Dock & Coastal
Dock Repair in Charleston, SC
Decking, stringers and the pilings underneath them.
Decking, stringers and the pilings underneath them.
Quick answer: Docks fail from the water up: pilings and fasteners in the splash zone, wet and dry twice a day, go first, while the decking is what you notice. Decking and stringers are the visible repair; the pilings and connections are checked while the boards are up, the only cheap moment to do it. In tidal water, repairs can need state (OCRM) and sometimes Army Corps of Engineers permits. Southeastern Renovation repairs docks as a licensed SC general contractor (CLG.127339). Call (843) 718-8177.
Related: Seawall and bulkhead repair.
The splash zone does the damage — the band that is wet at high tide and dry at low, wet and dry twice a day, every day. Timber and fasteners fail there first, and it is the hardest part to inspect because it is the part you are standing above.
Decking and stringers are the visible repair and usually the straightforward one. What matters is checking the pilings and the connections while the boards are up, because that is the only cheap moment to find out.
Dock work in South Carolina is regulated. Repairs, replacements and any change to footprint can involve OCRM and, on some waterways, the Corps of Engineers. What that means practically is that permitting is part of the schedule rather than an afterthought, and a contractor who does not raise it has not done many.
We take this work across greater Charleston, from Summerville and Goose Creek to Mount Pleasant, West Ashley and the sea islands, and on the York County side around Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Tega Cay and Lake Wylie. More on our dock and coastal services.
The pilings and the fasteners in the splash zone — the band that is submerged at high tide and exposed at low.
It is wet and dry twice a day, it is the hardest part to see, and it is where a dock is lost while the decking still looks sound.
Often yes. Dock work here can involve OCRM and, depending on the water, the Corps of Engineers, and it varies with what you are changing.
It belongs in the schedule from the start, and anyone who does not mention it has probably not done many.
Frequently, and it is the sensible repair when the frame and pilings are sound. The time to establish that is while the boards are off, because after they go back it is a much more expensive question to answer.