Our divers clean seawalls and dock pilings in the water in Jupiter, on the Loxahatchee River, the Intracoastal and Sawfish Bay. When we finish, you can see the wall and the piles again.
A diver gets in at your dock, works the length of the wall and then goes around each piling. Barnacles, oysters and algae come off, from the waterline down. Nothing gets moved or rebuilt.
Replacing a seawall in Jupiter starts with the Town. It recommends a meeting with its Natural Resources and Planning staff before you apply. Staff help with one thing first: is the shoreline you have a bulkhead or a revetment under Town code? A coat of oysters hides the face of a wall. Have yours cleaned before anyone has to judge it.
We wrap pilings too. Our crew is based in Fort Lauderdale. Jupiter is the north end of the coast we cover. Before you call, count the pilings and pace off the wall.
The Town of Jupiter recommends a pre-application meeting with its Natural Resources and Planning staff before you apply for seawall work. Staff help determine if your existing shoreline stabilization meets the Town code definition of a bulkhead or a revetment. Then they give you the replacement options the code allows. Clean the wall before that, so the structure shows and the growth does not.
The Town's seawall checklist calls for a signed and sealed survey and landward-view photographs of the entire water frontage. It asks for the top of the concrete cap in NAVD, at or below the property's Base Flood Elevation. For a structure in a natural waterway it lists water management district approval, and it names the Loxahatchee River, the Intracoastal Waterway and Sawfish Bay. Cleaning is not construction; it gets the wall ready for the photos and the survey.
Yes. A seawall needs a Town permit. So do the other options Jupiter names for a shoreline with no existing seawall under its code: riprap and an upland retaining wall. Jupiter recommends meeting its Natural Resources and Planning staff before you apply. Our part comes first: we clean the wall so you and your engineer can see it.
Yes, if growth covers the wall. Jupiter's seawall checklist asks for photographs of the entire water frontage and a signed and sealed survey. It also wants the elevation of the concrete cap. A wall with the barnacles and oysters off is easier to photograph and to measure. Call us before the surveyor comes.
The Town of Jupiter does, and other agencies as well. For a structure in a natural waterway, its checklist calls for South Florida Water Management District approval. The Loxahatchee River, the Intracoastal Waterway and Sawfish Bay are the waters it names. State environmental and Army Corps approvals are listed too. We clean on all three.
Yes. Our divers clean the dock pilings and the seawall in Jupiter, and we wrap pilings too. A dock on Sawfish Bay or the Loxahatchee River gets the same work as one on the Intracoastal. Tell us the piling count. A rough length for the wall helps as well.
Yes to both. We are licensed and insured, and Jupiter is the northern end of the coast we cover. The crew is based in Fort Lauderdale and works from here south to Miami. Tell us which water your dock is on when you call.
