If you are fortunate enough to own waterfront property in beautiful Lee County, Florida, chances are, you’ve considered building your own dock. If that’s the case, you’ll need to carefully consider hiring an experienced, licensed and knowledgeable dock building contractor in Lee County, FL.
There are a few different types of boat docks you could have built, and a professional dock builder can help you decide which is right for your property.
A piling dock is built by driving heavy wooden “pilings” deep into the ground under the ocean or lake. The frame of the dock is built onto the pilings to form a rugged, wooden deck. Piling docks are expensive but very weather-proof and sturdy.
A floating dock is less expensive than a piling dock; floating docks are built atop a floating platform made of big, airtight drums that are anchored to the lake bed or ocean floor. The dock floats on top of the water and is stable enough to be used as a boat dock.
Crib docks are the ultimate in stability and can last for decades; these are built by filling an underwater framework with rocks and then building the boat dock on top of that. However, some jurisdictions limit the building of crib decks, because they hamper the water flow along the shoreline, thus disrupting wildlife.
If you are looking for a dock building contractor in Lee County, FL, Shoreline Lumber Inc has the pilings and other building supplies you’ll need.