Dock Repair on Lake Norman, NC

What we repair

Lake Norman's docks take a beating: wakes off the main channel, summer UV, winter drawdown stress, and the simple age of structures built during the lake's big buildout years. Most of what fails is fixable — if you catch it before it spreads to the framing. We handle:

• Decking replacement — rotten, cupped or splintering boards swapped for pressure-treated pine or low-maintenance composite, board-by-board or full re-deck.
• Structural framing repairs — stringers, joists, bracing and headers that have rotted or worked loose around fasteners.
• Float repair & replacement — waterlogged or punctured floats on floating docks and swim platforms.
• Storm & impact damage — sections lifted by wind, boat strikes, fallen-limb damage and twisted gangways.
• Hardware & safety items — cleats, hinges, bumpers, ladders, handrails and the loose connections that turn into big failures.
• Leaning or sinking pilings — covered in detail on our piling & seawall repair page.

Repair vs. replace — the honest math

A new dock on Lake Norman commonly runs $30,000 to $80,000+ once you factor in permits, pilings and lifts. If your pilings and primary framing are sound, a re-deck plus hardware refresh typically lands between $5,000 and $20,000 and buys you a decade or more. That's the first thing we check on every estimate — and if the structure genuinely is at the end of its life, we'll say so plainly and walk you through options.

Permits and Duke Energy's Shoreline Management Plan

Every private dock on Lake Norman exists under Duke Energy's shoreline rules. Straight repairs — same footprint, same structure — are generally fine under your existing permit. Changes to size, height or configuration can require Shoreline Management Plan approval before work begins. We've worked within these rules across the lake, and we confirm what your job needs up front so there are no surprises.

Where we work

Everywhere on the lake: Mooresville and the Brawley School Road peninsula, Cornelius and The Peninsula, Davidson, Huntersville, Denver on the west shore, Sherrills Ford & Terrell, Troutman at the top of the lake — plus Mountain Island Lake downstream.

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