The best piling protection from the Gulf to the Tampa Bay.
This is a common aftermath of shipworm infestation.
Why wrap your pilings?
Since the ban of Creosote use as a wood treatment, pilings have become extremely vulnerable to shipworm damage. Shipworms will eat and burrow through pilings until they are too weak to support their load. Once these pilings snap, the outcome will cost thousands of dollars in damage to the dock and/or boat they were supporting.
This dock collapsed during a storm as a result of severe shipworm damage.
The Wrapping process
UNderwater INspection
Used to determine whether a piling is still structurally sound.
Growth Removal
Prior to wrapping, we remove all barnacles and oysters until the entire surface of the pole is smooth.
Layer 1: Stretch Wrap
An Industrial grade saran wrap that eradicates all shipworms inside the piling by eliminating their oxygen supply.
Layer 2: Hard wrap
A polyethylene sheeting that protects the stretch wrap and prevents any new shipworms from entering the piling.
Securing the wrap
To secure the wrap we use 1-1/4” stainless steel ring shank nails with approximately 2” spacing between each.
