Applying final coat of paint to repaired tennis court
Tennis Court Crack Repair Solutions
Armor crack repair: the original and most proven system available. We can make your court like new again.
Product Description
There is not a crack repair system in the world for tennis courts that has achieved the success rate of the ARMOR® Crack Repair System. It has effectively kept structural tennis court cracks from reappearing on the surface for more than five years. It has proven itself in a temperature range from below 0ºF to above 100ºF.
The ARMOR® Crack Repair System utilizes a knitted fabric that will expand as the crack widens. However, like a rubber band, this fabric will not stretch where it is glued to a hard surface. If it were simply bonded over a crack, the only part of the fabric that would be able to stretch is the portion that is spanning the opening of the crack. And, although some fabric may withstand as much as 200% expansion, the paint on top never would, resulting in the appearance of a crack. Therefore, the secret to making this fabric work is how it is purposely NOT bonded to the court in the vicinity of the crack. Thereby, allowing more of the fabric to absorb any movement or growth of the crack without the paint on top of the repair cracking.
The most common problem with asphalt tennis courts is cracking which is caused, in part, by asphalts natural tendency to shrink as it weathers and ages. In addition, asphalt loses its flexibility and becomes more brittle over time. Since outdoor courts are also exposed to weathering, including expansion and contraction caused by temperature extremes, cracking is inevitable. Asphalt tennis courts crack more quickly than asphalt roads and parking lots because tennis courts do not benefit from the compressive kneading generated by traffic which helps to keep the asphalt pliable and, thereby, delay cracking.
Quality design and construction may minimize or delay cracking but cannot completely eliminate it. Once cracks appear it may be impossible to repair their cause, but it is not impossible to repair the crack itself. Most contractors simply install crack filler or put fiberglass fabric over the cracks. Almost without exception, both of these very common repair techniques will fail within one year. Whereas the ARMOR® Crack Repair System has been working successfully at keeping cracks from reappearing for more than ten years now, even in cold climate
regions.
Armor crack repair before paint
Armor Crack repair complete and ready for court resurface
Filling Cracks in preparation for Crack repair fabric