A timber walkway running along a waterfront house with rip rap and marsh beyond.

Services · Floating Docks

Floating Docks

Floats sized to your loads and a hinged gangway that follows the tide instead of fighting it.

We build and anchor floating docks with encapsulated foam floats, aluminum or timber frames and pile-guided or cable anchoring — ideal for deep water, big tidal ranges and kayak or PWC launches.

When the tide swing is big or the water is deep, a floating dock keeps your boat at the same step height all day. We size the floats, frame and anchoring for your site.

How we build it

The work, step by step.

  1. 01

    Design

    Float count and layout sized for your loads and boats.

  2. 02

    Build

    Sections framed on shore, floated into place.

  3. 03

    Anchor

    Guide piles driven; gangway hung.

A timber walkway running along a waterfront house with rip rap and marsh beyond.

Materials.

  • Encapsulated polyethylene floats
  • Aluminum or timber frames
  • Pile guides / hoops
  • Aluminum gangways

Floating Docks: what people ask

Fixed or floating dock?
Floating is better for deep water and big tide ranges; fixed is better in shallow, high-energy spots. Many sites use both — a fixed pier with a floating head.

Pairs well with

  • A covered boathouse with a hip roof over a boat lift and floating dock.

    Boat & Jet Ski Lifts

    Keep your boat out of the water and ready to run.

    Boat Lifts detailsBoat & Jet Ski Lifts
  • A Hanson pier with an L-head platform, boats and a marina beyond.

    Pier Construction

    Long-reach piers that get you to deep water.

    Piers detailsPier Construction

Ready to talk about your floating docks?

Shane walks the site himself, then sends a drawing and a written price. No charge for the visit.

Get a QuoteCall 757-751-2553

Virginia Class A Marine Contractor · Hampton Roads, VA & Currituck, NC