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Specification · Updated 2026

What arrives
on the truck

Padel court equipment ships as one integrated kit: steel frame, tempered glass, weld mesh, artificial turf, silica infill, net and posts, and usually lighting. It arrives in containers, gets erected on a slab you have already poured, and it is roughly 45% of your finished project cost.

This page covers what is in the kit, which specifications actually matter, and which upgrades change how the court plays versus how it looks.

Key figures

Kit contents
Steel frame, tempered glass, mesh, turf, infill, net
Steel
3–4 mm galvanized, C5 coating to ISO 12944
Glass
10–12 mm tempered
Usually excluded
Lighting, the electrical run, the slab, installation labor
Court models
Classic, panoramic, full panoramic, climate-rated

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What is included in a padel court kit?

Seven items. Read any quote against this list, because the two most commonly excluded are lighting and the net posts, and both are real money.

Reference specification compiled August 2026 from published US manufacturer material. Court geometry follows the International Padel Federation Rules of Padel.
ItemReference specWorth checking
Steel frame3–4 mm, hot dip galvanized Gauge in millimeters, and the ISO 12944 corrosion class. C5 is the marine and heavy industrial rating.
Glass panels10–12 mm tempered Thickness, and whether panels are certified tempered rather than toughened-equivalent.
Weld mesh1 m above the glass Wire gauge and coating. Cheap mesh is the first thing to corrode.
Artificial turfMonofilament or fibrillated Pile height and weight per square meter.
Silica infillRounded, kiln dried Quantity in kg per court, and whether it is included or extra.
Net, posts, tensioner10 m, 88 cm at center Frequently quoted separately. Ask.
LightingLED, 4 to 8 poles Often excluded entirely. Lux level at court level, not lamp wattage.

At a glance

What share of the kit is each component?

The enclosure, meaning the steel frame, the tempered glass and the mesh, is most of the kit value. Turf and infill follow. The two items buyers most often assume are included sit below the line.

What ships in a padel court kit, by share of kit value The enclosure, meaning the galvanized steel frame, tempered glass panels and weld mesh, is the largest share of kit value. Artificial turf and silica infill follow. Net, posts and tensioner are a small share and are frequently quoted separately. Lighting is often excluded from the kit entirely and billed as its own line. KIT CONTENTS BY SHARE OF KIT VALUE STEEL FRAME GLASS TURF Galvanized steel 3–4 mm, C5 coating Tempered glass 10–12 mm Turf + silica infill Mesh Net USUALLY NOT IN THE KIT Lighting and poles · the electrical run · the reinforced slab drainage · installation labor · sometimes net posts and tensioner Read any quote against this list. Lighting and the slab are the two most common exclusions.
Fig. G — The enclosure is most of what you are paying for in the kit, and the two items most often missing from a headline number sit below the line.

Is a panoramic padel court worth the extra?

It depends entirely on whether anyone is watching. A panoramic padel court removes corner structure to give uninterrupted sightlines, which requires heavier engineering and larger glass panels. It plays identically to a standard court.

So the question is not whether panoramic is better. It is whether your facility will be photographed, filmed, spectated or used in its own marketing. A club building a show court has a reason. A homeowner building one court in a back garden is paying for a sightline nobody uses.

The full breakdown of the four model types, including the climate-rated option for coastal sites, is on the cost page, where the calculator prices each one.

Lighting: padel court fixtures, lux levels and glare

Enough to play under, mounted outside the court's vertical projection where possible, and specified in lux measured at the surface rather than in watts at the lamp.

Lighting a padel court is harder than lighting a tennis court because the glass reflects. Poorly aimed fixtures produce glare off the back walls that makes the ball hard to track, which is a playing problem rather than a comfort one. Ask any supplier for the lux level at court level and for the glare rating, and ask whether the poles are inside or outside the enclosure.

Indoors this interacts with the clear height requirement. The International Padel Federation requires 6 meters clear across the whole court, and recommends 8 meters to the underside of fittings mounted within the court's footprint. A fixture hanging at 5.5 meters does not comply no matter how good it is.

Should the court be covered?

A covered padel court is a roof over an otherwise outdoor court. It costs meaningfully more than an outdoor court and meaningfully less than a building, and it buys you year-round play without the fire protection, HVAC and permitting load of an enclosed facility.

Worth it where rain or sun reliably kills court hours. In Florida the case is usually heat and afternoon storms. In the northeast it is snow. In a mild inland climate it is often not worth it at all, and the money buys a second court instead.

Two things to check before specifying one. The roof structure has to clear the same 6 meter requirement as an indoor court. And a roof changes the wind loading on the whole assembly, which means the engineering is not simply the outdoor design with a cover on top.

How much padel court design choice do you actually have?

Less than you would expect, and that is deliberate. The court geometry is fixed by the International Padel Federation at 20 by 10 meters with a 0.5% tolerance, so the playing area is not a design variable.

What you can choose: the enclosure model, turf color from blue, green or terracotta, frame color, glass thickness, lighting layout, and whether the court is standard, panoramic, full panoramic or climate-rated. What you cannot choose: dimensions, net heights, service line positions and line width. Anyone offering you a "custom size" court is offering you a court that cannot host sanctioned play.

Common questions

Padel court equipment, answered

Is lighting for a padel court included in the kit?
Often not, and lighting padel court installations separately is the most common exclusion after the slab. It typically runs $4,000 to $10,000 per court depending on the LED specification, pole count and how far the electrical panel sits from the court. Ask whether the quote includes fixtures, poles, and the electrical run, because those are three separate scopes.
How thick should padel court glass be?
Ten to twelve millimeters tempered is the current market reference. The glass is structural as well as visual, so thickness is a real cost line rather than a finish choice. Panoramic and full panoramic models use larger panels, which is part of why they price higher than a standard enclosure.
How long does padel court turf last?
Roughly seven to ten years depending on use, sunlight and how well it is maintained. Silica infill needs topping up and the pile needs brushing on a regular cycle, and courts that skip both wear out considerably faster. Budget for turf replacement as a known future cost rather than a surprise.
Does a covered padel court need different engineering?
Yes. A roof changes the wind loading across the whole assembly, so a covered court is not the outdoor design with a cover added. It also has to clear the same 6 meter minimum clear height that applies indoors, measured to the lowest obstruction rather than to the roof peak.
Can I choose a custom padel court size?
Not if you want sanctioned play. The International Padel Federation fixes the court at 20 by 10 meters with a 0.5 percent tolerance, along with net heights, service line positions and line width. Singles courts at 6 meters wide are the one recognized variation, and they are rare in commercial facilities.

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