Completed covered dock and shoreline stairs at West Bluff

Superior Docks & Seawalls

Why we’re different.

The difference is in what holds the dock up—and the people and equipment that put it there.

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8-inch

Schedule 40 steel casings

2 directions

Steel I-beam framing

75,000 lb

Largest pile-driving excavator

5 barges

Dedicated marine fleet

What goes into the build

More than the finished surface.

Decking is what you see. The piles, steel connections, and equipment underneath determine how the whole structure performs.

Steel casings being measured on Superior’s work barge

01 / Construction standards

A foundation that goes deeper.

We use 8-inch Schedule 40 round steel casings supplied in single 42-foot lengths. Piles are driven to refusal—until the ground resists further driving—not simply stopped at a preset shallow depth.

Typical embedment of 25–35 feet, depending on site conditions
Round steel casings distribute impact around the pile
Foundation planning accounts for Finger Lakes ice

Superior crew fabricating structural steel

02 / Construction standards

Steel that works together.

Our superstructure uses 6 × 6 × ½-inch steel I-beams running in both directions. Full-length steel avoids spliced beam sections, creating a steel-to-steel structure beneath the decking.

Steel framing runs along and across the dock
Custom boat-hoist cap plates transfer loads onto the casings
The main piles take ice loads rather than lighter hoist posts

Aerial view of Superior’s barge and excavator at the shoreline

03 / Construction standards

The equipment to back it up.

Pile-driving excavators ranging from 45,000 to 75,000 pounds work from a five-barge fleet. That gives us the access, weight, and material capacity needed for substantial waterfront construction.

Three 30 × 50-foot and two 40 × 60-foot barge decks
Larger decks carry up to 400 tons of material
42-foot piles and full-length beams travel with the crew
Modular barges can be transported to other lakes

From the first conversation

A practical plan. A clear next step.

See the plan first

Free on-site estimates, usually sent within 48 hours, with drone photos and design sketches to help you see the project on your property.

Permits handled

We handle applicable DEC, Army Corps of Engineers, municipal, and HOA permitting as part of planning the work.

Build around your budget

Ask about in-house financing or a superstructure-only build: we install the piles, beams, and joists, and you take on your own decking.

Ready for lake conditions

Alongside new permanent docks and seawalls, we provide ice-damage repairs and ice-mitigation systems for existing structures.

The people behind Superior

Experience from water to shore.

Owners Brian Mitchell, Jonathan Fields, and Taylor Nichols bring complementary experience to the same job. Jonathan learned permanent dock building alongside his father. Brian’s background is excavation, concrete, and hardscapes. Taylor brings custom carpentry experience.

We work on Keuka, Canandaigua, Seneca, Cayuga, Skaneateles, Conesus, and surrounding lakes. Tell us about your property and we’ll help define the right scope.

Talk about your project (607) 590-8989