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We build throughout Palm Beach County, our home base, and take projects in Martin and Broward counties. That includes the Intracoastal Waterway and the canal communities from Jupiter and Tequesta south through Palm Beach, Manalapan, Delray Beach, and Boca Raton.

Danelly, our office manager, is usually the one who picks up. Brendan, the owner, walks the property with you at the site visit. You will not be handed to a call center at any point.

Yes. We come to you, look at the structure and the water, and give you a straight answer on the right way to build it. There is no charge and no obligation.

You hear from us within one business day. We schedule a site visit, walk the property with you, and follow up with a written estimate that states the scope and the price.

Yes. Florida Marine Builders is a registered fictitious name of Parker Construction Group, LLC, Certified General Contractor CGC1536036, and we carry the insurance this work requires. You can verify the license directly with the state from the link in the footer of every page, and we provide a certificate of insurance on request.

No. Payment terms are stated plainly in your written estimate, with a schedule tied to the stages of the work.

It depends on whether your project needs permits. Work that does not require a permit goes on the schedule right away, in the next available slot. Permitted work starts when the approvals come back, and because the local permitting process is unpredictable, we do not commit to a start date we cannot control. We tell you what to expect for your project and keep you informed as the approvals move.

Yes. If a storm has damaged your seawall, dock, or lift, call us at 561-614-2999. We will assess it, make it safe, and give you a plan for the repair.

Workmanship is warranted for one year after installation, and soil stabilization work for three years. Boat lift equipment carries the manufacturer's warranty, which passes through to you. The warranty terms are stated in your written estimate.

Common warning signs are cracks in the wall or cap, a wall that leans or bows, soil sinking or holes opening behind the wall, and rust stains bleeding through concrete. Which side of the repair-or-replace line you are on depends on what the inspection finds; on one recent project we core-drilled the existing wall to confirm that replacement, not repair, was the right call. The site visit is where you get a straight answer.

Usually because soil is escaping through or under the wall. Failed joints, clogged or missing weep holes, and gaps at the base let each tide pull soil out from behind the wall, and the surface sinks as the soil goes. It tends to get worse quietly, so it is worth an inspection sooner rather than later.

The cap is the concrete beam along the top that ties the wall panels together so they act as one structure. A failing cap lets panels move independently, which accelerates everything else. Replacing a cap is a common mid-life repair that can add years to a sound wall.

The common systems are concrete panel, vinyl, and hybrid designs, each with tradeoffs in strength, corrosion resistance, and cost. The right choice depends on the water, the soil, the exposure, and what the wall protects. We walk through the options at the site visit and put the recommendation in writing.

Structural polyurethane is injected into the soil behind or beneath a structure, where it expands, fills voids, and binds loose soil. It can stop erosion behind a seawall and re-support settled ground without excavation. We warrant soil stabilization work for three years.

Pressure-treated lumber, composite decking, and hardwoods each earn their place. Wood costs less up front and can be refinished; composite costs more and asks less of you every year; hardwoods like Ipe split the difference with natural durability and a look that ages well. We price the options in the estimate so the tradeoff is yours to make.

Lift capacity is sized to the boat's full operating weight: hull, engines, fuel, water, and gear, with margin above that so the lift never works at its limit. Bring your boat's specifications to the site visit, or tell us the make and model and we will do the math.

We are a dealer for Hi-Tide, Hurricane, and AMF boat lifts, and we size the lift to your boat rather than to a brochure. The manufacturer's warranty passes through to you, and our one-year workmanship warranty covers the installation itself.

Yes. We repair and service existing lifts, including motor, cable, and control work, whether or not we built the original installation.

A boathouse combines dock, lift, and roof structure into one engineered project, so it touches more trades and more permitting than a dock alone. It starts the same way everything we build starts: a site visit, then a written scope with the design and the price.

In practice, most construction does. Marine construction in South Florida is regulated by your city or county building department and, depending on the location and scope, by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Which approvals apply depends on the waterway, the size of the structure, and the nature of the work; some repairs and service work do not require a permit at all, which is why they can start sooner.

We do. Florida Marine Builders determines which permits your project needs, prepares the applications, and obtains every approval before work begins. Permitting is part of the job, not an extra service.

Every structural project is designed by a Florida-licensed professional engineer. Depending on the project we use our own engineering resources or contract engineers we work with regularly, and the drawings are signed, sealed, and submitted with the permit application.

It varies by municipality and by which agencies are involved, from a few weeks for straightforward work to several months where state or federal review applies. We tell you what to expect for your specific project, and your project goes on the construction schedule as soon as the approvals come back.