DOCK BUILDING
Dock builder serving Eustis, Tavares, Mount Dora, and the Harris Chain of Lakes — new docks, boathouse and covered slip roofs, and dock repair built and permitted by a licensed Florida general contractor (CGC1538852).
Expert Dock Building Services in Lake County
Pro Specialty Services is a licensed Florida general contractor (CGC1538852) building and repairing docks on the Harris Chain of Lakes. Lake Eustis, Lake Harris, Little Lake Harris, Lake Dora, Lake Beauclair, Lake Griffin, and the canals that tie them together are the reason people buy here — and a dock is how you actually use the water you paid for.
A dock in Central Florida works harder than it looks. Pilings sit permanently in warm fresh water with fluctuating lake levels; decking bakes under UV that eats untreated wood; hardware corrodes; and boat wake works every loose connection a little further loose every season. The parts you can see are the easy part — the pilings, the connections, and the fasteners decide whether you're standing on the same dock in twenty years.
We build new docks, replace tired ones, and repair the specific thing that's failing rather than selling you a teardown you don't need. If your dock is sound but the decking is soft, that's a decking job. If the pilings have moved, that's a different conversation, and we'll tell you which one you're in before you're committed.
Waterfront work rarely stops at the waterline. We also handle seawall repair and shoreline stabilization, deck building up at the house, and full builds as a licensed general contractor — one contract, one company standing behind it.
Why Dock Construction Quality Matters
Pilings are the whole structure. Everything above the water is only as good as what's driven below it. Pilings have to reach competent bearing under soft lake-bottom muck, be sized for the loads they'll actually carry, and be treated for permanent freshwater contact. A dock set on short or undersized pilings looks identical to a good one on day one — and tells you the truth about three years later, when it starts to lean.
Fasteners and connectors fail before lumber does. Between humidity, splash, and constant wet-dry cycling, ordinary fasteners corrode and the connection lets go while the boards still look fine. We use hot-dip galvanized or stainless hardware rated for the treated lumber it's driven into, because mismatched metal and modern pressure-treatment chemistry corrode each other faster than either does alone.
Covered slips are roofs, and roofs are our other trade. A boathouse or covered slip is a wind-exposed roof standing on posts over water — one of the harder structures to build well and one of the first things a storm goes after. We're also a certified Florida roofing contractor (CCC1335465), so the roof over your boat is designed, fastened, and detailed by people who do roofs for a living, not framed as an afterthought.
What Our Dock Services Include
New construction, replacement, and honest repair on Lake County waterfront:
New Dock Construction
Stationary docks built on driven pilings — walkways, platforms, and boat slips sized to your shoreline, your water depth, and how you actually use the lake.
Boathouse & Covered Slip Roofs
Covered slips and boathouse roofs framed and fastened for Florida wind, detailed by a certified roofing contractor rather than framed as an afterthought.
Dock Repair
Soft or loose decking, failed fasteners, sagging stringers, and racked framing repaired without replacing what's still sound.
Piling Repair & Replacement
Leaning, shifted, or deteriorated pilings assessed and replaced, plus wraps and sleeves where the damage is at the waterline.
Decking Replacement
Re-decking existing dock framing in pressure-treated lumber or composite, with proper gapping and corrosion-rated fasteners throughout.
Railings, Steps & Ladders
Handrails, stairs down to the water, boarding ladders, and bench seating built solid enough to trust with kids and guests on them.
Dock Electrical & Lighting Coordination
Lighting and power runs coordinated with licensed electricians so the wiring on your dock is permitted and inspected, not improvised.
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Our Dock Building Process
Site Visit & Assessment
We walk the shoreline, look at water depth, bottom conditions, and what's already there — then tell you honestly whether you're looking at a repair or a rebuild.
Design & Written Scope
Layout, dimensions, materials, and price in writing before anything starts, including whether you want a covered slip now or framing that can take one later.
Permits & Approvals
Dock and shoreline work in Lake County typically involves permitting and may involve state or water management district review depending on the lake and the scope. We identify what your specific project needs and handle the applications.
Pilings Driven
Pilings set to competent bearing and aligned, because everything above the water inherits whatever accuracy happens at this stage.
Framing & Decking
Stringers and framing set level and square with corrosion-rated connectors, then decked with consistent gapping for drainage and expansion.
Roof, Rails & Finish
Covered slip roofing, railings, steps, and ladders installed and secured — then the site cleaned up and a walkthrough of what we built and how to keep it.
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Licensed & Insured
Florida general contractor CGC1538852 plus certified roofing contractor CCC1335465 — fully insured for waterfront work.
Local to the Harris Chain
Based in Eustis. We know these lakes, these shorelines, and how the water levels behave season to season.
Covered Slips Done by Roofers
Boathouse and slip roofs designed and fastened by a certified roofing contractor, not framed by guesswork.
Repair-First Assessment
If your dock needs a repair rather than a replacement, we say so — and quote the repair.
Permits Managed
We identify what your project actually requires and handle the applications under our license.
Written Scope & Price
Materials, dimensions, and price in writing before work starts, with documented pricing on any change.
Common Questions
In almost all cases, yes. Docks are structures over water, so they generally require a county building permit and may also require review by the state or the water management district depending on the waterbody and what you're building. The exact requirements vary by lake and by scope, so we determine what applies to your specific property before we design the project — and we handle the applications under our license.
It depends almost entirely on the pilings and hardware. Properly sized pilings treated for permanent freshwater contact, set to real bearing, with corrosion-rated fasteners, will long outlast the decking on top of them. Decking is the wear item — it's normal to re-deck a dock more than once over the life of the structure beneath it.
Pressure-treated lumber costs less up front and can be replaced board by board, but it wants periodic sealing to hold up under Florida UV and it will gray and check over time. Composite costs more initially and then asks for essentially nothing but a rinse, and it stays cooler and splinter-free underfoot. Either works well on a dock. The framing and pilings underneath are identical in both cases, and that's where structural quality actually lives.
Often, yes — and that's the first thing we check. Soft decking, loose or corroded fasteners, sagging stringers, and racked framing are all repairable when the pilings are still sound. Pilings that have leaned, shifted, or deteriorated at the waterline are a bigger job. We'll tell you which situation you're in after we've looked, before you've committed to anything.
Sometimes. A covered slip adds significant wind load, so the existing pilings and framing have to be capable of carrying it — that's a structural question we answer on site, not over the phone. If the existing structure can't take it, we'll tell you what would need to change rather than building a roof onto something that can't hold it.
As far as it takes to reach water deep enough to actually use, which varies enormously along the Harris Chain. Some shorelines drop off within a few feet; others stay shallow and mucky well out from the bank. We measure depth at your property rather than estimating, because walkway length is one of the biggest drivers of what a dock costs.
We build and repair docks throughout Lake County from our base in Eustis — Tavares, Mount Dora, Leesburg, Fruitland Park, Lady Lake, The Villages, Clermont, and the surrounding waterfront communities on the Harris Chain and nearby lakes.
- Related services
Often paired with dock building.
Trades we recommend scoping together if we're already on-site.
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Deck Building
Exterior Construction & Repairs
Room Additions
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