Schedules lined up and this coming weekend we are going to rehab a dock that was built many years ago. Deck and stringers are rotten, and need to replace a few pilings as well. 4 to 8' of water with no ability to drain and work on dry ground.
Anybody done this?
The deck part is pretty straight forward, but the pilings are where we'd love some DIY braintrust help. We are planning on jetting them in with a trash pump and using the same trash pump to help remove the old post. No boat lifts or any big weight on these posts, just deck for people to stand on and kids to swim from. Will have boats tied up to it on occasion, but that is rare. Bottom is mostly sand, not sure how deep until we run into clay.
For those of you that have done it, any advice? How deep would you set the piling? Any tricks to jetting them in? Diagonal cross bracing necessary under the water? Would love any advice or tips you might have.
Anybody done this?
The deck part is pretty straight forward, but the pilings are where we'd love some DIY braintrust help. We are planning on jetting them in with a trash pump and using the same trash pump to help remove the old post. No boat lifts or any big weight on these posts, just deck for people to stand on and kids to swim from. Will have boats tied up to it on occasion, but that is rare. Bottom is mostly sand, not sure how deep until we run into clay.
For those of you that have done it, any advice? How deep would you set the piling? Any tricks to jetting them in? Diagonal cross bracing necessary under the water? Would love any advice or tips you might have.
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