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Why is Prescott Brothers different? |
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Prescott Brothers, Inc. is a full service marine construction company. We provide our clientele with complete construction services from dredging, permitting to the installation and repair of all waterfront structures including boathouses, docks, bulkheads, and boatlifts. We have lived here our entire lives and we know first hand the rivers and creeks and what works and what doesn’t. |
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I heard you have to have a permit to build a dock. Is that true? |
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Yes. Permits must be obtained, from CAMA and from the County. Prescott Brothers will obtain those permits on your behalf. The CAMA Representative will come down and take a look at the request and for a residential dock, usually issue the permit at that time. |
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I want a big dock with at least 10 slips. Can you get that permit for me next month? |
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We can only build what the permit allows. |
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I want a big dock with at least 10 slips. Can you get that permit for me next month? |
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Next month? You need to sit back and be patient. That would be considered a Major Permit by CAMA. Prescott Brothers can contract with you to do the legwork for obtaining the permit but the permitting process is lengthy so plan accordingly. |
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What kind of material do you use to build docks? And what kind of dock do you recommend? |
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In most cases, we recommend concrete docks. They are durable, sturdy, withstand storms better than wood docks and they look fantastic. |
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How are the pilings installed? Do you wash them down? |
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We don’t wash down pilings, they will just come right back up after a while. We have a heavy duty vibrator and we vibrate all of our pilings. We install the pilings by vibrating them into the earth. We find this installation method both effective and less detrimental to the environment. |
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Can you drive pilings on land? |
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Yes. For a dock over marsh or we can drive pilings for your foundation for your house. |
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Do you put in sea walls? How is that done? |
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Sure. We use the highest grade vinyl available to install our Seawalls. |
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What’s involved in getting property dredged? |
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That’s another permit. Prescott Brothers has a clamshell dredge that we use for dredging out slips and channels in the area. You have to have a spoil site for the material that is dredged and of course logistically you want that site to be close so the trucking fees (we load the spoil onto trucks) don’t get out of hand. In this area, dredging is allowed from October 1st thru the last day of March. There are circumstances dredging can be done at other times. |
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I want a boathouse and a boatlift on my dock. Is that possible? |
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Absolutely. Prescott Brothers can supply you with a boat lift and as well as building a cover for it. |
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Can you start the dock next week? |
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Probably not. . We are typically booked several months in advance. However, by getting in line as soon as we could be doing a job in the same geographical area and you can get moved up. Prescott Brothers has two separate crews with barges and, depending on the job we are on, if someone next door wants a dock too, normally we will do that dock before we leave the area. Logistically this just makes sense and it eliminates expensive mobilization fees for the customer. |
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Hey I talked to a guy down the road and he told me he can start on it tomorrow. I really need it FAST. |
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Be careful what you wish for. |
