Shoreline Solutions
We offer multiple solutions for shorelines.
- Beach installation or sand replenish
- Riprap installation with granite stone (blue/grey)
- Riprap installation with mountain stone
- Block seawalls
- Boulder seawalls
- Stone steps built to allow access into water
Below is a riprap project completed on a steep and severely eroding shoreline. We also created a shelf for the homeowner to access the waterfront much easier.
Below are some before, during, and after photos of a steep shoreline project we tackled. We stabilized the shoreline with some very heavy duty fabric, topped with riprap & gabion sized stone. We were able to create a shelf for our client to enjoy their waterfront and get better access to their boathouse, or play cornhole or other lawn games closer to their waterfront.
This project’s focus was to extend the life of the existing seawall. The vertical boards were no longer touching the lake bed and began washing out from underneath. This resulted in holes and sinking behind the wall. We installed a heavy duty fabric in front of the wall, and placed Gabion stone to hold it in place and to help seal the open area at the bottom of the wall. This will help extend the life of the wall for many years. We brought in topsoil to regrade, seed and straw the completed work.
The project below was completed when water was low. We installed fabric and placed rock over the fabric. We were able to minimize land disturbance behind wall.
Below was a riprap project completed by our team. The original riprap was installed approximately 7 years prior, and due to a number of reasons it was beginning to fail. Waves were crashing over the top, fabric was tearing & deteriorating, and resulting in erosion on the shoreline. We brought in a total of 13 loads of fill to raise the shoreline for easier mowing and to prevent waves from crashing over the top. We upgraded the fabric to a very heavy duty grade. We reused all of the existing riprap stone and also brought in an extra 34 tons of mountain stone to replenish and stabilize the shoreline. To finish this project we brought in two loads of topsoil to ensure that grass can grow properly.
This is a beach we installed big enough to park an airplane in (literally). Our client has a water plane that he flies down to visit his Lake Anna property. Rather than building a hangar, he decided to build a beach that would double as a parking spot for his airplane! We included a set of steps for easy access in and out of the beach. The riprap is extended on both edges to create a sort of “jetty” affect to help reduce the sand erosion. Those have ended up naturally collecting some more sand.
Below are before and after photos of a project where we removed really old docks that wrapped around the point of the property. We also removed a failing retaining wall and recreated the shoreline with a nice riprap finish.
Boulder Seawalls
Above are our most popular shoreline solution; boulder seawalls. These are tough, rustic, and will last a lifetime.
We can also install a set of steps into your riprap shoreline to provide access to you or your pets getting in and out of the water easier.
This is a beach project installed using boulders to encase the beach and a set of steps created with large natural stone slabs. These slabs in front act as a set of steps and also help retain the sand. The shoreline on both sides of the beach has riprap installed with the brown and tan mountain stone.
