[RickJ]

I've got a double tennis court that needs to be gone. The price for removal is absolutely ridiculous ($15-20,000). It is horribly cracked throughout.

I'm considering dumping a bunch of dirt on it to make a hill then plant grass. I know the drainage will not be perfect, but do you think I could get away with it if I made sure that I did some additional breaking up of the asphalt?

[NeedKarma]

Ohhhhhhh... Mr. Rich Guy and his tennis court are on the outs. Is it taking up valuable room on your estate?

No, I have nothing to add other than bad humour. :D

[RickJ]

Haha, no. It's the eyesore of the apartment community I run. Look how nasty it is. And haha again, the kidney shaped thing used to be a pool. I jackhammered the bottom of it and filled it in. I think I'll do a japanese garden type thing in that area :)

All that pool did was cost big bucks and attract partiers.

[NeedKarma]

Well done with the pool, it looks like a planned walking path.

As for the courts, yea you could put a mound there to protect against the hard surface below but I agree with your previous comments about drainage. If a downpour came down which way would the water run?

[RickJ]

I'd make the hill run along the lower edge of the court so that any drainage that did not go down would go back to the treeline at the top of the courts.

[labman]

With the continual fight to keep the grass from taking over a driveway, go for it.