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Top 5 Surprising Facts about Dock Floats

Top 5 Surprising Facts about Dock Floats

When it comes to floating docks, most people just think “those black plastic boxes that make docks float.” But there’s a lot more to them than meets the eye. Here...

Top 5 Surprising Facts about Dock Floats

When it comes to floating docks, most people just think “those black plastic boxes that make docks float.” But there’s a lot more to them than meets the eye. Here...

How to Attach your Dock Floats

How to Attach your Dock Floats

Here's What Matters: Attaching dock floats is straightforward but important. Store-bought washers work, but our Dock Shop custom washers are precision-sized to fit dock floats perfectly, prevent flange stress, and...

How to Attach your Dock Floats

Here's What Matters: Attaching dock floats is straightforward but important. Store-bought washers work, but our Dock Shop custom washers are precision-sized to fit dock floats perfectly, prevent flange stress, and...

Top 5 Reasons to Build a Dock

Top 5 Reasons to Build a Dock

Here's What Matters: Why build a dock? There are many reasons, but some of the most popular are easy water access, better property value, customizable layouts, endless entertainment, and unforgettable...

Top 5 Reasons to Build a Dock

Here's What Matters: Why build a dock? There are many reasons, but some of the most popular are easy water access, better property value, customizable layouts, endless entertainment, and unforgettable...

Top 3 Things to Look for When Choosing a DIY Dock Kit

Top 3 Things to Look for When Choosing a DIY Do...

Here's What Matters:  When shopping for a dock kit, focus on size and weight capacity, what’s included (and the quality of it), and what’s not included. A good kit uses...

Top 3 Things to Look for When Choosing a DIY Do...

Here's What Matters:  When shopping for a dock kit, focus on size and weight capacity, what’s included (and the quality of it), and what’s not included. A good kit uses...

Top 3 Ways DIY Dock Builders Cut Corners — and Pay for It Later

Top 3 Ways DIY Dock Builders Cut Corners — and ...

Here's What Matters: Don’t cut corners. Cheap hardware bends and rusts, undersized floats sink, and missing components twist your frame. Spend a little more up front, and you’ll have a...

Top 3 Ways DIY Dock Builders Cut Corners — and ...

Here's What Matters: Don’t cut corners. Cheap hardware bends and rusts, undersized floats sink, and missing components twist your frame. Spend a little more up front, and you’ll have a...

Top 3 Ways to Stabilize Your Floating Dock

Top 3 Ways to Stabilize Your Floating Dock

Here's What Matters: Floating docks don’t have to feel unstable. The three best ways to keep your dock steady are metal pipes (maximum rigidity), anchors with rope or chain (easy...

Top 3 Ways to Stabilize Your Floating Dock

Here's What Matters: Floating docks don’t have to feel unstable. The three best ways to keep your dock steady are metal pipes (maximum rigidity), anchors with rope or chain (easy...