Keep Your Revetment Working — Before Erosion Takes Hold
866-398-9323Licensed seawall specialists — FL · GA · SC
Seawall Repairs by Solid Foundations provides professional Revetment Maintenance for waterfront homeowners and commercial waterfront properties across Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. Licensed CBC1267322, NCFI-certified, 30+ years experience. Most repairs completed in 1–2 days. Call 866-398-9323 for a free inspection.
A revetment is only as good as its last maintenance. Without regular inspection and upkeep, gaps form, armoring displaces, and the shoreline beneath begins to erode — often invisibly until a storm surge exposes the damage. Seawall Repairs by Solid Foundations provides comprehensive revetment maintenance services for Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina waterfront properties, from annual inspections and stone resets to full revetment rehabilitation.
If a revetment is losing ground, see how we approach seawall and shoreline erosion control.
A revetment is a sloped facing of rock, concrete, or engineered material placed along a shoreline to absorb wave energy and prevent erosion of the underlying bank. Unlike a vertical seawall, a revetment uses the slope and mass of its armor layer to dissipate wave energy rather than reflect it. Over time, revetments need maintenance: stones shift or settle, voids open in the filter fabric, toe scour undermines the base, and vegetation encroachment weakens the armor system.
We inspect the revetment from the water and land sides, documenting displaced armor, visible voids, toe scour depth, filter fabric condition, and any bank erosion behind or beneath the armoring.
We probe under displaced stone sections and along the toe to identify voids in the gravel filter layer or bedding fabric that indicate active sub-surface erosion.
Where toe scour has undermined the base of the revetment, we restore the toe by placing additional riprap or grouted stone to re-establish the toe key depth.
Displaced armor stones are repositioned and any stones that have degraded below required size are replaced with new material of matching gradation.
Where voids exist in the filter gravel layer, we place compatible gravel to fill gaps. Where filter fabric is torn or bypassed, we repair or replace the geotextile fabric.
We restore any displaced or degraded crest stones and address vegetation encroachment that may be undermining the armor-to-bank interface.
Revetment maintenance costs depend on the linear footage and severity of deterioration. Annual inspection with minor repairs typically runs $1,500–$5,000 for a standard 100-foot residential revetment. Major rehabilitation with stone replacement and toe repair runs $150–$400 per linear foot.
We offer revetment maintenance for waterfront homes and properties across Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Each local page covers how revetments are inspected and maintained along that area's shorelines.
Southwest Florida. In Collier County, you can read about revetment maintenance in Naples and revetment maintenance on Marco Island. Farther north in Lee County, our Fort Myers revetment maintenance page covers the Caloosahatchee River area, and revetment maintenance in Cape Coral covers the city's canal system. Around Charlotte Harbor, see revetment maintenance in Punta Gorda.
Tampa Bay and Sarasota. On the Tampa side of the bay, start with revetment maintenance in Tampa. In Pinellas County, we have pages for revetment maintenance in St. Petersburg and Clearwater revetment maintenance. To the south, read about revetment maintenance in Bradenton in Manatee County and revetment maintenance in Sarasota along Sarasota Bay.
Southeast Florida and the Keys. Around Biscayne Bay, see revetment maintenance in Miami. In Broward County, our Fort Lauderdale revetment maintenance page covers local canals and the Intracoastal Waterway, and in Palm Beach County you can read about revetment maintenance in West Palm Beach. Down in Monroe County, see revetment maintenance in Key West.
Northeast Florida. Along the St. Johns River and the Intracoastal Waterway in Duval County, read about revetment maintenance in Jacksonville.
Georgia coast. In Glynn County, we have pages for revetment maintenance in Brunswick and revetment maintenance on St. Simons Island. In Chatham County, see revetment maintenance in Savannah.
South Carolina coast. Around Charleston Harbor, read about revetment maintenance in Charleston. In Beaufort County, near Port Royal Sound, see revetment maintenance on Hilton Head Island and revetment maintenance in Beaufort.
If stone on your revetment has shifted or the toe looks undermined, you can schedule a free revetment inspection.
Licensed, insured, NCFI-certified. Serving Florida, Georgia & South Carolina since 1996.
866-398-9323