Basic sand court
Total range
204.000 – 320.000 ₺
22 × 14 m · VAT excl.
- Excavation, drainage gravel and pipes
- Geotextile fabric and 72 m of kerb
- 40 cm washed sand: 123 m³
- Post anchors, net set, boundary webbing
Beach volleyball · cost breakdown
Beach Volleyball Court Cost: An Item-by-Item Build Price
A sand court is not priced by its sand alone: excavation, drainage, geotextile and kerb together cost more than the sand itself. This page sets out the beach volleyball court cost line by line, with quantity, unit price and share of the total.
- Sand, gravel, fabric and kerb quantities with formulas
- The same 2026 ranges as the site cost calculator
- Hotel, municipal, residential and indoor scenarios
- Total area
- 22 × 14 m · 308 m²
- Sand volume
- 123 m³
- Base court
- 204.000 – 320.000 ₺
- Build time
- 2 – 3 weeks
Cost
Beach volleyball court cost 2026: three levels
Floodlit court
Total range
222.000 – 380.000 ₺
22 × 14 m · VAT excl.
- Every item of the basic court
- LED floodlights, poles and cabling
- Hotel and residential courts used in the evening
Fully equipped court
Total range
312.000 – 560.000 ₺
22 × 14 m · VAT excl.
- Every item of the floodlit court
- Perimeter fence at least 4 m high
- Courts in parks, compounds and beside roads
Short answer: in 2026 the basic build cost of a 22 × 14 m (308 m²) beach volleyball court in Türkiye is 204.000 – 320.000 ₺, VAT excluded. That range covers excavation, drainage gravel and pipes, geotextile, kerb, 40 cm of sand (123 m³), post anchors, the net set and boundary webbing. The largest single item is the sand, at 38% of the total. Lighting adds 18.000 – 60.000 ₺ and a perimeter fence 90.000 – 180.000 ₺; annual maintenance costs 15.000 – 30.000 ₺. The final price is set by a written quotation after a site survey.
Quantities
How much material does a sand volleyball court take?
The first step in comparing quotations is to read the quantities, not the totals. The take-off below follows the cross-section of a 22 × 14 m court: 40 cm of sand over geotextile fabric and 20 cm of drainage gravel. Why the court has these dimensions and this build-up is explained in the beach volleyball section of the home page; here there is only the calculation.
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Excavation
185 m³22 × 14 × 0.60 m (sand + gravel) = 184.8 m³
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Sand
123 m³22 × 14 × 0.40 m = 123.2 m³
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Drainage gravel
62 m³22 × 14 × 0.20 m = 61.6 m³
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Geotextile fabric
340 m²308 m² × 1.10 (overlaps and edge turn-up) = 338.8 m², rounded to the roll
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Drainage pipe
78 m4 lateral runs × 14 m + 1 collector run × 22 m
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Kerb
72 m2 × (22 + 14) m, court perimeter
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Post anchor footing
2 pcsOne concrete footing for each of the two posts
If the gravel is laid at 15 cm, the excavation and gravel quantities fall; the budget here uses the upper value of 20 cm. The exact take-off is produced on site by measuring levels and the natural ground.
Breakdown
Beach volleyball court construction: item-by-item cost
The nine items in the table open up the three lines that the site cost calculator adds together when "beach" is selected. On every row amount = quantity × unit price; the share is the item's mid value divided by the mid value of the basic court. Figures are 2026 market estimates for projects in Türkiye, VAT excluded, materials and labour included.
