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Indoor tennis courts inside a clear-span fabric building with a daylit membrane roof and full ceiling clearance
TENNIS BUILDINGS ONTARIO

Full clearance, full season.

Engineered fabric tennis buildings for Ontario clubs and academies — clear-span courts with real ceiling height, climate-controlled where you need it, installed turnkey by one Ontario team.

Indoor tennis court under a clear-span fabric roof with natural daylight and full ceiling clearance
Concept image of an indoor tennis court layout. Court count and dimensions are set per project.
CLEARANCE THAT MATTERS

Tennis needs more headroom than most sports.

Ball height on a lob or a serve toss demands more usable ceiling clearance than almost any other indoor racquet sport, and that clearance has to hold across the whole court, not just at the roof's high point. A clear-span fabric building lets the frame profile be sized around that requirement, with no interior columns to work the layout around.

  • →Frame profile sized for real ceiling clearance over the court
  • →Insulation and heat packages sized to your operating season
  • →Stamped engineering for any Ontario snow and wind zone
  • →Membrane warranty terms confirmed in the issued documents

Clearance For the Lob

Frame profile and clear span sized to give real ceiling height over the full court, not just at the roof peak.

Daylit Courts

A translucent membrane spreads diffuse light across every court, cutting how much artificial lighting is needed during the day.

Comfort For Year-Round Play

Insulation and heating packages sized to court count and occupancy for clubs running through the winter.

Engineered for Ontario Loads

Stamped to the snow, wind and seismic loads of your site, wherever in Ontario the building sits.

SIZING THE BUILDING

Clearance and court count first.

Ceiling height, court count and how the building will run through the year all shape the footprint. These are the inputs we use before any dimension is quoted:

  • →Number of courts you're planning for, now and in a future phase
  • →Ceiling clearance your club or academy wants over the full court
  • →Year-round or seasonal operation, which drives insulation and heat
  • →Whether courts run in one open bay or are separated by partition curtains
  • →Lobby, pro-shop, seating or changeroom space inside the envelope
  • →Storage for nets, court equipment and maintenance gear

Send those details and we will come back with a building size, a foundation approach and a preliminary budget range. Preliminary figures are for budgeting only — final pricing follows engineering, site conditions and the configuration you select.

Get a preliminary project budget

Single-court clubs

One court with generous run-out, often paired with a small lobby or seating area.

Multi-court academies

Several courts under one roof, with or without partition curtains between them.

Phased expansion

A building designed so an additional court bay can be added later.

Mixed-use pairing

Tennis courts sharing a building with another racquet sport where the schedule supports it.

FOUNDATION & TECHNICAL PACKAGE

The slab is built for the surface going on it.

Indoor tennis courts run on a cushioned acrylic hard court, clay or a cushioned sport surface over a properly prepared slab, and getting that sub-base right up front avoids problems once the courts are painted and lined. We design the footing or stem wall, the slab and the frame connections as one system, then pour it and erect the building with our own crews under one contract.

  • →Slab finish and sub-base matched to your court surface system
  • →Door openings sized for equipment and surface material delivery
  • →Insulation package specified where year-round play is planned
  • →One contract from excavation through commissioning
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Surface coordination

We coordinate slab tolerances with your court surface installer so lines and coatings go down clean.

Booking-friendly layout

Entrances, seating and storage placed so staff can turn courts over quickly between sessions.

SITE & PLANNING CHECKLIST

What we walk through before drawings start.

Drainage and grading

Site grading and roof drainage so runoff moves away from entrances and adjacent outdoor courts.

Parking and access

Vehicle counts for peak booking hours — league and tournament nights draw more traffic than daytime drop-in.

Foundation and floor

Footing or stem wall and slab sized to the frame and the specific court surface system going down on it.

Approvals

Permit drawings for your municipality and any occupancy review tied to the number of players and spectators on site.

Tennis buildings drawing regular league and academy traffic often face more parking and occupancy scrutiny than the court layout alone suggests. We plan for it with the site design rather than after permit submission.

WHO WE BUILD FOR

Different operators, one winter problem.

Private tennis clubs

Membership clubs extending outdoor court time into a full Ontario winter season.

Tennis academies

Development and coaching programs needing dedicated, weather-independent court time for training schedules.

Municipalities and community centres

Public facilities adding indoor court capacity alongside existing outdoor courts.

Regional tennis associations

Groups running leagues and tournaments that outdoor courts can't support through an Ontario winter.

PROJECT PLANNING RESOURCES

Where to go next.

HAVE A SITE PLAN OR COURT LAYOUT?

Send your project to Building Depot.

Upload architectural or engineering drawings, site plans, specifications, tender documents or photos. Our Ontario engineering team reviews every submission and responds with scope, pricing and schedule.

  • Architectural & engineering drawings
  • Site plans and grading information
  • Specifications and tender documents
  • Building dimensions and photos
Submit Your Tennis Project Get a Preliminary Project Budget

Tenders, RFPs and early-stage budgets all welcome

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Ontario tennis buildings — answered.

PLAN YOUR TENNIS BUILDING

Tell us your court count and site.

We'll lay out the courts, design and pour the foundation and tension the membrane — one Ontario crew, one contract.

Ontario engineers on the line · quote returned within 24 business hours

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