Oysters and barnacles around the base of a concrete piling at the waterline
Boca Raton, FL · Palm Beach County

Seawall Cleaning & Dock Piling Cleaning in Boca Raton, FL

We clean seawalls and dock pilings in Boca Raton from the water, with a diver working along the wall and around each pile. We do a lot of seawall work in this city.

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How we clean a Boca Raton seawall and its pilings

The work happens below the dock. Our diver starts at one end of the wall and clears the barnacles, oysters and algae from it, then does the same around every piling. We do this at docks on Lake Boca Raton, Lake Wyman, the Intracoastal and the canals.

Boca Raton has a height rule for seawalls. It applies when a wall is built or replaced: the City's design standards put the top between 4 and 6 feet NAVD88. They also want it built to take another 12 to 18 inches later. Cleaning is not construction and does not change any of that. It gives you a clear view of the wall you own.

We wrap dock pilings too. Call with the length of the wall and a count of the pilings, and say which water the dock is on.

Barnacle growth on a concrete dock piling at the waterline
  • Boca Raton updated its waterway design standard in January 2025.
  • New or replaced seawalls and docks here: 4 to 6 feet NAVD88.
  • New walls here must be designed so 12 to 18 inches can be added later.
  • The City inspects a new wall's location before the cap is installed.

Local notes for Boca Raton

Boca Raton's height range for a new or replaced seawall

Section 7.7 of the City's Engineering Design Standards Manual, updated in January 2025, covers seawalls and docks. Any new or replaced one, public or private, must top out between 4.0 and 6.0 feet NAVD88. The wall must also be designed so 12 to 18 inches can be added later without altering the existing wall. Before a replacement is priced, we can take the growth off so the old wall can be seen.

City of Boca Raton, Engineering Design Standards Manual, Section 7.7

What the City inspects when a seawall is built

On a seawall permit, Boca Raton's zoning inspection of the wall's location comes before the cap is installed. It must be approved before the structural cap and piling inspections are scheduled. After construction, a final engineer report gives the cap elevation, compliance with the permit drawings and photos of the finished wall. If your wall is staying where it is, our part is simple: a diver takes off the growth.

City of Boca Raton, Seawalls and Marine Structures

Condominium and commercial docks have their own City checklist

Boca Raton publishes a separate permit checklist for dock, piling, seawall and boat lift work at multi-family and commercial properties. It lists a contract, a survey and site plan, and plans. If you manage one of those docks, give us the wall length and piling count, and say whether permit work is already scheduled.

City of Boca Raton, multi-family and commercial marine permit checklist

  • Dock piling with an exposed surface, a fender and dive hose
  • Concrete dock pilings seen from water level, with barnacles on the nearest one
  • Concrete pilings and a seawall under a dock, with barnacles and green algae at the waterline
  • Seawall and dock piles with a thick band of oysters along the waterline

Seawall & Dock Cleaning questions in Boca Raton

How high does a seawall have to be in Boca Raton?

A new or replaced seawall in Boca Raton has to top out between 4 and 6 feet NAVD88. The range is in the City's Engineering Design Standards Manual, updated in January 2025, and it covers private walls as well as public ones. The wall must also be designed to take 12 to 18 more inches later. An engineer can measure yours against it.

Does the City of Boca Raton inspect seawall construction?

Yes, the City of Boca Raton inspects seawall construction at set points. Zoning checks the wall's location before the cap is installed, and that approval comes before the structural cap and piling inspections. After the work, a final engineer report gives the cap elevation, compliance with the permit drawings and photos of the completed wall.

We manage a condominium dock in Boca Raton. Does the City have its own paperwork for dock work?

Yes, Boca Raton has a separate permit checklist for multi-family and commercial properties. It covers dock, piling, seawall and boat lift applications and lists a contract, a survey and site plan, and plans. For a cleaning quote we need less: the length of the wall, the number of pilings and where the dock is.

Do you clean the pilings under my Boca Raton dock as well as the wall?

Yes, we clean both the pilings and the seawall in Boca Raton, and we wrap pilings as well. That goes for docks on the lakes, on the Intracoastal and on the canals behind the houses. Give us the piling count when you call, and say if you want them wrapped once they are clean.

Is your crew licensed and insured for seawall work in Boca Raton?

Yes, the crew that comes to your Boca Raton dock is licensed and insured. We come up from Fort Lauderdale, where 6 Feet Under is based, to docks on Lake Boca Raton, Lake Wyman and the Intracoastal. The city sits well inside the coast we cover, which runs from Jupiter to Miami.

What do you need to know to quote a seawall cleaning in Boca Raton?

We need three things: how long the wall is, how many pilings stand under the dock and which water the property faces. In Boca Raton that could be Lake Boca Raton, Lake Wyman, the Intracoastal or a canal. Mention any replacement or dock work you are planning, since the City inspects that construction at set stages.

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