Marco Island is a boating community and has lots of canals... There are three types of seawalls on these canals: Original Deltona, T-Pile and Replacement Wall.
- Original Walls Designed by Deltona - these walls are over 30 years old and are normally 10'-12' in depth and 5'8' width and 4"-5" thick.
- T-Pile are 20'-22' poured concrete pilings;panels are normally 10-12' depth 5'-8' wide and 4"-5" thick
- Replacement Wall are generally thicker and better made, 14'long 6"thick, 5'wide and 5' into the berm.
Some Terminology you might want to be familiar with:
- Seawall Cap - Ties the panels together at the top -- there are two types Non-Structural and structural.
- Tie Backs - Threaded steel rods that goes from the seawall to a poured concrete anchor approximately 15' into the yard and located every 10'.
- Weep Holes - 1"-2" diameter hole to allow water to escape through the wall
- French Drain - a 2'x2' trench dug behind the seawall filled with 3/4" stone.
- Berm (ground) - support the toe of the seawall and prevents rotting from the bottom
Here are some additional resources for Sea Wall Information for Marco Island:
- Blue Marlin Marine Construction, Inc. (239) 642-8458
- Collier Seawall & Dock (239) 389-4700
- Marco Marine Construction (239) 394-8194
- Duane Thomas Marine Construction (239) 394-8070
- Naples Dock & Marine (239) 434-0249
This information is provided by Colleen Kulikowski, Realtor If you need more information about the Naples/Marco Island area, please feel free to contact me at colleen@paradisereport.com.
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