Survey at Mean Low Water
We survey your depths at mean low water — the honest number, not the high-tide one — before any math or money.
Dredging: get your depth back
If your boat touches bottom at low tide — or the new boat draws more than the old slip allows — the fix is measured in cubic yards. We dredge behind homes across Broward and Palm Beach County.
How a Dredging Job Works
The math is simple once the survey is honest
First we survey your depths at mean low water — the honest number, not the high-tide one.
The math from there is simple: area to be dredged, times the cut depth needed, divided by 27, equals cubic yards. Cubic yards — plus what happens to them — drive the price. Spoil disposal is the fork in the road. Material dewatered and placed on your own property is the economical route when the site allows it; barging or trucking material away costs meaningfully more. We price both where both are options, so the trade-off is yours to make with real numbers.
What You Get
Measured, permitted, priced both ways
Cubic-Yard Math
Area to be dredged, times the cut depth needed, divided by 27, equals cubic yards. Cubic yards drive the price.
Both Disposal Options
On-site dewatering is economical when the site allows it; barging or trucking away costs more. We price both where both are options.
Maintenance Depths
Generally back to previously permitted or documented historic depths — dredging is usually maintenance of what existed, not new excavation.
Permits Filed & Tracked
FDEP and county review, with the U.S. Army Corps involved depending on the waterway. We file, track, and tell you the realistic window.
Heavy Equipment Division
For larger projects, our dredging division, Palm Beach Dredging, runs the heavy equipment side of the house.
The Permitting Reality
Maintenance is a far simpler path than new deepening
Residential maintenance dredging — restoring previously permitted or historic depths — moves through FDEP and county review, with the U.S. Army Corps involved depending on the waterway. Maintenance work back to documented depths is a far simpler path than new deepening, and the permit phase is usually the longest part of the schedule. We file, track, and tell you the realistic window before you commit. While the slip is open, it's also the right moment to look at your dock, pilings, and boat lift.
FAQ
Dredging Questions & Answers
Generally back to previously permitted or documented historic depths — dredging is usually maintenance of what existed, not new excavation. The survey and the permit record establish your number; we confirm both before quoting.
Cubic yards, access (barge vs. land equipment), and disposal — on-site dewatering vs. haul-away. Three variables, all of them measured and shown as line items on the estimate.
The dredge work behind a typical home runs days. The permits run longer — commonly months, not weeks — which is why the right time to start is before the new boat arrives, not after.
Either dewatered on your property where conditions and rules allow, or loaded and hauled to an approved site. The inspection tells us which options your lot supports.