Come Visit Us at 2017’s Biggest Boat Show! Spring is almost here, and soon boating season will be here as well. Are you ready? Do you have the boat you want to spend this season with? Do you have all the necessary equipment and accessories? If you have any doubts, or if you just want to have a great time …
Siding, Seawalls, and Other 2017 Renovation Resolutions
Get a Fresh Start with Updated Shingles, Shutters, and Seawalls The new year is a time when you resolve to improve yourself in all sorts of ways—you want to become healthier, more productive, kinder, whatever it might be. What about improving your home, though? January also marks the approach of spring, when you’ll finally be able to go out and …
Three Rules of Staying Safe During On-Ice Activities [Infographic]
Have Fun on the Ice—But Learn How to Stay Safe! With every season comes a new selection of activities for you to enjoy—in summer there’s swimming, in fall there’s apple picking, and in winter there’s a whole host of activities in snow and on ice. Ice can be dangerous though. In addition to causing damage to property like boats and …
How Ice Threatens Your Seawall—And How to Stop It!
Ice Can Damage Your Seawall—Stop It Cold In Its Tracks! Take a look around in the winter, and you’ll start to see that how much of a destructive force the cold can be. Water expands as it freezes and contracts as it melts, and you can see all sorts of structures getting serious damage from that process, from roofing to …
Why (and How) to Perform Pier Removal for Winter
Take it from us—installing a dock is a lot of hard work. So, when you’ve gone through all the effort of getting a pier installed, it might seem strange to you to suggest that you take it back out of the water. After all the time spent getting it put together and getting it secured in its current spot, why …
The Greatest Seawalls in History
The history surrounding seawalls is vast and dates back thousands of years to the Roman Empire and the first century BC. The breakwater wall was built as a safeguard to protect Caesarea Maritima, not only from harsh weather conditions, but also to keep out enemies. This wall is still standing today. Over time, the construction of seawalls changed and became …
Why Visit the Lakes of Northern Illinois?
There are few things in life that give you the feeling of truly experiencing summer the way a big crisp lake does. Sunlight warming your skin, boats gently bobbing on the waves, the buzz of a passing jet-ski, maybe some gulls circling overhead. It’s truly the idyllic scene that we all want to be in during these midyear months. But …
How to Practice Good Boating Etiquette
Anyone who’s into boating can tell you how much of a thrill it is—the water, the sun, the sheer independence of riding out on the lake on your own with no sidewalks or roads or rails to tell you where to go. It’s, well, a boatload of fun. But, just as with all the other comparable things we might do …
Rip Rap Enhances Property
Spring is the market of house buying. Although the market is in favor of the buyer, you can get the upper hand in the deal by adding to the aesthetics of your home’s outdoor property. If you are living on a lake or another body of water, what better way to enhance the feature of your home than the waterfront? …
Rip Rap, Outcropping, and Steel Seawalls: What Are They?
So you’ve made your decision—after assessing the state of your property’s waterline, investigating the effects of shoreline erosion, and learning about the protection a seawall provides, you’ve come to the conclusion that you’re getting seawalls installed, and you feel good about it. You’re sure of yourself. You know what you’re doing. At this point, you might think that the decision-making …