Stationary Lake Piers & Walkways
Fixed-pile timber piers and wide walkways extending from your shoreline abutment out to deep water with rock-solid double headers.
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Custom Dock, Pier & Boathouse Construction
Heavy-timber stationary piers, waterfront gazebos, boat slips, pond docks, and shoreline stairs built to stand up to wave action, summer sun, and decades on the water.
Heavy Marine-Grade Framing Lake & Private Pond Builds Free Shoreline Walkthroughs
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Stationary Lake Piers & Walkways Octagonal Waterfront Gazebos Boat Slips & Swim Platforms Shoreline Bulkheads & Bank Stairs Dock Re-Decking & Stringer Repair Built-In Wraparound Benches
Waterfront Capabilities
Built for open water, coves & private ponds.
Waterfront carpentry demands heavier timbers, corrosion-resistant bolts, and deep pilings that will not shift when boat wakes and winter storms roll across the lake.
Waterfront Gazebos & Covered Pavilions
Octagonal, hip, and gable-roof shade structures framed right at the end of your pier to block midday sun and sudden lake showers.
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Boat Slips & Swim Platforms
Custom-sized mooring slips, L-shaped and T-shaped sun decks, bumper pilings, and wide swim platforms for family lake days.
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Shoreline Bulkheads & Rip-Rap Stabilization
Timber seawalls, shoreline grading, filter fabric and rip-rap stone placement, and heavy concrete or timber bank abutments.
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Dock Re-Decking & Pile Repair
Resurfacing weathered piers with new composite or 2x6 wood boards, replacing rotted stringers, and reinforcing loose pilings.
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Custom Waterfront Seating & Stairs
Built-in wraparound pier benches, angled backrests, shoreline access staircases, and timber bridges over marshy coves.
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Waterfront Craftsmanship
From Lake Gaston coves to Central NC ponds & lakes.
Whether you own a weekend lake house on Lake Gaston or Kerr Lake, a waterfront lot in Sanford or Pinehurst, or a private pond acreage property in Wake Forest, Rolesville, or Chatham County, your dock is where everyone gathers.
We build waterfront structures with the same heavy-timber joinery, clean miters, and zero-shortcut framing that earned us a 100% recommend rating across Central North Carolina. Need shoreline grading or a matching house deck too? Explore our related work:
MarineTreated pilings & heavy hardware
CustomOctagonal gazebos & bench seating
Since 200420+ years of NC timber builds
Waterfront & Timber Portfolio
Real piers, gazebos & bridges built by our crew.
Every waterfront project below was framed and finished by Deck By Deck.
Marine & Shoreline Process
How we take your pier from shoreline to deep water.
Every shoreline has its own bank slope, bottom composition, and water depth. We plan the layout on site so your pier sits level and true.
Step 1
Shoreline Walkthrough, Depth Check & Layout
Step 2
Marine Pilings, Heavy Stringers & Bracing
Step 3
Decking, Gazebo Roof & Built-In Waterfront Seating
Marine Specs & Cost Factors
Engineered for water, wind & heavy wake loads.
Building over water requires heavier structural specifications than a standard backyard deck. Here is how we frame each waterfront component and what drives the price of a custom dock or pier:
Key Cost Drivers: (1) Total walkway length and platform square footage; (2) Water depth and bottom conditions for setting pilings; (3) Roofed additions such as an octagonal gazebo or covered slip; (4) Surface material choice (2x6 treated plank vs. capped composite/PVC); and (5) Shoreline bank stairs, bulkheads, or rip-rap stone stabilization.
Marine-Treated Timber · Stainless & Galvanized Hardware
01 / Lake Piers
Stationary Lake Piers & Walkways
A stationary pier starts with a poured concrete or heavy timber abutment anchored well back into stable shoreline soil so spring rains never wash out the entry point. From the bank, we set pairs of heavy treated pilings at regular bents, tied together with double 2x10 or 2x12 headers and diagonal bracing.
We size walkway widths so two people can comfortably pass carrying coolers, fishing gear, or paddleboards without feeling pinched, and we crown-check every stringer so the walkway runs straight and flat from the bank to the terminal platform.
02 / Gazebos
Waterfront Gazebos & Covered Pavilions
Open water reflects heat all afternoon. Adding an octagonal timber gazebo or hip-roof pavilion at the end of your pier turns it into an outdoor living room where your family can sit in the breeze out of the sun.
Because lake winds create strong uplift on waterfront roofs, we anchor gazebo posts directly into the primary pier pilings and frame the roof rafters with structural steel straps, collar ties, and exterior sheathing topped with high-wind architectural shingles or metal roofing.
