Repair services
Bulkhead & Seawall Repair Services
Every service here addresses an existing structure. The work starts by identifying what is failing and why — because fixing a symptom without finding the mechanism is the most common reason repairs do not last.
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Repair & restoration
The work that addresses what is actively failing behind and through the wall.
Bulkhead repair
Most bulkheads do not fail all at once. They develop a specific problem in a specific place, and that problem has a cause. Repair work starts by identifying both.
Learn moreSeawall repair
A seawall that is showing symptoms is not automatically a seawall that needs replacing. The question is what is failing, why, and whether the rest of the structure is sound enough to build on.
Learn moreSeawall erosion repair
Erosion behind a wall is a plumbing problem before it is a structural one. Water found a route out, and it has been taking soil with it.
Learn moreSoil stabilization
The soil behind a wall is a structural component. When it loses density, both the wall and anything built on top of it lose support.
Learn moreSeawall void filling
Voids behind a seawall are almost always bigger than the hole you can see. The surface is the last thing to go.
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Structural & storm
Anchoring, caps, storm damage and the decision to repair or replace.
Tieback repair
A seawall taller than about four feet is rarely holding itself up. Something behind it is holding the top in place, and when that something fails the wall starts to move.
Learn moreSeawall cap repair
The cap does three jobs: it ties the panels into one structure, it distributes load along the wall, and it keeps surface water out of the top. All three stop when it fails.
Learn moreBulkhead replacement
Replacement is not a failure of repair. It is the right answer when there is no longer enough sound structure to build a repair on.
Learn moreStorm damage repair
After a storm, the question is not whether the wall is still standing. It is whether it still has the capacity it had before.
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By wall material
How concrete, vinyl, timber and steel each fail, and what that means for repair.
Concrete seawall repair
Concrete does not fail in saltwater because the concrete is weak. It fails because the steel inside it rusts, and rust takes up more room than steel.
Learn moreVinyl bulkhead repair
Vinyl solved the corrosion problem. It did not solve the anchoring problem, the drainage problem, or the fact that plastics change with decades of Florida sun.
Learn moreWood bulkhead repair
A timber wall can look solid from the lawn and have very little left where it matters.
Learn moreSteel bulkhead repair
Steel walls rarely fail uniformly. They fail in a band, and that band is usually right where you cannot see it well.
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Commercial & marine
Association, condominium, municipal and marina waterfront structures.
Commercial bulkhead repair
On a commercial or association property, the hardest part of a seawall project is frequently not the engineering. It is agreeing what needs doing, in what order, and on whose budget.
Learn moreMarina bulkhead repair
A marina wall is a working structure. It gets hit, loaded, and used every day, and it usually cannot be taken out of service while it is repaired.
Learn moreNot sure which service applies?
You should not have to diagnose your own seawall. Describe the symptoms, send a few photographs, and the assessment will identify what the evidence points to — across Duval County, St. Johns County, Clay County and Nassau County and Flagler County.
Next step
Not sure what your bulkhead needs?
Send photos and a short description of what you are seeing. You will get help understanding what the symptoms point to and which repair options are worth evaluating.