school work runs. Club courts are marked mid-week between fixtures so weekend play is not interrupted. School courts are marked during school holidays so kids are not on the court while paint is curing. Acrylic court paint needs 24 hours to be properly play-ready, so we plan the job with that in mind and hand the court back in good time. For urgent work we can sometimes work around a tight fixture list, just flag it at the quote.
There is usually a minimum call-out of around $600 to $900 because of mobilisation and the cost of getting equipment on site. A small touch-up on a single line or a repaint of a goal circle alone is often bundled with a larger job nearby, or added to a routine visit. For anything bigger than a single element refresh, the minimum disappears into the job price.
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