Anyone have experience with end basketball backboards (garage mount)

[eddiehaskell]

Originally Posted by mk3supraholic

Do glass. All the people questioning your decision are snobs who think its tacky and "hood" to have a BB hoop on your garage. Do what you want I wish i had a garage like that to mount one. If you enjoy playing then thats all that matters. the only downside to a garage mount is not having any room under the goal, making center drive layups and dunks almost impossible without smacking into the garage. It also makes defending easier as you cant be pushed out of play by a strong center only squashed lol.

yeah, to me a pole mount looks tackier than a garage mount. It's permanently in the way. The $1300 adjustable I see kinda solves the problem of being too close to the wall - it comes out 3 feet from the wall. Here is a pic...

[eddiehaskell]

Originally Posted by chet everett

A permanent pole mount is the way to go --

The reason you should avoid something that mounts to the building is because of the high potential for damage to the structure.

The price of quality wall mounts is very close to that of quality permanent pole mounts --

https://www.basketballhoopsunlimited...?idCategory=20 vs https://www.basketballhoopsunlimited...?idproduct=173

If the backboard is secured correctly how would there be damage? The gable is vinyl siding and behind that plywood and 2x4s. Would it be that difficult to do some framing that will support 200lbs? Once the steel is anchored you could just silicone around the bolt holes so no water gets behind the siding, right? If I ever wanted to take it down, it would just be a matter of replacing a few strips of vinyl...probably no harder than taking out a cement base for a pole mount. But you are right, a backboard alone is about as expensive as the whole system. The cheapest hight adjustable backboard I see is $1300. A non adjustable is $600 but it only comes out 7.5" from the wall. That would be cramped under the basket unless the garage doors are open.

[Mr_Geek]

I hope the windows above the hoop are strong. ha