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seaside seawall iconThrowback Thursday: Waterfront Property on Hamburg Lake Gets a Complete Makeover!

Thursday, September 21st, 2017
Hamburg Lake MI - After

Welcome to another edition of Throwback Thursday! Today we’re going to discuss a project we completed last year for a customer on Hamburg Lake, which is located less than 3 miles from Whitmore Lake in Michigan. This was a decent sized project, which included us building not only a retaining wall behind the customer’s existing steel seawall, but also a custom stone step stair system and a brand new cantilever dock! What’s Up, Dock? The Benefits of a Cantilever Dock System More and more of our customers are choosing permanent cantilever docks these days, and there are several good reasons why! Unlike other dock systems (and as the name suggests), a “permanent” cantilever dock never has to be moved. Additionally, the dock sits completely out of the water, which means that changes in water levels or ice in the winter time do not affect the dock’s structure. This also means Read the full article…


seaside seawall iconGalvanized Steel Seawall and Brand New Dock on Buck Lake in Livingston County, Michigan

Tuesday, July 10th, 2012
Buck Lake in Whitmore Lake Michigan_custom dock

Seaside Seawalls was contacted this summer to build a brand new galvanized steel seawall as well as a permanent dock for a resident situated on Buck Lake in the city of Whitmore Lake, Michigan. Located around the shores of Whitmore Lake, this city is part of the greater Livingston County, and has a total area of 5.4 square miles – 4.4 square miles of which is land, and 1.0 square miles of which is water. This project took a total of five days to complete, and is a particularly unique one for Seaside Seawalls due to the galvanized steel seawall’s winding curves. While all steel seawalls have an attractive yet professional look to them, this one in particular stands out from all the rest because of the way it wraps around the shoreline, separating the property line from the water line. Like this customer, most of our customers choose galvanized Read the full article…


seaside seawall iconGalvanized Steel Seawall, Platform Deck and Dock Installed on Hiland Lake in Pinckney, Michigan

Friday, May 18th, 2012
galvanized steel seawall-platform deck-L-shaped dock-Hiland Lake-Pinckney Michigan

Seaside Seawalls has recently completed a beautiful new galvanized steel seawall, a gray composite platform deck, and a permanent L-shaped dock for a residential property situated on Hiland Lake in Pinckney, Michigan. This project took a little over two weeks to complete, but we would love to update you with the details and even some pictures of this particular project! Pinckney, which many of you Michigan-natives will know, is located in Livingston County – one of Michigan’s “cabinet counties” that is home to approximately 180,967 residents. With a total area of 585.43 square miles (with 17.03 square miles of that being water), Livingston County is also home to several lakes and rivers – Hiland Lake being just one of them. Our team was contacted to install a galvanized steel seawall as well as a gray composite deck and L-shaped dock for this particular client residing on Hiland Lake. Not only Read the full article…