The Maintenance of Synthetic Turf for Padel: What changes between Indoor and Outdoor?
Having the opportunity to build an entire outdoor padel club, in countries where the temperatures are mild all year round is definitely a great fortune since, in addition to being able to offer your players the priceless experience of playing outdoors, immersed in the surrounding environment, this will save you from having to spend a lot of money on roofing or on renting an indoor facility.
As you know, however, what you will have to take into account will be the maintenance that each court component will require, and that in outdoor projects, constantly exposed to the elements, will have to be done more carefully.
Synthetic turf, is no exception, and in this article we will explain the differences in carpet maintenance between outdoor and indoor padel courts.
Sand Redistribution on Padel CourtsIndex
Outdoor padel courts, being constantly exposed to wind and rain require both redistribution and addition of sand more frequently than indoor padel courts. This process is essential to ensure that the ball bounces evenly, which would not be the case without the sand.
Carpet shrinkage on Padel CourtsIndex
Outdoor padel courts are more exposed to temperature changes, which, often times lead to the phenomenon of carpet shrinkage or the formation of air bubbles or wrinkles. Such events can also occur indoors but less frequently.
Water Drainage on Padel CourtsIndex
Outdoor padel courts are constantly exposed to rain, which causes rainwater to pool inside the mat leading to the formation of mold or mildew on its surface that will damage its aesthetics, performance, and durability.
ZeroS, the first Zero-Maintenance Synthetic Turf: Sand-free and 100% DrainingIndex
In order to permanently solve these problems, but also to ensure better performance, installation, and transportation, last year we at NXPadel launched ZeroS, the first synthetic turf on the padel market that is completely sand-free thanks to textured filaments that are much denser than each other and allow perfect ball bounce even without infill.
In addition to completely zeroing out redistribution and the addition of new sand, this special synthetic turf is fully bonded to the ground in order to completely avoid the phenomenon of carpet shrinkage and the formation of carpet bubbles or folds, for consistently perfect playability over time without resorting to extraordinary maintenance.
Finally, thanks to its special technology, ZeroS is free of latex backing (which in traditional synthetic turf is provided with some drainage holes) and this ensures that rainwater drains into it in very few seconds without causing moisture stagnation and drying almost immediately.
In short, just as with the padel court structure we have already told you about in this article, synthetic turf requires not only different attention but also materials and technologies that minimize maintenance and represent a step forward in this area. Both for padel club operators but also for the players, the real protagonists of the padel court.
We hope that after this article everything will be clearer to you and as always do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or requests about the technologies with which we are revolutionizing this industry.