03 / Slips & Decks
Boat Slips & Swim Platforms
Whether you are mooring a pontoon boat, a bass boat, or a pair of jet skis, we lay out L-shaped, T-shaped, or U-shaped slip configurations tailored to your watercraft beam and draft depth.
We leave clean perimeter faces for dock bumpers, cleats, and swim ladders, and countersink all deck fasteners so bare feet, life jackets, and tow ropes never snag on protruding hardware.
04 / Shoreline
Shoreline Bulkheads & Rip-Rap Stabilization
Boat wakes and stormwater runoff from your yard can quickly undercut a raw clay lake bank. Because we operate our own excavation and grading machinery, we can reshape eroding banks, lay heavy non-woven geotextile filter fabric, and armor the shoreline with rip-rap granite stone or a tied-back timber bulkhead wall.
Stabilizing the bank protects your property line, keeps red clay sediment out of your cove, and locks the landward end of your pier into solid earth.
05 / Re-Decking
Dock Re-Decking & Pile Repair
Sun and water eventually weather surface boards long before deep-set pilings reach the end of their life. If your dock surface is splintered, warped, or missing boards, we inspect every piling, cross-brace, and header band from the bank to the end of the pier.
We strip the worn decking, replace any soft stringers or rusted bolts with new treated lumber and hot-dipped galvanized hardware, and install fresh 2x6 wood or low-maintenance composite boards so your pier feels brand new.
06 / Seating & Stairs
Custom Waterfront Seating & Stairs
Portable chairs blow into the lake during summer storms and clutter up your pier deck. Our built-in wraparound timber benches are framed directly into the structural perimeter posts of your pier or gazebo, with comfortable angled backrests and mitered seat boards that never blow away.
On steep lake lots, we also build heavy multi-stringer timber staircases with intermediate landings and graspable handrails from your back deck down the hillside to the pier abutment.
Homeowner Reviews
What neighbors say after the build.
100% recommend · 9 reviews on Facebook
★★★★★“Deck by Deck has done multiple projects for us at our house and lake house. The work is always top notch and the crew is always courteous and respectful of our property.”
★★★★★“I cannot say enough good things about these guys. They built a screened in porch for me this past winter and did a great job. The crew is professional and easy to work with from start to finish.”
★★★★★“The crew runs like a well-oiled machine. They show up when they say they will, frame everything square and solid, and leave the yard clean top to bottom.”
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Dock & Pier Service Area
Building piers across Central NC, Lake Gaston & Kerr Lake.
From private ponds in Sanford, Wake Forest, Raleigh, Pittsboro, and Pinehurst to waterfront lots on Lake Gaston and Kerr Lake, our crew travels across the region for custom dock and pier builds.
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Do not see your town listed? We regularly travel for lake piers, bridges, and custom builds across NC and southern VA.
View Service AreasDock & Pier FAQ
Questions about building on the water.
Planning a new pier, waterfront gazebo, or dock re-decking project? Call us at (919) 726-9945.
We build stationary piers, waterfront gazebos, pond docks, and shoreline structures across Central North Carolina and the Virginia border, including Lake Gaston, Kerr Lake, private farm and neighborhood ponds in Wake, Franklin, Lee, Chatham, and Moore counties, and residential lake communities.
Waterfront structures face constant moisture, wave uplift, and intense sun. We use ground-contact and marine-treated heavy southern yellow pine pilings, 2x8 and 2x10 framing joists, and hot-dipped galvanized or stainless steel thru-bolts, carriage bolts, and hurricane ties.
Both are great options. Capped composite and PVC decking are very popular on lake piers because bare feet never catch splinters and the boards never need staining over water. Lighter-colored composite boards also stay cooler in direct afternoon sun. Heavy 2x6 pressure-treated pine is a time-tested, economical choice with high structural rigidity.
Yes. One of our signature builds is an octagonal or hip-roof timber gazebo at the water end of a pier, complete with built-in wraparound bench seating so eight to twelve people can sit in the shade overlooking the cove.
Because we run our own excavation, grading, and timber stairway crew, we can grade a stable path down the bank, install rip-rap stone or a timber retaining bulkhead at the shoreline, and build heavy timber access stairs with handrails from your yard directly onto the pier walkway.
Yes. If your existing pilings are plumb and sound below the waterline, we can strip weathered deck boards and rotted stringers, sister or replace the framing headers, and install brand-new wood or composite decking, railings, and bench seating.
Free Waterfront Estimate
Ready to plan your dock, pier, or lake gazebo?
Call (919) 726-9945 or send the form to schedule an on-site shoreline walkthrough and written estimate.
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Service area Wake Forest & Central NC
Free On-Site Estimate
Tell us about your project.
We will come walk the property with you and put together a clear written estimate.
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Free On-Site Estimate
Tell us about your project.
We will come walk the property with you and put together a clear written estimate.