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FINALLY FINISHED TODAY with my floating dock project

Did you compare prices and quantities of barrels vs. styrofaom blocks?
Dad's dock at Lake Lanier had issues with the barrels rusting out.
 
I understand lumber is slowly becoming more affordable. What would be a rough guestimate on the cost of materieals for the build?
 
Did you compare prices and quantities of barrels vs. styrofaom blocks?
Dad's dock at Lake Lanier had issues with the barrels rusting out.


Plastic barrels were $5/each, foam blocks were $50/each when I did mine.

Was a no brainer.
 
I understand lumber is slowly becoming more affordable. What would a rough guestimate on the cost of materieals for the build?
All in about $1200. A big chunk was the hardware. I purchased special brackets for stabilization posts, heavy duty hinges for the ramp and then all the other stuff like screws, eye bolts, regular bolt and nuts, etc. (@$400)
 
Yep no power down there so every board I cut had to be hauled up the the house in the buggy. That part was a real PITA
Just sayin'......
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