Posts by John Perkins

A rogue lob shouldn't sound like a gunshot against your court-side gazebo, but finding a cover that survives both stray balls and high-noon heat is a tricky serve to return. I’ve spent the season...

My ears are still ringing from playing under a cheap metal roof that sounded like a tin drum during a rainstorm, which is why I’ve become a staunch advocate for the sound-dampening mass of precast...

I’ve logged more hours on my backyard court than in my living room, so I know how easily a poorly chosen cover can turn a midday dink rally into a blinding heatwave. I’ve tested the limits of...

I’ve spent enough hours tracking high lobs into the glare to know that the wrong overhead material can turn a great rally into a squinting match. I’ve vetted the toughest polycarbonate flat roof...

The midday sun shouldn't be your toughest opponent when you're trying to relax after a long morning at the courts. I realized my thin aluminum cover was failing me, so I prioritized patio insulated...

I got tired of losing my overheads in the midday glare, so I finally swapped my old clear roofing for opaque fiberglass roof panels. This single change killed the "blind spots" above my kitchen line...