Tennis Court, Pickleball, and Running Track Contractors in Iowa
From Sioux City to Dubuque, Iowa schools, colleges, and cities bring us in to resurface tennis courts and running tracks, and to coat pickleball and multi-sport courts. We don’t subcontract: every Iowa job is done by our own crews.
Iowa clients include: Regina Catholic High School (Iowa City) · Waterloo West High School · Morningside University (Sioux City) · Mason City High School · Clarke Community High School (Osceola) · I-35 High School (Truro) · Stone Park (Des Moines)
Stone Park, Des Moines, Iowa. New pickleball and futsal courts and a refreshed basketball court.
Credentials and Warranties
Since 2005
ASBA member
ARMOR
Certified installer of the ARMOR Crack Repair System
Novacrylic
Certified installer of Novacrylic sport surfaces by Nova Sports
2 years
Standard workmanship warranty on resurfacing
5 years
Warranty on ARMOR crack repair on courts
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What Iowa’s Freeze-Thaw Winters Do to Courts and Tracks
Winter does the damage in Iowa. By NOAA normals, Des Moines averages about 82 days a year when the temperature swings across freezing, and Sioux City about 103. Water seeps into hairline cracks, freezes, and forces them wider, and cracks sealed without an engineered crack-bridging system can reopen by spring. Water left standing in low spots keeps the coating saturated.
At Waterloo West High School, years of use and weather had left eight tennis courts with extensive cracking, birdbaths, and worn coatings. Our crew repaired the cracks and birdbaths with the ARMOR Crack Repair System, then applied a Nova Sports acrylic resurfacer and two color coats. The whole job took 10 days.
The calendar is Iowa’s other constraint.
“We can’t install coatings below 60 degrees or on damp surfaces. For northern states, that means work windows are much shorter, mainly summer.”
Lance Laurent, President, Pro Track & Tennis
Waterloo West High School, Waterloo, Iowa, before resurfacing.
The 60°F limit covers the overnight low too. NOAA’s 1991-2020 normals give Des Moines about 278 nights a year at 60°F or colder, and Waterloo, Sioux City, and Dubuque more than 300 each. June, when the average overnight low first reaches 60°F, is also the wettest month in all four. Ask for your free assessment before June.
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Tennis Court Resurfacing Projects in Iowa
For tennis court resurfacing in Iowa, see Waterloo West High School and Clarke Community High School in Osceola below. At Waterloo West, we repaired the cracks on all eight courts before resurfacing them. We’ve also worked on the tennis courts at Mason City High School and Miller Park in Polk City, and on courts in Dubuque, Iowa City, and Le Mars.
Osceola, IA
High School
Waterloo, IA
High School
Every tennis job starts with an on-site assessment. See what tennis court resurfacing involves and how long it takes.
Pickleball Court Projects in Iowa
At Campbell Park in Strawberry Point, two unused tennis courts became four pickleball courts after ARMOR crack repair and a Nova Sports acrylic coating. We recoated the Sheridan Park pickleball courts in Eldridge, color-coated new pickleball courts at Stone Park in Des Moines, and striped one Waterloo West High School tennis court for pickleball. We’ve also worked on pickleball courts at Veterans Park in Dubuque and in Le Mars.
Des Moines, IA
City Park
Eldridge, IA
City Park
Strawberry Point, IA
City Park
Waterloo, IA
High School
Planning new courts or a conversion? See our pickleball court construction and conversions.
Running Track Projects in Iowa
Most track surfacing systems need a dry surface and at least 60°F, which sharply limits the season in northern states. Our running track resurfacing in Iowa includes Regina Catholic High School in Iowa City, where a worn latex track got a new basemat and black polyurethane structural spray. At I-35 High School in Truro, we restriped the track. Other Iowa track work includes Morningside University in Sioux City and schools in Marengo, Waterloo, Inwood, and Eldridge.
Iowa City, IA
High School
Truro, IA
High School
See what running track resurfacing involves, from crack repair to a structural spray or a full new mat.
Multi-Purpose and Sport Court Projects in Iowa
Stone Park in Des Moines is now a multi-sport court hub. Our crews color-coated its new pickleball courts and a futsal court with a custom soccer logo, and refreshed the existing basketball court. At Evelyn K. Davis Park, also in Des Moines, we put a base color coat on newly laid concrete basketball courts to prepare them for a mural. We’ve also done basketball court work in Iowa City, Fort Dodge, Lenox, and Ida Grove.
Des Moines, IA
City Park
Des Moines, IA
City Park
Planning a court that serves more than one sport? See our multi-purpose court surfacing.
Have a court or track that needs work?
Book a free on-site assessment. We’ll look at the surface and tell you plainly whether it needs crack repair, a resurface, or a rebuild, and you’ll get it in writing.
Where We Work in Iowa, Region by Region
Here are Iowa towns where we’ve completed work, grouped by region, plus three cities we also serve. A linked name opens that project’s full write-up.
