Bulkhead & Seawall Repair in Norfolk, VA
Hampton Roads Bulkhead repairs and replaces bulkheads in Norfolk, Virginia. We work the Lafayette River, the Elizabeth River, and the bayfront neighborhoods, from Larchmont and Colonial Place to the walls along Willoughby Spit.
Norfolk floods more than almost anywhere on the East Coast, because the land is sinking while the sea rises. That daily reality is hard on old bulkheads. Walls built for a lower water line now take the tide higher on the sheathing, the backfill washes out through tired seams, and a sunny-day high tide finds every weak point. The older neighborhoods still hold a lot of creosote timber walls at the end of their life.
We are a marine contractor, not a foam-injection dealer. On a leaning Lafayette River wall we reset the tie-backs and deadmen, rebuild the toe, and pull the wall back toward plumb rather than hiding the lean behind a yard full of foam. Where a timber wall is gone, a new vinyl sheet-pile wall is the material that will not rot or corrode as the water keeps rising. On the right sheltered bank we will also tell you when a living shoreline is the better call.
Bulkhead work in Norfolk runs through the Joint Permit Application to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, the Army Corps, and the city. We handle the permit side for what we build.
Call (757) 555-0182 for a free estimate on bulkhead work in Norfolk.