| Item | Quantity | Unit price | Amount | Share |
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| Excavation and spoil removal | 185 m³ | 120 – 170 ₺/m³ | 22.200 – 31.450 ₺ | 10% |
| Drainage gravel | 62 m³ | 600 – 830 ₺/m³ | 37.200 – 51.460 ₺ | 17% |
| Drainage pipe and outlet | 78 m | 155 – 230 ₺/m | 12.090 – 17.940 ₺ | 6% |
| Geotextile fabric | 340 m² | 30 – 45 ₺/m² | 10.200 – 15.300 ₺ | 5% |
| Washed, screened sand | 123 m³ | 650 – 950 ₺/m³ | 79.950 – 116.850 ₺ | 38% |
| Kerb and concrete bed | 72 m | 255 – 375 ₺/m | 18.360 – 27.000 ₺ | 9% |
| Post anchor footing | 2 pcs | 3.000 – 7.500 ₺/pcs | 6.000 – 15.000 ₺ | 4% |
| Posts, net and antenna set | 1 set | 12.000 – 30.000 ₺/set | 12.000 – 30.000 ₺ | 8% |
| Boundary webbing and corner anchors | 1 set | 6.000 – 15.000 ₺/set | 6.000 – 15.000 ₺ | 4% |
| Basic court total | — | — | 204.000 – 320.000 ₺ | 100% |
What the three calculator lines contain
Ground preparation and subbase
180.000 – 260.000 ₺
Excavation + gravel + pipe + fabric + sand + kerb
Posts and net system
18.000 – 45.000 ₺
Anchor footing + posts, net and antenna set
Line marking
6.000 – 15.000 ₺
On sand, boundary webbing instead of paint
Lighting (18.000 – 60.000 ₺) and a perimeter fence (90.000 – 180.000 ₺) are optional here, just as in the calculator, and are not part of the basic total. For projects away from our base — including projects outside Türkiye — transport, crew travel and accommodation are quoted as separate items.
Select “Beach 14 × 22 m” in the calculator to see the same total
Largest item
Sand: the largest single item in the budget
Sand accounts for 38% of the basic court cost. Moving its unit price from the bottom to the top of the range changes the total by 36.900 ₺ on its own.
Beach volleyball sand is not ordinary fill sand. It must be washed and screened, free of stones, clay and dust, and its grains must not be sharp-edged. Sand with a high share of fines and clay turns to mud in rain, sets hard when it dries and clogs the drainage underneath. Sea sand is not used directly because it carries salt. The grading should be stated in the quotation, and a sample should be seen before delivery.
Three things set the price of sand: the distance to the quarry or washing plant, the quality of washing and screening, and how it is delivered. Most suppliers sell by the tonne. Taking the bulk density of dry, loose sand as roughly 1.5 – 1.6 t/m³, 123 m³ of sand weighs 185 – 197 t. Wet sand weighs heavier, so it is safer to compare quotations on placed volume and depth rather than on tonnes.
- Quantity 123 m³
- 22 × 14 × 0.40 m. Sand settles with the first rain and use after placing; the settlement allowance is stated separately in the quotation.
- Unit price 650 – 950 ₺/m³
- Delivery within the region and placing labour included.
- Amount 79.950 – 116.850 ₺
- Share of the basic court cost: 38% — more than twice the drainage gravel, the second-largest item.
Water management
Drainage, gravel and geotextile: three items not to cut
Gravel, pipe and fabric together are the largest spending group after the sand — and they are what keeps a sand court playable after rain.
Sand lets water through quickly, but the water needs somewhere to go. The 20 cm gravel layer beneath the sand collects it; perforated pipes laid in the gravel carry it across the court in lateral runs, and a collector run connects to the storm-water line or a soakaway. The geotextile fabric sits between gravel and sand: it passes water but holds back the grains. Leave out the fabric and the sand migrates into the voids in the gravel, the depth is lost and the drainage clogs within a few seasons.
The budget for a 22 × 14 m court assumes four lateral runs and one collector run. On clay ground this layout is built in full. Where the ground is naturally sandy and free-draining, a percolation test is carried out during the survey; depending on the result, the gravel depth or the number of runs can be reduced. If the outlet point is far away, the pipe length increases.
Drainage gravel
37.200 – 51.460 ₺
62 m³ · 600 – 830 ₺/m³
Washed coarse gravel that collects the water and forms a load-bearing layer under the sand.
Drainage pipe and outlet
12.090 – 17.940 ₺
78 m · 155 – 230 ₺/m
Lateral runs in the gravel and a collector along the court edge; connection to the outlet included.