Des Moines and Central Iowa
In Des Moines, we color-coated the new pickleball and futsal courts and refreshed the basketball court at Stone Park, and put a base color coat on the new basketball courts at Evelyn K. Davis Park ahead of a mural. We’ve worked on the Smash Park pickleball courts in West Des Moines and the Miller Park tennis courts in Polk City. We resurfaced the tennis courts at Clarke Community High School in Osceola and restriped the track at I-35 High School in Truro. We’ve also done tennis court work in Pleasant Hill, Boone, and Oskaloosa, court work in Knoxville, and basketball court work in Fort Dodge, and we’ve worked in Tama. We also serve Ames.
Iowa City and Eastern Iowa
In Iowa City, we installed a new basemat and structural spray on the track at Regina Catholic High School, worked on the tennis courts at two high schools, and did basketball court work. We’ve done running track work at Iowa Valley High School in Marengo and worked at the Dutton Sports Complex in West Liberty. Our crews have also done tennis court work in Marion and Fairfield and pickleball court work in Muscatine and Fort Madison. We serve Cedar Rapids as well.
Quad Cities, Dubuque, and Northeast Iowa
In Eldridge, we resurfaced the Sheridan Park pickleball courts and have done high school tennis court and running track work. In Dubuque, we’ve worked on the Veterans Park pickleball courts and done tennis court work. At Campbell Park in Strawberry Point, two tennis courts that sat unused are now four pickleball courts. We’ve also done tennis court work in Bettendorf and pickleball court work in Durant and Cascade, and we serve Davenport.
Waterloo, Cedar Valley, and North Iowa
At Waterloo West High School, we repaired and resurfaced eight tennis courts and striped one of them for pickleball too. We’ve also done running track work at three Waterloo schools. We’ve worked on the tennis courts at Mason City High School, done tennis court work in Oelwein, Shell Rock, Iowa Falls, Eldora, and Hampton, and done pickleball court work in Parkersburg. We’ve worked in Grundy Center too.
Sioux City and Northwest Iowa
In Sioux City, we’ve done running track work at Morningside University. In Le Mars, we’ve worked on tennis courts at the high school and in city parks, and on park pickleball courts. We’ve also done pickleball and tennis court work in Orange City, school track work in Inwood, tennis court work in Estherville, and basketball court work in Ida Grove, and we’ve worked in Storm Lake.
Southwest Iowa
We’ve done tennis court work at a park in Atlantic and at the high school in Shenandoah, and basketball court work in Lenox.
Common Questions From Iowa Facilities
Mainly summer. We coat only a dry surface that’s 60°F or warmer, on days when the overnight low holds at 60°F or above. In Des Moines, NOAA normals put the average overnight low at 60°F or warmer from early June to early September, and in Waterloo from mid-June to late August. Even July averages about 4 nights of 60°F or colder in Des Moines and about 11 in Waterloo, so ask for your free on-site assessment early in the year.
Plan on 5 to 10 days on site for a tennis, pickleball, or multi-purpose court job. The eight tennis courts at Waterloo West High School took 10 days, crack repair included. Running track resurfacing takes 2 to 4 weeks. Rain or cold can stretch either one, since neither court coatings nor most track surfacing systems go down on a damp surface or below 60°F. Court coatings also need the overnight low at 60°F or above.
The ARMOR Crack Repair System, the crack repair Pro Track & Tennis uses as standard. At Campbell Park in Strawberry Point, our crew used it on cracks and birdbath damage before the courts were coated. The ARMOR membrane stays flexible in the crack instead of setting hard, so when freeze-thaw cycles shift the base, the repair is built to absorb that movement. On a heavily cracked court, ARMOR goes down at roughly 300 linear feet per day, and courts repaired with it get a 5-year warranty. It has limits. If the asphalt has deteriorated so far that it can’t be prepped, new coatings would fail within weeks or months, and the court needs a full rebuild. The on-site assessment will show whether yours has reached that point.
Anywhere in the state. Our completed Iowa work includes Des Moines, West Des Moines, Iowa City, Dubuque, Waterloo, Sioux City, Le Mars, Eldridge, Bettendorf, Mason City, and Marengo, along with towns from Strawberry Point to Shenandoah. We also serve Cedar Rapids, Davenport, and Ames. Iowa is one of the 25+ states Pro Track & Tennis covers, and no job is handed to a subcontractor.
Yes, when the cracking is minor. Crack repair with ARMOR, our standard system, can be done on a track without resurfacing it. A worn-out track can still be patched and given a structural spray with new striping, and a mat that’s past saving calls for a full scrape and a new mat. Tracks generally need resurfacing every 8 to 12 years, and a free on-site assessment shows which of these your track needs.
Get a free assessment for your court or track.
Tell us about the court or track. We’ll come out, assess the surface, and give you a written recommendation. Call 800-498-4395 or book online.