
Floating Docks & Fingers
Custom floating docks and boarding fingers that meet you at water level—platforms, gangways, ladders, and bumper rails.

Service Area
Docks, floating docks, boat lifts and seawalls on the Wando River, Shem Creek and the waterways of Mount Pleasant.
Charleston Dock Doctors
Mount Pleasant waterfront ranges from deep-water lots on the Wando River to marsh-front homes along Hobcaw, Horlbeck and Shem Creeks and the Intracoastal Waterway. Many of those lots need a long elevated walkway across the marsh before they reach water deep enough for a boat, which makes the pierhead, gangway and floating dock at the end of it the part you live with every day.
Charleston Dock Doctors builds new docks, adds floating docks and boat lifts to existing piers, and repairs and maintains the walkways, pilings and seawalls that take a beating from wakes and storms on Mount Pleasant's busier water. We know the Wando's current and the wake on the Waterway, and we size pilings, floats and gangways for both.
Wando River, Shem Creek, Hobcaw Creek, Horlbeck Creek, Intracoastal Waterway, Charleston Harbor.
Most Mount Pleasant dock and seawall work needs state critical-area approval and a federal permit, plus Town of Mount Pleasant review. We guide you through it or advise you on pursuing permits yourself.
Long marsh walkways with pierheads, floating docks and gangways, boat lifts, and seawall repairs on harbor-front and creek lots.
Our Services

Custom floating docks and boarding fingers that meet you at water level—platforms, gangways, ladders, and bumper rails.

Long elevated piers over the marsh to the waterline, capped with custom pierheads, railings, and lighting.

All types of boat lifts plus custom kayak and paddleboard launches—leave it where you park it.

Marine walls that fight erosion and reclaim ground along ponds, rivers, and tidal zones across the Lowcountry.

Forensic repairs to pilings, framing, decking, gangways, and floats that fix the root problem.

Repairs and service for lift motors, cables, cradles, switches, and the pilings that carry them.
How It Works
We walk the site, read the water and the existing structure, and tell you straight whether to repair, rebuild or start new.
We size the structure to your tides, soil and goals, put the scope in writing, and guide you through permitting with the relevant agencies.
Our crew schedules pile driving and framing around tides and weather, keeps the site tidy, and keeps you updated as work moves.
We walk the finished work with you and explain what to watch for so it lasts through Charleston salt, sun and storms.
Testimonials
JP and his Charleston Dock Doctors rebuilt our floating dock and replaced the worn gangway boards with new composite WEARdeck. His crew worked late to finish on time, and the cost was substantially less than the next closest bid.
The best contractors I have ever dealt with. On time, reasonable price, job done quick, and they cleaned up after themselves. Zero complaints, and I will recommend them to everyone I know.
I cannot express enough how organized and determined JP and his team were. They worked around the tide and weather and completed the job to a high standard. Highly recommend.
FAQs
Yes. Mount Pleasant is one of the areas we work in most, from the Wando River to Shem Creek and the Intracoastal Waterway.
Often, yes. We check whether your pilings can carry the lift first, and drive new pilings if needed. As an authorized Hurricane dealer we offer the full Hurricane line.
Yes. Wake-driven wear on floats, gangways and pile guides is common on busy water, and it is a regular repair for us.
Free Estimate
Tell us about your project and we will get you a fast, detailed estimate.
Mon – Fri: 7 am to 6 pm & Sat 9 am to 3 pm