Tennis & Pickleball Court Cleaning
Humidity, pollen, and shade keep Florida courts damp long enough for algae and mildew to take hold — and a slick court is a hazard, not just an eyesore. Cleaning brings the grip and the color back for a fraction of what resurfacing costs.
The Florida Problem
In Florida, a dirty court is a slippery court.
This is the part homeowners underestimate. Between summer humidity, near-daily afternoon rain, and the shade thrown by oaks and palms, a Florida court stays damp for hours at a time, and that is all algae and mildew need. Growth starts on the north side and under the tree line, and the surface turns slick well before it looks dirty.
Add oak pollen in spring, summer afternoon runoff carrying sand across the slab, and salt film on coastal courts, and the texture that gives a Laykold surface its grip fills in. Traction goes first. Appearance goes later.
We reverse that without harming the coating: commercial machine buffing and scrubbing paired with low-pressure washing under 1,500 PSI, which lifts organic growth and embedded grit while leaving the acrylic intact. Pressure washing a court at driveway settings strips the surface texture permanently. It is the most common way an otherwise healthy Florida court gets ruined.
Keeping ahead of growth also buys you years. Resurfacing is a five-figure decision; cleaning is what postpones it, and it protects the tournament-grade surface you already paid for.
What we do on every visit
One-time or recurring, the scope is the same. The variable in Florida is how far the growth has got, not what we do about it.
Traction check before we touch anything
We walk the court wet, not dry. A Florida surface that grips fine at noon can be slick at 8am, and the damp test is the one that tells us where the biofilm actually is.
Machine buffing that reopens the texture
Laykold grip comes from an aggregate texture that fills in with sand and organic film. Powered buffing and scrubbing pull that out of the profile rather than skating over it.
Washing kept under 1,500 PSI
Driveway-pressure washing strips acrylic texture permanently, and it is the most common way a healthy Florida court gets ruined. We stay under 1,500 PSI, every visit, no exceptions.
Algae and mildew killed, not rinsed
Rinsing moves growth around. We treat it, starting on the north side and along the tree line where the surface dries last and it always returns first.
Tannin and leaf staining
Live oak and palm litter left on a wet court bleeds tannin into the coating and leaves outlines that a rinse will not lift. Those get treated directly.
Standing-water and shade mapping
We note where water sits after an afternoon storm and how the shade tracks across your court, then work those zones hardest — and tell you if a drainage issue is the real problem.
Salt film and pool-deck chemistry
Within sight of the Gulf the surface carries salt film; beside a screened pool it carries chlorine splash-out. Both are handled, and both are why we check anchors and fittings for corrosion on every visit.
Perfect For
What court cleaning costs in Florida
Discounts are off our one-time per-visit rate. The more often we visit, the less each clean costs and the easier the court is to keep up.
One-Time Clean
A single deep clean to get a neglected court back in shape or prep it for an event.
Book a One-Time Clean3x / Year
Three visits a year, timed around spring pollen and the summer rainy season when algae moves fastest. The right cadence for most home courts.
Start a 3x PlanMonthly (12x)
For courts in constant use, and for anything sitting under an oak canopy or close to the water. Visit monthly and growth never gets established in the first place — it is also the lowest per-visit rate we offer.
Start a Monthly PlanRecurring plans are billed per visit on the cadence you choose, and you can pause or cancel anytime. Prices cover a standard single pickleball court footprint; tennis courts, multi-court layouts, and commercial facilities are quoted on request.
Keep your court in tournament shape
Tell us where your court is and how often you play, and we'll get a cleaning on the calendar. Residential, HOA, community, club, and commercial courts welcome.
Schedule a Cleaning