Shoreline maintenance on St. Simons Island is a scheduled inspection and tune-up of your bulkhead, rock, drains and dock connections, plus a look at whether part of your shoreline could be a living shoreline.
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Seawall Repairs by Solid Foundations provides shoreline maintenance in St. Simons Island, GA for waterfront homeowners, HOAs, condo associations, and vacation-rental owners. Typical projects include annual inspections on marsh-front bulkheads, post-storm condition reports, clearing weep holes, and assessing creek banks for oyster-and-marsh living shorelines. Call 866-398-9323 or use the quote form to book a free on-site inspection.
A St. Simons shoreline gets tested every day. The tide swings about 7.2 feet at St. Simons Light, soft marsh soil moves easily, and the island has taken two record surges in back-to-back years, from Matthew in 2016 and Irma in 2017. Most failures we see started small: one open seam, one clogged weep hole, one soft spot that grew. A yearly visit catches those, and a dated photo record helps with insurance and resale.
| Season | Focus |
|---|---|
| Spring | Full inspection before hurricane season; clear drains; seal early leaks |
| Summer | Check after heavy rain for new soft spots |
| After any tropical storm or nor'easter | Photo-documented condition report |
| Around the biggest spring tides | Washouts at the top of the wall and at transitions |
| Winter | Good window for scheduled repairs |
On the right bank, yes, and St. Simons has a good local example. At Cannon's Point Preserve, a living shoreline on Lawrence Creek was completed in October 2015 using 8,000 bags of oyster shell and Spartina plugs. Monitoring by College of Coastal Georgia students found oyster densities held steady through Matthew and Irma and kept growing by 2019 (St. Simons Land Trust).
The Georgia DNR Coastal Resources Division recommends living shorelines for low- to medium-energy estuarine shorelines (GA DNR CRD). In practice:
Any work on a tidal bank needs CRD review, and we'll help you figure out the path.
An annual shoreline inspection on St. Simons Island typically costs $350–$800. Comprehensive programs including minor repairs run $800–$3,500 per year. HOAs and condo associations can combine every building or lot in one program.
If a visit finds a bigger issue, we'll lay out options, from bulkhead repair on St. Simons Island to seawall reinforcement on St. Simons Island. Our seawall warning signs guide is a good self-check, and our St. Simons Island seawall repair page lists every island service. We also offer shoreline maintenance in Brunswick.
Yes. We schedule around bookings and send a photo report so you see exactly what we found.
On a sheltered bank, possibly. The Cannon's Point project on Lawrence Creek has held up through two hurricanes. We'll check your site's exposure.
Once a year before hurricane season, plus after named storms and strong nor'easters.
Soil loss through open seams on marsh-front walls, often spotted as fresh sediment on the marsh below.
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