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The questions cover signs shown in the City of Holmes Beach seawall manual (pages 5–13): soil loss, wall movement, open joints and damaged concrete.
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What could your seawall cost?
Start with a published planning range, then refine it with a written price for your St. Augustine property.
Choose new construction or replacement, wall length and material to calculate a starting range. For repairs, choose the type of work to see a published project range. You can also enter your own quote, extra costs and reserve.
Repair prices by type
JKT Marine publishes these South Florida project ranges. They are whole-job examples, not prices per foot; the amount of repair work is not fixed.
| Work | Amount | What the price covers | Area and source |
|---|---|---|---|
Hairline crack sealing | $800–$2,500 | per project; Hairline crack sealing; published project example, with no fixed wall length or complete inclusion list. | Palm Beach and Broward counties, South Florida [2] |
Crack injection | $2,000–$8,000 | per project; Crack injection; published project example, with no fixed wall length or complete inclusion list. | Palm Beach and Broward counties, South Florida [2] |
Partial concrete cap repair | $1,500–$4,500 | per project; Partial concrete cap repair; published project example, with no fixed wall length or complete inclusion list. | Palm Beach and Broward counties, South Florida [2] |
Full concrete cap replacement | $3,000–$10,000 | per project; Full concrete cap replacement; published project example, with no fixed wall length or complete inclusion list. | Palm Beach and Broward counties, South Florida [2] |
Tieback anchor installation | $10,000–$30,000 | per project; Tieback anchor installation; published project example, with no fixed wall length or complete inclusion list. | Palm Beach and Broward counties, South Florida [2] |
Riprap / revetment | $5,000–$20,000 | per project; Riprap / revetment; published project example, with no fixed wall length or complete inclusion list. | Palm Beach and Broward counties, South Florida [2] |
New-wall prices per foot
These Florida planning ranges come from SeaBee Marine Construction, a Southwest Florida contractor. They are not a St. Augustine price survey or a complete project quote.
| Material / work | Price per foot of wall | Area, included work and source |
|---|---|---|
Vinyl sheet piling | $400–$650 | Florida guide from a Southwest Florida contractor · Broad construction allowance; confirm design, permits, removal, access and restoration separately. [1] |
Composite sheet piling | $500–$800 | Florida guide from a Southwest Florida contractor · Broad construction allowance; confirm design, permits, removal, access and restoration separately. [1] |
Concrete seawall | $650–$900 | Florida guide from a Southwest Florida contractor · Broad construction allowance; confirm design, permits, removal, access and restoration separately. [1] |
Steel sheet piling | $700–$1,000+ | Florida guide from a Southwest Florida contractor · Broad construction allowance; confirm design, permits, removal, access and restoration separately. [1] |
50-, 75- and 100-foot examples
Multiply the wall length by the price per foot. These figures multiply the published construction rate by wall length. They do not include every property-specific expense.
| Material / work | 50 feet | 75 feet | 100 feet |
|---|---|---|---|
Vinyl sheet piling | $20,000–$32,500 | $30,000–$48,750 | $40,000–$65,000 |
Composite sheet piling | $25,000–$40,000 | $37,500–$60,000 | $50,000–$80,000 |
Concrete seawall | $32,500–$45,000 | $48,750–$67,500 | $65,000–$90,000 |
Steel sheet piling | $35,000–$50,000+ | $52,500–$75,000+ | $70,000–$100,000+ |
For example: 75 ft × $400–$650/ft = $30,000–$48,750. Check your wall length and what the price includes.
What to include in your price
A complete St. Augustine project budget should resolve these items before you compare totals.
- Assessment, survey, design, defined wall length and proposed elevation.
- Local building review, environmental authorizations and applicable inspections.
- Land or barge access, staging, temporary protection and old-material removal.
- Wall supports, cap, drainage, soil treatment and adjoining-wall transitions.
- Dock and utility coordination, paving and landscape restoration.
- Allowances, change-order approval, closeout documents and warranty terms.
What are you actually paying to repair?
Separate a leaking joint, a damaged cap and a moving wall before comparing prices. They may need very different investigations and work. A bid that only fills a visible void cannot be compared directly with a proposal that replaces panels, anchors and drainage.
