Wooden badminton court flooringThe floor is the
last thing we lay.
20–21 mm African teak on an interlocked pine framework, laid, sanded, sealed, marked and fitted with poles and nets by one contractor. 64 courts built this way across Karnataka and South India, from a single court in a college hall to eight in an arena.
What a wooden badminton court includes
- Survey & set-out
- Site measured, levels taken, and court positions set out to international dimensions before anything is fixed down.
- Sealed base & membrane
- Prepared concrete substrate, sealed under a 3–5 mm moisture-resistant membrane to keep humidity out of the timber.
- Shock pads
- 20–21 mm button-type pads set out across the base for vibration absorption — the layer that takes the impact off a player's knees.
- Interlocked pine framework
- Chemically treated, seasoned pine running in both directions and notched into itself at every crossing, forming one continuous framework rather than a set of parallel supports.
- African teak flooring
- 20–21 mm planks, tongue-and-groove locked, laid straight onto the framework — no plywood, no underlayment — and blind-nailed through the tongue so nothing shows on the face.
- Sanding & PU finish
- Industrial sanding and finish, then sealed under a water-based polyurethane court finish.
- Markings, poles & nets
- Court lines to international badminton dimensions, and professional-grade freestanding poles and nets — movable, with nothing bolted through the playing surface.
- Lighting
- 150 W high-performance fixtures for glare-free, even illumination at 500–525 lux, complete with supports and fittings. Supplied with the court or as a standalone installation.
- Measurement & handover
- Final measurements taken after completion, with billing based on the actual site dimensions rather than the drawing.
Five layers, and only one of them is the floor
A badminton floor is judged on the two millimetres a shoe touches, and decided by the four layers underneath it. What is below the teak is where a court either stays flat or does not — which is why RACEON quotes the whole build-up rather than a surface.
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Markings & Finish
Industrial sanding, then sealed in water-based polyurethane.
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Playing Surface
African teak for badminton, maple for squash — blind-nailed so nothing shows on the face.
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Interlocked Pine Framework
Chemically treated pine running both ways, notched into itself at every crossing.
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Shock Pads
The layer a player's knees feel, and never think about.
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Base / Subfloor
Prepared concrete substrate, sealed against moisture.
Badminton courts built across Karnataka & South India
RACEON works out of Shivajinagar, Bangalore, and has laid courts and lighting in 15 towns and cities. These are the places with finished work in them, counted off the same schedule as everything else on this site.
Bangalore
44 courts · 12 sites
Karnataka
9 courts · 4 sites
Mysore
8 courts · 1 site
Dharwad
7 courts · 2 sites
Mandya
6 courts · 1 site
Udupi
6 courts · 1 site
Manipal
4 courts · 1 site
Tirupati
4 courts · 1 site
Bagalkot
2 courts · 1 site
Kolar
2 courts · 1 site
Tamil Nadu
2 courts · 1 site
Tumakuru
2 courts · 2 sites
Dakshina Kannada
1 court · 1 site
Raichur
1 court · 1 site
Uttara Kannada
1 court · 1 site
Badminton court flooring questions
- What wood is used for a badminton court floor?
- African teak, in 20–21 mm planks, tongue-and-groove locked and blind-nailed through the tongue so no fixing shows on the playing face. Squash courts are laid in maple instead. Both are finished with industrial sanding and a water-based PU court finish. More →
- Does the teak sit on plywood?
- No. There is no plywood and no underlayment anywhere in the build-up. The boards are laid directly over the completed pine framework, which is what the framework is for. More →
- What goes underneath a wooden badminton court?
- Four layers, in this order: a prepared and sealed concrete substrate; a 3–5 mm moisture-resistant membrane; 20–21 mm button-type shock pads for vibration absorption; and an interlocked framework of chemically treated pine. The teak is the fifth layer and the only one anybody sees. More →
- How is the pine framework built?
- Pine members run in both directions across the floor and interlock at every intersection — each notched into the other so both occupy the same plane — forming one continuous grid rather than a set of parallel supports with a floor laid over them. The timber is chemically treated and seasoned against termite and moisture, and the framework leaves room for air circulation so the floor can handle environmental expansion. More →
- How is the flooring fixed down?
- The entire wood-flooring work processing is carried out using pneumatic nailing machines — a nailer for the shock pads, a coil nailer for the framework, and a flooring cleat nailer that drives through the tongue of each board. More →
- Is the court marked and fitted out as well?
- Yes. Court lines are set out to international badminton dimensions after the finish, and professional-grade freestanding poles and nets are installed. Freestanding means the poles are movable and nothing is bolted through the playing surface. More →
- Do you install the lighting too?
- Yes, either with a court or as a standalone installation. RACEON fits 150 W high-performance lights for glare-free, even illumination, complete with supports and fittings, giving 500–525 lux at the surface. 44 of the 99 courts delivered so far have been lit by RACEON. More →
- How is a wooden badminton court priced?
- Final measurements are taken after completion and billing is based on the actual site dimensions, so the invoice matches the court that was built rather than the one that was drawn. Send the hall size and the number of courts you want in it and RACEON will quote against it.
- How many courts can be laid in one hall?
- Anything from a single court upwards. The largest single site delivered so far is Karnataka Badminton Association, at 10 courts, and RACEON has built for academies, schools and colleges, associations, government departments, clubs and private arenas. More →
- Where does RACEON build badminton courts?
- Across Karnataka and South India — 99 courts on 31 sites in 15 towns and cities so far, 64 of them wooden court installations. The company is based in Shivajinagar, Bangalore. More →
Enquire
Send the hall dimensions and the number of courts you want in it. RACEON quotes against the site, and bills against the court as measured after it is finished.