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Basic construction tips to build a Boules court
Dimensions of a Boules court
You will need a flat area of garden or an area that can be levelled, measuring about 10 feet by 40 feet to build a Boules court.
- First Construct a 10 foot by 40 foot rectangular border for the court using 2" by 4" treated timber, fastened together by screws.
- The border will end up about four inches above the surface of the garden.
- Or if you prefer the court level with the lawn dig out an area at least 4" deep.
Building a Boules court
- Spread a layer of between one to two inches of gravel inside the court this will help to drain the court. If the area is prone to water logging, drainage channels will need to be installed first. Much easier to build your boules court on a dry piece of land.
- Evenly spread a fine rock mixture, over the gravel until the gravel is approximately one inch beneath the top layer. This will settle into the gaps between the gravel over time, and will need topping up now and then.
- Variations in the playing surface are normal; Boules can be played on nearly any soft, flat surface. The surface needs to be kept fairy loose and gritty by raking over if it becomes to flat and compacted to hold the boules from rolling too far and fast.
- The perfect Piste to be played on every day will need more thought. However, for boules in your garden as long as you remove all the grass and compact the earth. Water it, in so it becomes solid. Then. add one or two inches of inches of powdered stone, watered in with some fine small shingle on top it should be fine.
- The aim is to end up with solid surface that does not break up, but is rough enough to slow down the ball. A good finish will be like a badly made gravel driveway, hard and a little rough.
- It takes about a year to settle into a good playing area. Slight slopes, a few humps and bumps are OK and in fact will give you an unfair advantage as you get to know your court and take on your visitors. You will be the local boules champ.
- An international sized boules court is four meters wide x fifteen meters long, but boules courts of three meters x Twelve meters are OK for school or home use.
Materials you will need to construct a Boules court
Materials used in Boules court construction
Boundary materials.
Various materials can be used to construct the boules court boundary, railway sleepers, poles, tanalised timber etc. or the court can be
simply sunk below the surface so the materials are held in naturally. To stop the boules rolling off and disappearing in the borders a timber surround just above the
court surface is a good idea.
Sub base
A course sub-base of either, gravel, road metal, small stones or shingle/clay mix (AP20 or AP30) is
spread to give a compacted depth of 50mm within finished court depth 100mm.
Bed
Sand to a compacted depth of 10mm is laid over the sub-base course.
The remaining 30mm to 40mm is filled with granule sized crushed lime, crusher dust or dolomite and lightly compacted. The surface should be raked to create
a loose surface.
Topping
A topping of crushed shell, river or pea gravel (6mm to 7mm diameter) are suitable alternatives for producing a loose surface. It will also reduce the glare
from the court.
What's different about a Petanque court.
- What is Petanque, It is a variation on the traditional game of boules, which is also known as Bocce in Italy. Unlike Bocce, which is played with plastic or wooden balls, Petanque is played with steel balls.
- Petanque is a ball game that can be played almost anywhere that has a suitable flat court surface about 12 x 3 meters. It has a few simple to follow rules. However, doesn't need a formal court marked out with lines or boundaries.
- Petanque rules are simple. It is a game played between two players or teams. The goal, similar to our English bowls, is to get the balls closest to the Target jack. Each player or team gets two throws per round. The winning target is 13 points.
How much will it cost to build a boules court?
Hiring a Landscaper to build a boules court.
Cost to have a Boules
court constructed by a landscape gardener,
Dimensions 10 feet by 40 feet, 200mm deep and filled with type 1 stone, then dressed with 4mm to dust hard stone. Will cost between £2000 to
£4000 depending on what landscape materials are used for the boundary.
There will be a lot of soil to dig out, move and dispose of so access and disposal will be an important
consideration.
D.I.Y. Construction is fairly simple and the finish is best if not particularly smooth or flat.