Lehigh Acres, Lee County
Write down the shoreline problem before you call anyone in Lehigh Acres: worn decking, a lift change or a wall losing fill. This page helps you turn that description into a contractor shortlist. Read the work categories beside the names, use permit values as background, and take a defined scope into the property visit.
Too few permits fall within Lehigh Acres ZIPs for a local ranking, so this table uses unincorporated Lee County activity. Counts measure permits pulled, not quality; check the license and compare quotes.
| 1 | WB Williamson Bros | 78 | 27 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 81 | $32,800 | 68% |
| 2 | Honc Docks & Lifts | 64 | 34 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 75 | $39,200 | 65% |
| 3 | Honc Marine Contracting | 54 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 54 | $32,800 | 66% |
| 4 | Stokes Marine | 46 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 51 | $29,500 | 66% |
| 5 | Crocker Marine Services | 38 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 43 | $44,000 | 34% |
| 6 | Rusnell Marine Construction | 36 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 40 | $29,700 | 71% |
| 7 | Hawley Construction | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 19 | $22,800 | 70% |
| 8 | J and M Boatlift and Repair | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15 | $16,600 | 80% |
| 9 | SWFL Dock and Lift | 15 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 15 | $30,000 | 45% |
| 10 | Williamson and Sons Marine Construction | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | $18,000 | 71% |
| 11 | Submerged Consultants | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | $24,600 | 57% |
| 12 | Mauney Marine Construction | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | $15,000 | 61% |
Source: Lee County permit records (Dock and Shoreline permits) across the unincorporated county. Fewer than 10 marine permits were filed in Lehigh Acres ZIP codes, so this table shows the county. Ranked by dock, boat lift and seawall permits issued or filed Nov 2025 - Oct 2026; all marine permits also counts lift covers and other marine work. Median job = the median value declared on the contractor's dock, lift and seawall permits here. Finaled = share of all its permits that passed final inspection or closed. How we rank.
78 dock, lift and seawall permits in Lee County
Where it works most: Cape Coral (213), Lee County (48), Cypress Lake (12), North Fort Myers (9)
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64 dock, lift and seawall permits in Lee County
Where it works most: Cape Coral (227), Lee County (57), Cypress Lake (8), North Fort Myers (7)
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54 dock, lift and seawall permits in Lee County
Where it works most: Lee County (39), North Fort Myers (6), Cape Coral (4), Cypress Lake (4)
Start a Lehigh Acres cost comparison with the condition of what is already there. Reusing supports, removing an old deck or replacing a wall changes the scope. The table helps you name categories, while a property visit establishes the actual job.
| Job | Median permit value | Middle half of jobs | Permits | Data from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dock + boat lift | $45,000 | $29,600 - $64,800 | 618 | Cape Coral + Lee County |
| Dock | $24,000 | $12,500 - $40,000 | 493 | Cape Coral + Lee County |
| Seawall | $20,000 | $14,000 - $33,000 | 545 | Cape Coral + Lee County |
| Boat lift | $16,600 | $8,360 - $25,200 | 176 | Cape Coral + Lee County |
| Lift cover or canopy | $2,490 | $2,280 - $6,280 | 475 | Cape Coral + Lee County |
Values are what contractors declared on public permits (job value at filing). They are local averages for information, not a quote: only a contractor who sees your shoreline can price your job.
Seawalls in Cape Coral and Lee County: a median of $240 per linear foot on 417 permits that state a length (middle half $184-$375); the typical wall was 80 feet.
The regional dock-only median in the cost table is $24,000 in declared permit value. Its source is Cape Coral and Lee County, not a Lehigh Acres price survey. Values were entered when permits were filed and are not invoices. Use that row to identify the work category, then ask what your own dock would require below the walking surface as well as above it.
If the project includes a lift, describe the boat and ask for a stated capacity, motor and cable scope. A canopy should be identified separately rather than assumed to be part of every lift proposal. The same applies to piling work: ask each bidder which supports stay and which are replaced. Otherwise, quotes with similar headings can describe substantially different amounts of work.
For wall work, show the contractor where the ground has settled or the cap has cracked. Ask for a written distinction between a repair and removal followed by replacement. Concrete and vinyl panels are different material choices to put in that scope. Equipment access and disposal of the old structure also belong there. Only a contractor who inspects your shoreline can attach a price to those decisions.
Your Lehigh Acres marine project goes through Lee County's Dock and Shoreline permit office. Build the permit check into your hiring decision: identify who files, get the number before construction, and confirm the final before releasing the last payment.