Geotextile fabric
10.200 – 15.300 ₺
340 m² · 30 – 45 ₺/m²
Fabric separating sand from gravel, laid with overlaps and turned up at the foot of the kerb.
Equipment
Post anchors, net set and boundary webbing
On sand the posts are fixed not into a surface but into the ground beneath the sand, and the lines are not painted but pegged out with webbing. Net heights and court dimensions are on the home page; this is what these items cost.
Post anchor footing
6.000 – 15.000 ₺
For each post a concrete footing is cast through the sand and gravel onto the compacted ground; the post sits in a sleeve in the footing and can be removed at the end of the season. If the footing is left within the sand, the post leans as the net is tensioned.
Posts, net and antenna set
12.000 – 30.000 ₺
Two posts, a tensioning mechanism, the net and antennas. At seafront facilities, salt air calls for hot-dip galvanised or stainless hardware, which moves the set to the top of the range.
Boundary webbing and corner anchors
6.000 – 15.000 ₺
The four sides are marked with coloured webbing anchored at the corners. Sun and sand wear the webbing, so the annual maintenance budget includes an allowance for replacing it.
Optional items
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Lighting Optional
18.000 – 60.000 ₺Needed on hotel and residential courts used in the evening. For training and recreational play at least 300 lux over the playing area is enough; the number of luminaires and pole height are calculated per project. If lighting is postponed, the cable duct should be laid during excavation.
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Perimeter fencing Optional
90.000 – 180.000 ₺Stops the ball escaping onto a road, a neighbouring plot or a footpath. In practice necessary for park and residential courts; a hotel court on the beach may not need one.
Why it varies
Seven factors that change the price of a beach court
The difference between two sand courts of the same size usually comes not from material quality but from where the court is built. The direction of each factor is shown at the top of its card.
Distance to the sand quarry
Because sand is the largest item, haulage distance moves the total more than any other factor. Sand moving from one end of its unit-price range to the other makes a difference of 36.900 ₺ on its own.
Permeability of the natural ground
On clay ground the drainage layout is built in full. On naturally sandy, fast-draining ground the gravel depth and pipe runs can be reduced according to a percolation test.
Distance to the drainage outlet
If the storm-water line or soakaway the collector connects to is far away, the pipe length (78 m) increases; if a soakaway has to be dug, it becomes a separate item.
Where the spoil goes
If the 185 m³ of excavated soil can be reused as landscaping fill on the same site, haulage falls; if it has to go to a disposal site, the excavation item moves towards the top of its range.
Raised court instead of excavation
Where rock or a high water table prevents digging, the court is built above ground. Excavation drops, but the kerb holding the sand grows into a perimeter wall.
Seafront and salt air
A galvanised or stainless post and tensioner set moves to the top of the range; in return the hardware lasts longer.
Site access
If the sand truck cannot pull up beside the court, sand and gravel are moved with small loaders; labour and time go up. This is most common in hotel gardens and inside residential compounds.
Scenarios
How much does a sand volleyball court cost? Four scenarios
Every scenario starts from the same 22 × 14 m basic court; the difference comes from the optional items and the location. Amounts are added up the same way as in the calculator.
Hotel and holiday resort
222.000 – 380.000 ₺
Basic court + Lighting
Guests play into the evening, so lighting is part of the budget. The court is usually built in an existing garden or at the edge of the beach, and the excavated soil can be used in landscaping. On the seafront, corrosion-resistant hardware is chosen.
- One court, 22 × 14 m
- Lighting included, no perimeter fence
- Daily raking by resort staff
Municipal beach and public park
294.000 – 500.000 ₺
Basic court + Perimeter fencing
In a public space, stray balls and unsupervised use are what matter, so the perimeter fence goes into the budget. Park lighting usually already exists. The net is taken down and stored out of season.
- Perimeter fence included
- Lighting from the park's existing system
- Start- and end-of-season maintenance by crew
Residential compound and sports club
312.000 – 560.000 ₺
Basic court + Lighting + Perimeter fencing
Evening use and balls flying towards neighbouring blocks come together, so both lighting and a fence are needed. At a club, the more intensive the training, the more often the sand is screened and the closer the top-up quantity gets to the upper end of the maintenance range.
