Bulkheads & seawalls
Vinyl re-facing over an existing bulkhead in LBI & Southern Ocean County, NJ
Tier C · 32 towns covered
Driving a new vinyl face in front of an old timber wall that still holds — years of extra life for less than a full replacement, on the right lot.
This comes up often enough on the bay that marine crews down here have a settled way of handling it.
What homeowners tend to describe
- A wall you want more years out of before a full replacement
- An old timber wall still structurally holding but weathering
- A budget that does not stretch to a full new wall yet
- Minor seepage of soil between aging timber sheets
What the work involves
Where an old timber wall still has structural life, driving a new vinyl face in front of it — and re-anchoring — can buy years at less than the cost of full replacement. It is not right for every wall, and a contractor has to judge whether the existing structure can carry it, but on the right lot it is the sensible middle option.
$150 – $300 per linear foot — typical range, not a quote. What your home needs can only be settled by a registered contractor who comes out and looks at it.
The paperwork usually runs longer than the work. Because this fronts tidal water, expect NJDEP waterfront development or CAFRA review and tidelands documentation alongside the town permit. The right contractor handles that as part of the job.
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Towns we cover for this
Only the areas where this work actually applies.
Lagoon & canal communities
Dredge-and-fill neighborhoods where nearly every lot has a bulkhead on a sheltered canal. The dense heart of the work.
Open bayfront
Mainland and bay-edge shorelines with real fetch, where wave energy is high and riprap comes up as often as a vertical wall.
Barrier island & inlet
Long Beach Island end to end, from Barnegat Inlet down to Holgate — high exposure, salt air, working waterfront, and the biggest replacement jobs.
Northern barrier island & bay
The northern barrier island strip — Lavallette and Ortley Beach — where the work sits on the bay side and takes fetch straight across open Barnegat Bay from the west.