Ask each bidder to mark the work on the same survey or sketch. Record the measured length, returns, materials retained and finish restoration. The City’s bulkhead submission requirements include plans and a property survey; doing that preparation early also gives bidders a clearer basis for pricing. Building Permit Information: bulkhead/retaining wall
Budget from your actual scope: enter figures from written proposals in the planner. Keep taxes, allowances and excluded work consistent across bids, and ask for clarification when a rate has no defined quantity or unit.
Compare a complete project, line by line
| Budget line | Ask the bidder to state |
|---|---|
Investigation and design | Survey, condition assessment, underwater work and engineering included |
Wall work | Demolition, disposal, panels, cap, anchors and drainage scope |
Access | Land equipment or barge, staging, permissions and temporary protection |
Adjacent features | Dock, lift, utilities, paving and landscaping affected |
Allowances | Quantity, unit, rate and written approval process for unknown conditions |
Closeout | Inspections, final records, cleanup and unresolved defects |
Mark an unresolved item as unknown instead of zero. If one contractor excludes engineering or restoration, add the separate written quote before judging its overall price. Keep optional upgrades outside the base comparison so an attractive finish does not obscure a missing structural task.
What official fees can you check now?
St. Johns County’s FY27 schedule was amended September 15, 2026. These are published fee components, not seawall construction rates or a complete permit estimate.
| Schedule item | Listed amount | Limit |
|---|---|---|
Building-permit issuance | $20 | Separate from the valuation-based permit charge |
Plan review | Half the building permit fee | Confirm the applicable building fee first |
Environmental clearance and inspection | $104 | Only where this review applies |
Clearance-sheet processing | $80 | A separate schedule entry; do not automatically add it |
Ask County staff to identify the applicable lines and surcharges. City of St. Augustine and St. Augustine Beach fees follow their own processes. State or federal review and professional fees remain separate. FY27 Schedule of Fees and Services FY27 clearance and environmental review fees
How does the waterfront change the budget?
Before accepting an access allowance, have the contractor explain where equipment enters, where material waits and what must be restored. A narrow side yard, occupied dock or exposed beach creates a different work sequence from an open land-side site.
For coastal construction using the beach, the County has a separate access process involving protected-species training and an application. Put the responsible party and approval status in the quote. Historic-area excavation may also require archaeology review, which the City says can take days to weeks. Treat these as coordination questions, not automatic extra charges. Special Use Beach Access Permits Archaeology Review Process
Make the payment schedule follow agreed work
Request written milestones, a change-order procedure and a clear account of who buys permits and design services. Ask how concealed damage changes the scope and how additional quantities will be documented before billing.
Florida’s Attorney General recommends avoiding full payment in advance and checking lien releases. Discuss the appropriate releases with your adviser before the final payment. Public beach-project budgets, online national averages and a neighbor’s invoice may suggest questions, but they do not price your property. Start with the repair-or-replace decision, then use the permit checklist to complete your budget. How to Protect Yourself: Contractors
A lower quote can cover a smaller job
Quote A: wall work only
The price includes the specified wall repair but excludes engineering, access restoration and permit charges. Keep those items visibly unresolved until you obtain separate written prices. Do not enter them as zero in the planner.
Quote B: wider scope
The price includes design, the same wall repair and defined restoration. Remove optional extras from the base comparison, then reconcile quantities and allowances. A larger headline total may simply cover more of the required job.
This example uses no assumed local rate. The comparison becomes useful when both columns cover the same work. Ask each bidder to acknowledge the reconciled sheet and identify which price remains provisional.
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How to use these prices
Construction: wall length × the selected SeaBee published per-foot range. Repairs: the selected JKT Marine project range, without multiplying by length. Original source geography and review dates are retained. These are planning references, not St. Augustine averages. Your own quote can replace the reference prices; known extras and a chosen reserve are calculated separately. Official fee examples remain separate from construction costs.
Price and technical sources
- JKT Marine. Seawall Repair Cost South Florida 2026. Palm Beach and Broward counties, South Florida. Source reviewed 2026-10-29
- SeaBee Marine Construction. How Much Does It Cost to Build a Seawall in Florida in 2026?. Florida guide; publisher serves Southwest Florida. Source reviewed 2026-10-29
- Building Permit Information: bulkhead/retaining wallSource reviewed 2026-10-26
- FY27 Schedule of Fees and ServicesSource reviewed 2026-10-27
- Special Use Beach Access PermitsSource reviewed 2026-10-26
- Archaeology Review ProcessSource reviewed 2026-10-26
- How to Protect Yourself: ContractorsSource reviewed 2026-10-26