Seawall Information

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Steelhead Construction has created this brief step by step process to simplify a very daunting task for many customers. As a result of recent disasters many residents of volusia county have been left with major damage to dunes and existing seawalls. Steelhead Construction is locally owned and operated in New Smyrna Beach and wants to help the community to build back our beaches and protect our communities against future storms. We are offering free consulting and estimates at this time. Our intention is to offer high quality construction for a FAIR price

STEP 1

SURVEY

Many changes have been made to our beaches as a result of Hurricane Ian and these have resulted in changes to many properties. Volusia County and the FDEP are assessing damages on a case by case basis and it is most certainly in the best interest of all owners to address this issue first. Steelhead Construction can assist with these meetings and also provide Surveying Contacts to produce updated survey documents.

Step 2

Permitting

There are many challenges to permitting seawall projects. Steelhead is a state certified building contractor CBC1263026 and can handle this process entirely with our permit technicians. These fees can be variable and estimation will be made as part of sales proposal for each individual job. Delays can be long in this process so now is the time to get started as restricted and storm seasons are always approaching. The below links to the FDEP webiste have useful information for owners specifically affected by these disasters.

Step 3

ENGINEERING & PLANNING

This step is done with the conjuction with the above as the engineering for the seawall is required to be submitted with permit application. Steelhead has experienced engineers on staff with direct knowledge of these type of applications and processes. During this step Steelhead can help to assist with explaining the products being typically used for this type of construction. We offer several levels of strength options that can be reviewed in the estimating phase of your project.

Step 4

Construction

Now that all of the above is completed, we are ready to begin construction. Steelhead will provide a detailed construction schedule for the owners to review. We pride ourselves on the safety of both our workers and any residents present during this process. With our large experienced labor force we can quickly tackle any size project. We are fully licensed and insured for this type of work.