- Lighting and perimeter fence included
- Used most days of the week
- Sand top-up once a year
Sand court inside a building
222.000 – 380.000 ₺
Inside an existing building · Basic court + Lighting
672.000 – 1.480.000 ₺
With a new indoor structure
If the floor of an existing building cannot be excavated, the court is built as a raised pit; excavation drops and the perimeter wall holding the sand is priced separately. Lighting is essential. If a new indoor structure is needed, the calculator's single-court construction range (450.000 – 1.100.000 ₺) is added.
- Lighting included, no fence
- Perimeter wall and dust control on survey
- Ceiling height to the standard on the home page
Scenario amounts are starting ranges. The final price is set by a written quotation once the ground, access and drainage outlet have been seen on site.
Tell us where the court will go and how it will be used; we will inspect the ground, access and drainage outlet on site and send an item-by-item written quotation.
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Where can you save, and what costs more if you cut it?
Safe to cut
- Lighting can be added later; if the cable duct is laid during excavation, no digging is needed afterwards.
- Excavated soil can be used as landscaping fill on the same site; spoil haulage falls.
- If a second court is planned, build it on the same site visit: kerb, drainage outlet and transport are shared.
- The perimeter fence can be limited to the sides where stray balls are a problem.
Cuts that cost more later
- Leaving out the geotextile: sand sinks into the gravel and the drainage clogs; fixing it means removing all the sand.
- Reducing sand depth below 40 cm: a player landing from a jump hits the hard base.
- Using building or river sand: it turns to mud in rain and sets hard when dry.
- Laying gravel with no drainage outlet: the water has nowhere to go and the court becomes a pond.
- Leaving the post footing within the sand: the post leans as the net is tensioned.
- Skipping the kerb: the sand spreads in the first year and the depth falls below 30 cm.
The costly mistakes have one thing in common: they all sit under the court and can only be put right by removing the sand. That is why the sand depth, gravel depth and fabric should be written into the quotation — and checked before the price.
Operation
Annual maintenance budget and sand court lifespan
Contracted annual maintenance of a single beach volleyball court costs 15.000 – 30.000 ₺ — the same as the annual maintenance range used across the site.
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Sand top-up
3.900 – 9.500 ₺Sand carried off the court by wind, shoes and clothing typically amounts to 5–8 % of the total volume a year: 6 – 10 m³ on a court holding 123 m³. The unit price is taken from the sand item.
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Screening and deep raking
6.000 – 11.000 ₺Once or twice a year the sand is sieved; stones, glass, cigarette ends and plant debris are removed and compacted sand is loosened.
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Net and webbing replacement allowance
3.000 – 6.000 ₺A yearly allowance for the webbing and net worn by sun and sand.
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Edge cleaning and weeds
2.100 – 3.500 ₺Removing weeds growing at the foot of the kerb and along the sand edge; checking kerb tops and corner anchors.
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Annual maintenance total
15.000 – 30.000 ₺Daily or weekly surface raking is done by facility staff and is not included in this total.
Component lifespan
A sand court's life is set not by a single surface but by components that wear at different rates. The order below runs from most frequent to longest term.
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Every day
Surface raking
Footprints and hollows are smoothed and sand depth is kept even across the court. This is the work that actually preserves the depth.
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Every year
Top-up, screening, webbing
Lost sand is replaced, the sand is screened, and the boundary webbing and net are checked and replaced if needed.
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Every few seasons
Net and webbing replacement
Textile parts constantly exposed to sun and sand are renewed according to seasonal use; posts and footings stay in place.
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Long term
Sand renewal
If the drainage and fabric were built correctly, the substructure stays in place. When the sand becomes contaminated or its share of fines rises, it is partly or fully replaced; the decision is made on the condition seen after screening.
A hard court needs resurfacing every 5–8 years. A sand court has no periodic major item of that kind; the budget is spread over small yearly items.
