Marine Construction in Chincoteague, VA

Coastal and back-bay water: Chincoteague Bay, the Assateague Channel and Chincoteague Channel — about 65 miles south of the shop.

An island town on shallow, fast-moving back-bay water, with Assateague taking the ocean energy on its behalf. Soft bottom and real current in the channels, and almost everything here is reached from the water rather than the road.

Access. The far end of our range. Work here is planned as a trip, not a call-out. We cover ZIP code 23336 and the surrounding Accomack County shoreline.

What that usually argues for. Bulkhead where the lot runs to the water and there is no room to slope, rip-rap revetment where there is. Anything built here has to assume the worst summer weekend, not the average day.

Shoreline work in Virginia is regulated, and almost anything built in or over the water needs approval from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission and the local wetlands board. In Virginia we provide permitting assistance and coordination through that process.

Budget three to twelve months for agency review depending on the complexity of the project. It is the part of the schedule most people underestimate, so it is worth starting the conversation well before the season you want to be using the water.