In Palm Beach Gardens, dock and seawall permits need signed and sealed plans plus Army Corps of Engineers approval, so paperwork should start alongside the repair plan.
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Seawall Repairs by Solid Foundations provides seawall repair in Palm Beach Gardens, FL for Intracoastal homeowners, gated-community HOAs, and commercial waterfront owners. Typical projects include refilling soil behind canal walls in waterfront communities, sealing leaking joints on Intracoastal frontage, and anchoring walls that have started to tip. Call 866-398-9323 or use the quote form to book a free on-site inspection.
Most people know Palm Beach Gardens for golf, but the city also reaches the Intracoastal Waterway. Its first link across the waterway came in 1966, when a two-lane drawbridge opened at PGA Boulevard, connecting US 1 and Juno Beach to the city. Waterfront homes here sit on the Intracoastal and on residential canals, a short run from where the Lake Worth Lagoon begins at North Palm Beach. Gardens jobs run through our West Palm Beach seawall repair team, which handles engineering, scheduling, and the permit set.
The City of Palm Beach Gardens Building Division publishes a permit checklist for decking, docks, and seawalls. It includes:
Because federal approval is on the list, we line up the Army Corps paperwork early. "Signed and sealed" means a Florida-licensed engineer stamps the drawings, so we bring the engineer in at the inspection stage. That way the survey, the drawings, and the federal request all describe the same wall, and the city's reviewers aren't comparing documents that disagree. At the state level, Florida law exempts restoring a seawall at its previous location, or within 18 inches waterward, from a Chapter 403 permit. That often keeps a straight repair simpler.
Whether the wall faces the Intracoastal or an interior canal, the tide moves through it every day. Common findings:
Left alone, a small leak follows a familiar path: a soft spot in the lawn, then a depression near the cap, then a hole that opens after a heavy rain. Catching it at the soft-spot stage keeps the fix small.
Storms play a part too. During Hurricane Irma in 2017, the National Weather Service reported about 1 to 2 feet of inundation at the beachfront from Fort Lauderdale north through the Palm Beaches.
When the wall is still plumb, polyurethane injection fills the voids and seals joints through small ports. Landscaping and pavers stay in place, which matters in manicured communities. For caps, cracks, and drains, see the bulkhead repair service from our West Palm Beach crews. When a wall is moving, seawall reinforcement in West Palm Beach explains how helical tiebacks hold it.
The Gardens shares the Intracoastal with North Palm Beach seawall repair just south, where village rules set cap heights by flood zone. North toward the inlet, Jupiter seawall repair works under Jupiter's shoreline code on the Loxahatchee. Across the lagoon, seawall repair in Palm Beach handles the island town's estate and public walls.
Seawall Repairs by Solid Foundations has served Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina since 1996, holds Florida license CBC1267322, and is an NCFI-certified polyurethane installer. Schedule a free inspection or call 866-398-9323.
The city's dock and seawall checklist lists Army Corps of Engineers approval as a required submittal, because the work is in navigable water. We prepare that request with the city application.
Usually very little. Polyurethane is injected through small holes behind the wall, so lawns and pavers mostly stay put. We coordinate access with the HOA.
Yes, if the work is valued over $5,000, according to the city's checklist.
Walls near busy Intracoastal crossings generally see more boat traffic than walls tucked into interior canals, so we check their joints and toes closely.
In addition to Palm Beach Gardens, our licensed seawall repair team serves these nearby Florida communities:
Service Area: Intracoastal Waterway and the Loxahatchee River
We serve all waterfront properties on Intracoastal Waterway and the Loxahatchee River and surrounding canals, lakes, and waterways.
Seawall Repairs by Solid Foundations also serves these waterfront communities near Palm Beach Gardens:
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