Marine Construction in Ocean View, DE

Tidal bay and creek water: White Creek, Indian River Bay and Assawoman Canal — about 33 miles southeast of the shop.

Ocean View frontage takes wake all summer long, and wake is more corrosive to a bank than weather because it arrives every weekend regardless of forecast. A foot of bank a year is not a storm event here; it is a hundred small ones.

Access. Well served by road, but creek-side working room is tight on most lots. We cover ZIP code 19970 and the surrounding Sussex County shoreline.

What that usually argues for. Rip-rap and living shoreline suit most of this water, with bulkhead reserved for lots that genuinely need a vertical edge. Pile gets driven to refusal because the bottom will not hold it otherwise.

Shoreline work in Delaware is regulated, and almost anything built in or over the water needs approval from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. We handle that in house — preparing the plans, completing the applications and coordinating with the agencies.

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.