Beautiful Marco Island, off the Gulf Coast near Naples, Florida is a small island in which about 80% of the properties are waterfront. Much of this area was developed with canals in the 1960’s using concrete seawalls. Today, the property owners are dealing with seawalls that need replaced. According to an article in the Marco Eagle newspaper, “Marco Island has nearly 200 miles of seawall, much of which is crumbling as the concrete walls exceed their useful life of about 30 years.”
Some residents are replacing their old concrete seawalls by tearing out the old wall and replacing with another concrete seawall to only last the same period of time with the harsh effects of saltwater. In addition, constructing a new concrete seawall comes with a myriad of environmentally unfriendly issues, including tearing up the marine life, filling the landfill with concrete, disrupting the surrounding land from large equipment required to maneuver the concrete panels and more. Also, marine contractors are allowed to use vacant lots to manufacture the concrete panels, which can take several weeks, and disrupts the neighborhood.
There is another option to concrete seawalls that has been installed on Marco Island within the last 10 years. It is a vinyl sheet piling product with a flat surface that is essentially a concrete wall with vinyl protection, designed to last 75+ years. With the Truline wall system, the entire construction sequence is performed in a small footprint with minimal impact on your property. The unique thing about the Truline system is that it allows a steel-reinforced concrete wall to be constructed in front of an existing wall. This greatly minimizes the impact on the property. The construction process is completed by filling the wall with reinforced concrete that is pumped to the wall site from the street once again eliminating the need for heavy equipment on your property.
Marco Island marine contractors have been installing Truline for homeowners and can install a typical residential seawall in 8 working days. In less than two weeks, your property will be protected by a new 8 inch thick steel-reinforced concrete seawall that will stand strong for decades. And, after allowing a few days for the grass to recover from the extra activity, your backyard will quickly return to normal as if your new wall had been there forever.