Frequently asked questions
Beach volleyball court cost: frequently asked questions
What is the largest item in a beach volleyball court budget?
Sand. On a 22 × 14 m court a 40 cm layer comes to 123 m³, and at 650 – 950 ₺/m³ it costs 79.950 – 116.850 ₺ — 38% of the basic court cost. Drainage gravel comes second at 17%. That is why the distance to the quarry and whether the sand is washed and screened affect the total more than the rest of the material choices.
How many tonnes is 123 m³ of sand, and is sand bought by the tonne?
Most suppliers sell sand by the tonne or by the truckload. Taking the bulk density of dry, loose sand as roughly 1.5 – 1.6 t/m³, 123 m³ of sand weighs 185 – 197 t. Wet sand weighs heavier, so a quotation written on placed volume and depth is easier to compare. Because sand settles after placing, the settlement allowance should be stated separately.
Can a sand court be built on top of the ground without excavating?
Yes. Where rock is struck or the water table is high, the court is built as a raised pit. The excavation item drops, but the edge holding the sand and gravel becomes a perimeter wall close to 60 cm high instead of a kerb, and the drainage outlet is redesigned to suit the court level. The total often ends up close to that of an excavated court; which is more economical is decided on survey by measuring levels.
Does a seafront facility still need drainage and geotextile?
In most cases yes, but the scope depends on the ground. If the court sits on natural beach and the ground drains quickly, a percolation test is carried out during the survey; depending on the result, the gravel depth and pipe runs can be reduced. If the court sits on soil or fill in a hotel garden, the drainage layout is built in full. In both cases the fabric stops the imported sand mixing with the ground below.
If two courts are built side by side, does the cost double?
Not quite. Volume-driven items such as area, sand and gravel double; but when the two courts share a long side, the kerb comes to 100 m instead of 72 m × 2. The drainage outlet, site set-up and transport are shared too. Most of the saving comes from these shared items.
How much sand top-up does a sand court need each year, and what does it cost?
Sand carried off the court by wind, shoes and clothing typically amounts to 5–8 % of the total volume a year; on a court holding 123 m³ that is 6 – 10 m³, costing 3.900 – 9.500 ₺. Losses are higher on courts without a kerb or exposed to wind. If the sand is screened before topping up, the shortfall can be judged more accurately.
How long does it take to build a beach volleyball court?
A single court takes about 2 – 3 weeks. Excavation and drainage take 3 – 7 days, casting the kerb and concrete bed and letting it set 3 – 5 days, laying fabric and sand 2 – 3 days, and fitting posts, net and webbing 1 – 2 days. Unlike surfaced courts there is no temperature or humidity requirement; the schedule is driven mainly by sand supply and by rain stopping excavation.
Can a sand court be built inside an indoor hall?
Yes. If the concrete floor cannot be excavated, the court is built as a raised pit, and because little water is used the drainage is simpler. On the other hand lighting is essential, and ventilation and dampening are planned for sand dust. Inside an existing building the budget starts from 222.000 – 380.000 ₺; if a new structure is needed, it comes to 672.000 – 1.480.000 ₺ including construction.
Does the site calculator's beach result match this breakdown?
Yes. When beach is selected the calculator adds no surfacing; it adds up the ground preparation and subbase, posts and net system, and line marking rows and returns 204.000 – 320.000 ₺. The nine items on this page open up those three rows, and the totals are exactly the same. Lighting (18.000 – 60.000 ₺) and a perimeter fence (90.000 – 180.000 ₺) are optional in both places.
What should I check if two quotations are far apart?
Quantities first: sand depth and m³, gravel depth, whether fabric is included, kerb length and type, and where the drainage pipe connects. The gap in a cheap quotation usually comes from one of these items being missing or specified thinner. Between two quotations with the same quantities, the difference is usually the source of the sand and the haulage distance.
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Cost calculator
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Lighting, perimeter fence and net
Lux levels, fence height and post standards.
Hard-surface court prices
Unit prices for acrylic, EPDM and other surface systems, and totals for a 360 m² court.
Acrylic sports court on concrete
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