Custom docks, seawalls, boat lifts, and dock repair in St. Petersburg, FL — built by Tampa Dock Builders. Serving Tampa Bay and Boca Ciega Bay since 1992 with an in-house crew, FDEP-permitted builds, and a 30-year material warranty.
Tampa Dock Builders has built docks, seawalls, and boat lifts in St. Petersburg since 1992. We're a Tampa-based, family-owned marine contractor with our own crew, our own trucks, and our own permitting team — we're the company St. Petersburg waterfront homeowners actually call when they want the work done right the first time.
St. Petersburg has more total waterfront than any other city in the region, split across Tampa Bay frontage (Snell Isle, Old Northeast, Shore Acres) and Boca Ciega Bay frontage (Bayway Isles, Pasadena). Tampa Bay frontage gets heavier chop and surge; Boca Ciega is more protected but has tighter Pinellas County permitting requirements. Shore Acres and Riviera Bay are flood-prone — we build docks here with significantly higher freeboard than the typical Tampa Bay spec.
We work all of St. Petersburg — every street, every neighborhood, every canal. Where we end up most often: Snell Isle, Old Northeast, Coffee Pot Bayou, Shore Acres, Riviera Bay, and Bayway Isles. If your property is in St. Petersburg and it has water access, we build there.
Snell Isle and Shore Acres flood regularly during king tides — dock decks and pilings need extra elevation. Bayway Isles seawalls take heavy boat-traffic wake.
That means St. Petersburg docks are engineered slightly differently than the same dock would be elsewhere on Tampa Bay. We've been doing this long enough to know the local quirks — we don't show up with a one-size-fits-all spec.
Snell Isle new dock construction, Shore Acres storm damage rebuilds, Bayway Isles seawall repairs, multi-boat docks with twin lifts. Whatever your project is, we'll come look at it for free, give you straight advice, and quote it in writing with a fixed price.
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Our four core services — all available in St. Petersburg:
Yes. Tampa Dock Builders serves St. Petersburg across Pinellas County for new dock construction, seawall installation and repair, boat lift installation, and dock repair. We've been working St. Petersburg properties since 1992.
Most residential dock builds in St. Petersburg run $25,000 to $80,000 depending on length, water depth, materials, and whether you include a lift or roof. Seawalls run $400-$700 per linear foot. Boat lifts run $8,000-$25,000 installed.
Yes — St. Petersburg dock construction requires Pinellas County permits and FDEP (Florida Department of Environmental Protection) approval. Some projects also need U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approval. We handle all permitting in-house at no extra cost.
From signed contract to finished dock in St. Petersburg: typically 8-16 weeks. Permitting runs 6-10 weeks, construction itself 1-3 weeks once materials are staged.
Yes. We handle hurricane and storm damage assessments, insurance claim documentation, and rebuilds across St. Petersburg. We typically can be on-site for emergency assessment within 48-72 hours of a named storm.