Built for the pressure behind the wall.
Shore Tech designs and builds serious waterfront structures — boathouses, bulkheads, docks, bridges, marinas, and precision dredging — for residential, commercial, municipal, resort, and subdivision clients across Texas and Louisiana.
New shoreline bulkhead going in over open lake water.
A single firm for the entire waterfront.
Most marine contractors specialize. Shore Tech operates across the full scope of waterfront work because the decisions in one division shape the others — a bulkhead choice changes the dredge plan, the dredge plan changes the boathouse footprint.
Marine Consulting
Design guidance, feasibility, site evaluation, structural recommendations, material selection — before a pile is driven.
See approach → 02 / ConstructionMarine Construction
Boathouses, docks, piers, bulkheads, bridges, marinas, public waterfront, subdivisions, resorts, and municipal projects.
See capabilities → 03 / DredgingPrecision Dredging
Boat slips, marinas, shorelines, canals, silt removal, backfill reuse — reshaping unusable waterfront into usable water access.
See dredging →Not just built. Thought through.
Shore Tech approaches marine construction with practical understanding of backfill pressure, exposure, soil conditions, material lifespan, corrosion, drainage, pile systems, tiebacks, and long-term waterfront use. The work is shaped by commercial marine experience, field-tested methods, and a willingness to design smarter solutions when standard approaches fall short.
Engineering judgment, not habit
Site, soil, water, exposure, and use determine the build — not the method that's always been used on the lake.
Heavy-duty substructures
Petrochemical and commercial marine roots mean a Shore Tech substructure is engineered for storm loads, not just calm-day appearance.
Material chosen to the conditions
Galvanized steel, vinyl, FRP composite, heavy timber — each has its place. Fresh versus salt water, soil chemistry, and exposure drive the choice.
Outside engineering when warranted
For larger commercial and municipal work, Shore Tech coordinates with engineering firms — structural calculations belong to engineers, construction belongs to us.
The outdoor living room of the property.
A Shore Tech boathouse is not simply a place to store a boat. With the right roof geometry, an open gable can stay measurably cooler than the house — and become the most comfortable outdoor space on a Texas property.
Designed for living, entertaining, and long-term strength.
Open gable roof geometry pulls heat up and out. Flying-buttress supports clear the deck of posts. Storage rooms run to the rafters. Built around how the space will actually be used — not the cheapest framing plan.
- Open gable cooling
- Flying-buttress roof support
- Outdoor kitchens & wet bars
- LED & large-screen entertainment
- Composite decking
- Boat, sailboat, catamaran lifts
- Built-in sound & subwoofers
- Storage to the rafters
Built for the pressure, soil, water, and time.
A wall holds back more than water. Backfill weight, soil saturation, root systems, and storm-driven hydrostatic pressure all push on the back face. Shore Tech engineers around the load, not just the look.
- Galvanized steel
- Vinyl
- FRP & fiberglass composite
- Heavy timber
- Tiebacks & deadmen
- Backfill & drainage design
- Salt vs. fresh material spec
- Coal-tar epoxy coatings
Where strength, durability, and field judgment matter.
Shore Tech's commercial roots run through petrochemical facilities, ship-channel work, and industrial marine projects. The same discipline shapes our work for municipalities, marinas, resorts, and waterfront businesses.
Commercial bulkheads
Heavy-load shoreline walls for industrial, ship-channel, and municipal frontage.
Marinas & pavilions
Slip systems, fixed & floating piers, pile-supported waterfront pavilions.
Bridges & trail crossings
Timber and pile-supported bridges, flood-resistant ramps for parks and forest trails.
Restaurant waterfronts
Reconstruction and expansion of dining decks, piers, and lakefront entertainment.
Municipal & public
Public access structures, boardwalks, parks, and ship-channel adjacent improvements.
Resort waterfronts
Shoreline systems, shared docks, dredged channels, and visitor-grade construction.
Subdivision & HOA
Peninsula design, silt control, bulkheads, dredging, recurring maintenance.
Specialty platforms
Pile-supported pads, light heliport concepts, museum and ship-channel structures.
Dredging that can change the usefulness of a waterfront.
Removing silt, deepening boat slips, reclaiming usable shoreline, pumping dredged material behind bulkheads, and reducing the truck traffic and disruption of conventional haul-off. The right dredge plan can convert unusable shallow water into deep, usable access — without rebuilding the shoreline twice.
- Dredge head 4″ excavator-mounted
- Float line 660′ floating forage pipe
- Barging Sectional modular barges
- Production Up to 400 yd³/day*
- Backfill reuse Pumped behind bulkhead
- Application Slips · canals · marinas
*Depending on material, distance to deposit, and site conditions. Every dredge plan is sized to the specific waterfront.
Four audiences. One discipline.
Residential
Lakefront homes, ranches, high-value waterfront. Boathouses, docks, lifts, outdoor living.
Developers · HOAs · POAs
Subdivision shorelines, shared docks, dredged access, recurring maintenance.
Commercial · Municipal
Marinas, restaurants, public access, ship channel, museum-adjacent work.
Parks & Public Land
Timber trail bridges, elevated flood-resistant crossings, anchored ramps.
Have a waterfront project in mind?
Marine projects are highly site-specific. The best first step is to call Dave — he'll talk through the shoreline, water depth, soil, access, and what you want the finished project to do.