Seawall Inspection
Understand What Your Seawall Is Telling You
Request a Seawall Inspection
When Should You Have a Seawall Inspected?
You don't have to wait for obvious damage to have questions about your seawall.
Changes such as cracking, leaning, soil loss, gaps behind the wall, rust staining, movement at the cap, or recurring erosion can provide clues about conditions that deserve a closer look.
An inspection can also be valuable when you're buying or selling waterfront property, planning improvements near the seawall, evaluating an older structure, or simply trying to understand its current condition before deciding what—if anything—needs to be done.
The goal is not to assume that every visible change means major repair. It's to understand what you're seeing so you can make a better property decision.
What Does a Seawall Inspection Look for?
Tiebacks & Structural Support
Visible signs of deterioration or movement involving tie rods, anchors, deadmen, pilings, and other components that help stabilize the seawall.
At and Below the Waterline
Scour, erosion, undermining, deterioration, corrosion, marine growth, and other conditions that may not be obvious from the property side.
The Surrounding Property
Settlement near the seawall, changes around docks or boat lifts, erosion patterns, drainage conditions, and other clues that may help explain what is happening.
Wall & Cap
Cracks, spalling, exposed reinforcement, joint separation, leaning, bulging, rotation, settlement, and movement at the cap.
Soil & Drainage
Soil loss, washout, voids or sinkholes behind the wall, standing water, drainage problems, and signs that water may be moving where it shouldn't.
A seawall is a system. Conditions above the water, below it, and behind the wall can all tell part of the story.
When Is a Seawall Inspection Especially Valuable?
An inspection can be especially useful when the condition of a seawall could influence a larger property decision.
You Own or Manage Waterfront Property
An inspection can help establish a clearer picture of current conditions when you've noticed changes, inherited responsibility for a seawall, or simply don't know its history.
You're Buying or Selling Waterfront Property
Understanding the seawall's condition can provide useful information for negotiations, budgeting, and the larger property decision.
You're Planning Work Near the Waterfront
Dock work, drainage changes, landscaping, construction, or other improvements can make understanding the seawall's existing condition especially useful.
Why does timing matter?
Earlier awareness can give you more time to understand the condition, consider your options, plan for potential work, and make decisions before circumstances force the timeline.
Not Sure What Your Seawall Is Telling You?
You don't need to diagnose the problem yourself. An inspection can help you understand what you're seeing and determine what—if anything—should happen next.
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