Oysters and barnacles around the base of a concrete piling at the waterline

Deerfield Beach, FL · Broward County

Seawall Cleaning & Dock Piling Cleaning in Deerfield Beach, FL

In Deerfield Beach our divers clean seawalls and dock pilings from the water, on the Hillsboro Canal and the Intracoastal. The growth comes off, and you can see your wall again.

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Deerfield Beach, FL

Seawall and piling cleaning on Deerfield Beach's canal and Intracoastal docks

We clean a Deerfield Beach seawall from the water. One diver moves along the wall and around the dock pilings and clears the growth at the waterline and under it. We wrap pilings as well.

The Hillsboro Canal borders the city's north limit, the City's climate plan notes. The same plan cites Broward County's standard for seawalls on tidal water: a minimum of five feet NAVD88. Cleaning does not change a wall's height. It clears the growth so the wall itself can be seen.

Call and tell us which water the dock is on, the Hillsboro Canal or the Intracoastal. We will ask for the length of the wall and the number of pilings. That is enough to talk about the job.

Concrete pilings and a seawall under a dock, with barnacles and green algae at the waterline

Broward's seawall standard, quoted in the City's climate plan: 5 feet NAVD88.
Deerfield Beach's dock permit checklist asks for two sets of plans and two surveys.
The Hillsboro Canal borders Deerfield Beach's north city limit.

Local notes for Deerfield Beach

The five-foot seawall standard in Deerfield Beach's climate plan

Deerfield Beach's Climate Resiliency Element says the City should work to implement Broward County Policy 2.21.7. That policy sets seawall design standards for tidally influenced properties, and the plan quotes its minimum: five feet NAVD88. A new or substantially rehabilitated barrier applied for before 2035 may be permitted at four feet if built to reach five by 2050. If your wall is being measured against that, we can clean it first so the surface shows.

City of Deerfield Beach, Climate Resiliency Element, Appendix A, recommendation 9

The City's checklist for dock construction

Deerfield Beach's building permit checklist for docks asks for two sets of plans and two surveys. It also asks for approval from every outside agency that applies. If a dock rebuild is coming, let us know, and we can clean the old pilings and wall ahead of the survey.

City of Deerfield Beach, Building Permit Application Checklist for Docks

What the plan says about checking seawalls after a storm

The stormwater recommendations in the same plan propose a regular condition survey of outfalls and seawalls. They add two more times to do one: after a severe coastal storm and after a report of localized flooding. Growth hides the face of a wall. Taking it off gives whoever does that survey a bare surface to look at.

City of Deerfield Beach, Climate Resiliency Element, Appendix A, recommendation 2

Seawall & Dock Cleaning questions in Deerfield Beach

What is the minimum seawall height in Deerfield Beach?

Broward County's standard, which Deerfield Beach's climate plan cites, is a minimum of five feet NAVD88 for seawalls on tidal water. A new or substantially rehabilitated wall applied for before 2035 may be permitted at four feet, if built to reach five by 2050. The City's building department can tell you what applies to your wall.

I'm rebuilding my dock in Deerfield Beach. Can you clean the pilings and seawall first?

Yes, we can clean the pilings and the seawall before a dock rebuild in Deerfield Beach. The City's building permit checklist for docks asks for two sets of plans, two surveys and approval from any outside agency that applies. Let us know the work is coming and which pilings are staying, and we will plan around it.

Do you clean and wrap dock pilings on the Hillsboro Canal?

Yes, we clean and wrap dock pilings on the Hillsboro Canal and on Deerfield Beach's Intracoastal docks. The canal borders the city's north limit. Give us the number of pilings under the dock, and say whether you want them wrapped once the growth is off. We clean seawalls there as well.

Is the crew you send to Deerfield Beach licensed and insured?

Yes, we are a licensed and insured dive crew. We are based in Fort Lauderdale, in the same county, and we come to docks on Deerfield Beach's Intracoastal and Hillsboro Canal waterfront. The coast we cover runs from Jupiter to Miami, so Deerfield Beach is well within it.

What do I tell you when I call about a Deerfield Beach seawall?

Tell us how many feet of wall there are, the piling count and which water the dock is on, the Hillsboro Canal or the Intracoastal. Mention any dock construction you have planned, because the City's dock permit comes with its own plans and surveys. Say too if you want the pilings wrapped.