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We're currently discussing options for concrete sport courts with a client. The two options are a cast in place concrete slab or a post tensioned slab. Generally speaking the perception is that a post tensioned sport court is more expensive than a cast in place slab. So we dug into it and got some installed numbers. What we learned is that they are virtually the same price at about $4.50-5.00 per square foot when the cast in place slab has rebar at 18" centers. Stepping down to a welded wire fabric brings the cost of the slab down to about $4.00/sf.

The big advantage to a post tensioned slab is the additional resistance to cracking and vertical movement. With the costs so close our recommendation is post tension.

1. Post Tension Slab-on-Grade Foundation
2. Post Tensioned Slab on Grade Sport Courts
3. Hydronic Radiant Floor Heating in Post Tension Slab-on-grade Foundations
4. EVstudio Speaking at SEAC Fall Seminar – Post Tension Foundations
5. Construction Cost per Square Foot for a Post Office
6. Construction Cost per Square Foot for a Post Office
7. Concrete Foundation Cost Savings: Slab On Grade Foundation with Imported Soils vs. Drilled Pier Foundation
8. Villas at Park West Multifamily Post Tension Foundations