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How Much Does It Cost to Build a Dock? It's one of the first questions every waterfront property owner asks, and one of the hardest to answer without more information. Dock construction costs on the Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast vary considerably, and the range...

A seawall is one of the most critical structures on a waterfront property. It holds the land in place, protects against erosion and storm surge, and keeps your yard, foundation, and investment from slowly sliding into the water. When a seawall fails, the damage is...

Most waterfront property owners think about building a pier long before they actually do it. They picture the finished structure: a sturdy walkway extending over the water, a spot to tie up the boat, a place to fish in the evening. What they don't usually picture is...

Building a dock is one of the most significant improvements you can make to a waterfront property. It gives you direct, functional access to the water: a place to moor your boat, fish with the grandkids, watch the sunset, or tie up after a day on the lake. Done right,...

Owning a boat on the Louisiana or Mississippi Gulf Coast comes with one big question: how do you protect it when you're not on the water? Leaving your vessel floating in a slip exposes it to tidal fluctuation, marine growth, barnacles, and the corrosive effects of...

A seawall is designed to hold back water, resist erosion, and protect the property behind it through years of tidal fluctuation, boat wake, and ordinary weather. But a hurricane is not ordinary weather, and understanding what actually happens to a seawall during a...

The question comes up on nearly every dock project: wood or composite? Both materials have their advocates, both have legitimate uses, and both will get the job done in the right circumstances. But the Gulf Coast is not an average environment, and a choice that works...

Most waterfront property owners can describe their bulkhead in general terms. It is the wall at the edge of their property that holds the bank in place and keeps the water where it belongs. What far fewer people understand is that for most bulkheads, the wall itself...

Every spring along the Gulf Coast, waterfront property owners face the same window of opportunity: the weeks between the last cold front and the first named storm. It is a short stretch of calm that does not last. Once June arrives, contractor schedules fill up,...