Name:	Lifer -	Reply
Subject:	New Dock
Date:	4/18/2017 3:17:21 PM

Custom Docks out of Talladega does great work. I can't recall the number right now. Deep Water services also is fine operation. You might get more recommendations if you put a post under Lake Martin topics.

Name:	LSUboy -	Reply
Subject:	New Dock
Date:	4/19/2017 6:52:45 PM

Make sure you use someone who drills into the lake bed. Not simply placed on top. LM Dock is the best as far as I know.

Name:	Lifer -	Reply
Subject:	New Dock
Date:	4/19/2017 10:25:25 PM

  All of them drive the posts in. Nobody sets them on top. I know Custom Docks uses square posts instead of round poles which look much better to me. They also put decorative peices on all corners. They are all sturdier but Customs look much better. They have built several in my area. They have used my boat ramp for easy access. For the record I have offered the same courtesy to Lake Martin Dock Co. Should they ever be working in the area.

Name:	John C -	Reply
Subject:	New Dock
Date:	4/20/2017 7:06:13 PM

I think it's really smart to ask a prospective dock builder how deep they plan to drive the poles. Or, at least, given the terrain / rock in your particular lake bed, how deep they anticipate having to sink the poles. 

From my personal experience of looking at tons of homes around the lake, I can tell you that more than a few don't drill down far enough and just plop the pilings in mud. The dock starts to fail relatively quickly and it's obvious they didn't go down far enough. First you see it on the poles that are supposed to hold the floating pier, then it spreads to the fixed. That's what seperates a weekend carpenter from someone with marine construction experience.

Build right- or build twice.

Name:	FlyGuy -	Reply
Subject:	New Dock
Date:	4/23/2017 11:19:19 PM

Thanks for the advice guys

Name:	FishPaddler -	Reply
Subject:	New Dock
Date:	4/24/2017 1:01:22 PM

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