Dock Repair in Pompano Beach, FL

Dock repair in Pompano Beach usually starts with something you can see, like a soft board or a wobbly ladder, but the cause is often below it. Salt water, marine borers and constant wet-dry cycles work on pilings at the waterline and on the fasteners holding the frame together. A good repair finds that root cause instead of just covering it with new boards.

What we check on a repair visit

• Pilings: probing at and below the waterline for soft wood, borer damage and loss of section where the piling necks down
• Framing: stringers and joists for rot at the top, splits at bolt holes and sagging spans
• Connections: bolts, straps and hangers for rust, loose nuts and missing hardware
• Decking: soft, cupped or split boards and popped fasteners
• Attachments: ladders, cleats, bumpers and the joint where the dock meets the seawall

Repair or replace?

If the pilings are solid and only the boards or a few joists are bad, repair is almost always the better value. Several failing pilings, or framing that is rotten across many spans, usually point toward a new dock. We show you what we find, with photos, and price both paths when it is close.

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Common repairs

Piling replacement means pulling or cutting the old pile and setting a new one in the same place, then reattaching the frame. Sistering adds a new joist alongside a weak one. Board replacement swaps damaged decking for new wood or composite. Hardware replacement trades rusted bolts and nails for stainless or hot-dip galvanized parts. Piling wraps can slow damage on a piling that is still sound.

Permits for repairs

Broward County requires a license before any work in, on, over or under its waters, and that covers repair work too. The county's streamlined general license includes repair or replacement of an existing dock as long as the total over-water area stays at or under 500 square feet. Cities set their own building permit rules for repairs. Lighthouse Point, for one, asks for sealed plans when stringers or framing are replaced. We confirm what your address needs before quoting.

After a storm

High water and surge can lift decking, loosen pilings and push debris into the frame. Once it is safe, take photos from the yard and the water for your insurer before anything is moved. We can inspect and document the damage, make the dock safe and price a full repair once the claim is underway.

Keeping it in shape

Rinse salt off the deck, keep leaves and debris from piling up between boards, and look under the dock at low tide once or twice a year. Tighten anything loose and replace a rusty bolt before it fails. Small fixes now cost far less than a new piling later.