Permit office: Lee County (Dock and Shoreline permit)
Your contractor pulls the permit; you can look it up afterwards by address in the office's public permit search.
The county search is Accela Citizen Access. Enter the property address and read the Dock and Shoreline record, whose number starts with DSH. Its description, status, job value and licensed professional let you check what was filed. Keep the number in your project notes and read the description beside your agreement so that the paperwork and intended construction are easy to compare.
On larger Florida jobs, a Notice of Commencement is recorded in the county before construction and posted at the site. Ask the contractor to explain that step along with the permit. An owner-builder permit is an option only for your own home and places the contractor's responsibilities on you. Understand that responsibility before treating owner-builder paperwork as an ordinary part of hiring someone else.
Lee County calls a permit finaled when it closes with a certificate of completion. Physical completion of your dock or wall is a reason to check the record, not to put it away unread. Tie the last payment to checking the final, and ask the contractor to identify the entry you should see. Save that information together with the written agreement for the work.
A seawall problem deserves a look at seawall records before overall volume. For a dock or lift, switch to those categories. This keeps your Lehigh Acres shortlist tied to the kind of work you are actually asking a contractor to inspect.
Honc Marine Contracting's displayed mix includes 53 seawall permits and a dock permit. Honc Docks & Lifts has a different mix, including 34 dock-and-lift permits. These are records of activity in the table's stated area. They help separate wall work from combined dock projects without answering questions about workmanship. Ask the visiting contractor how its proposed scope addresses the conditions you have shown it.
Read finaled share as a record status measure. A permit reaches that status after final inspection or the county completion entry, depending on the issuing office. The share is useful beside the sample size, but it does not grade a finished deck or tell you what your contract will include. Your own license lookup and review of the written proposal remain separate parts of the decision.
Choose up to 3 names on the quote form and they will contact you to look at the job. Give them the same photographs, material choices and description of what needs removal. Read exclusions before comparing the amounts on their proposals. The contractor you select is responsible for the agreement, price, permit and work; keep those responsibilities clear in the document you sign.
For a Lehigh Acres property in Lee County, bring the discussion back to the water at your lot. Describe the bank or wall, the structure you use and the access route. A broad permit sample cannot describe those details for you.
Do not borrow a waterfront description from another town when requesting the visit. Say whether your structure fronts a canal or another body of water and describe any wake exposure you observe. Saltwater and barnacles affect marine parts where they occur; sun also wears exposed materials. The person writing your proposal needs the conditions at your address, rather than assumptions based on a regional table.
For an older seawall, note where movement appears and what has changed behind the cap. For a dock, point to the decking, pilings and lift equipment separately. Storms have driven rebuilding across Southwest Florida, but the work you request still needs an inspection of the existing structure. A list of observed problems gives each bidder the same starting point without prescribing a repair before that inspection.
Gateway and Fort Myers appear among the nearby town links, along with San Carlos Park. Use those pages when you want to read another area's recorded work. This page does not assign a Lehigh Acres ZIP sample or local permit total. Keep that gap in mind when discussing activity near your house, and use the actual property visit to settle the proposed scope.
We count the marine permits each contractor pulled, from the city and county permit offices' public records.
The contractor named on the permit gets the credit. You can look up any permit by address yourself.
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The cost figures shown here are regional declared permit values from Cape Coral and Lee County. They are not a separate Lehigh Acres sample. Match your intended work to the right category, then have a contractor inspect the supports, materials and access before preparing a written price.
Read the job mix beside each name. For example, Honc Marine Contracting has 53 seawall permits in the displayed area. That is evidence of recorded wall activity. It does not determine the repair your wall needs or substitute for checking the license and reviewing comparable proposals.
The hired contractor pulls the permit for its work through Lee County. Request the permit number before construction and use the address search to read the record. If you take an owner-builder permit for your own home, you assume the responsibilities that otherwise belong to the contractor.
Ask for the lift capacity and the motor, cable and canopy details in writing. State what existing equipment will remain and what will be removed. Send the same equipment description to every bidder so you can compare the work included rather than just the heading on each quote.
Check it before making the final payment. In the county records, finaled means the permit closed with a certificate of completion. Keep the permit number from the start so you can return to the current job's record and confirm that final entry with the contractor.
First have each proposal identify the condition being addressed and the parts that stay. A repair and full replacement can remove different material and require different access. Ask the contractor to explain that scope on paper before deciding how the proposals compare for your Lehigh Acres property.
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