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Purchasing a Modular Floating Dock

Modular floating dock systems, compared to traditional floating docks, offer several advantages. While many of the traditional docks are difficult to put together, modular dock systems are faster and easier to build, install and can be easily relocated and reconfigured. When designed and built properly, modular floating docks can last for decades with very little maintenance. But choosing the wrong design or the wrong supplier can lead to constant headaches and frustrations.<br>

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Purchasing a Modular Floating Dock

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  1. Purchasing a Modular Floating Dock Modular floating dock systems, compared to traditional floating docks, offer several advantages. While many of the traditional docks are difficult to put together, modular dock systems are faster and easier to build, install and can be easily relocated and reconfigured. When designed and built properly, modular floating docks can last for decades with very little maintenance. But choosing the wrong design or the wrong supplier can lead to constant headaches and frustrations.

  2. Maintenance Considerations Lumber and Concrete Docks – Maintenance is one of the most important aspects to buying a dock. When you spend thousands of dollars on a dock, you expect it to last. However, with some lumber and concrete docks, maintenance is required to make sure they last and this maintenance can often make these docks expensive. For example, “stick built” lumber docks are quite susceptible to board warping, splintering, checking, cracking, fading, and mildewing. More often than not they must be re-stained or chemically renewed yearly. Also, in most environments nails and screws will rust unless made of stainless steel. Concrete docks must be pressure washed to remove salts, dirt, oils, mildew, and even fish blood.

  3. Plastic Modular Docks  Plastic Modular Docks – These require the least amount of maintenance. They do not splinter, crack, chip, buckle or rust. Dock owners in the deep south and extreme north often prefer plastic floating docks because they have superior resistance to damage from tropical storms and freezing. These typically do not need to be removed in the off season and will not erode in saltwater. They do get dirty at times but a good marine-safe boat cleaner will usually do the trick.

  4. Quality & Design Considerations The quality of stick -built docks and concrete slab docks depends on the quality of materials and of installation labor. Tightness, squareness, and evenness depend on the installer’s skill level and attention to detail. By comparison, the quality of a plastic floating dock is largely a functIon of the quality of the molded float and hardware. Since the plastic float serves as both the decking surface and the flotation, the float manufacturer controls most of the quality factors such as dimension and appearance.

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