North Fort Myers, Lee County
Put your North Fort Myers project beside the work recorded in ZIP codes 33903 and 33917. This page uses Lee County permits from those ZIPs to show who has been active and what kinds of jobs they filed. Start with your structure, then use the records to prepare better questions for a dock, lift or seawall visit.
The count is activity in the North Fort Myers ZIP sample during the tracked year. Read each job mix before making calls, check the license and compare quotes. Permit volume does not establish construction quality.
| 1 | Crocker Marine Services | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | $34,500 | 34% |
| 2 | WB Williamson Bros | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | $25,600 | 68% |
| 3 | Honc Docks & Lifts | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | $46,000 | 65% |
| 4 | Honc Marine Contracting | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | $44,000 | 66% |
| 5 | Submerged Consultants | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | $29,000 | 57% |
| 6 | Hawley Construction | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $22,800 | 70% |
| 7 | Hickcox Brothers Marine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $17,000 | 52% |
| 8 | Jordan's Construction Services | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $14,000 | 33% |
| 9 | Stokes Marine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $30,500 | 66% |
| 10 | BMI Marine Construction | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $60,000 | 50% |
| 11 | Broward Dock and Seawall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $6,870 | 20% |
| 12 | Capristo Construction | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $3,500 | 53% |
Source: Lee County permit records (Dock and Shoreline permits) for North Fort Myers ZIP codes (33903, 33917). 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.
9 dock, lift and seawall permits in North Fort Myers
Where it works most: Cape Coral (52), Lee County (13), Iona (10), North Fort Myers (10)
License CBC1266139 · Full profile
8 dock, lift and seawall permits in North Fort Myers
Where it works most: Cape Coral (213), Lee County (48), Cypress Lake (12), North Fort Myers (9)
License CGC1512211 · Full profile
6 dock, lift and seawall permits in North Fort Myers
Where it works most: Cape Coral (227), Lee County (57), Cypress Lake (8), North Fort Myers (7)
License CGC1535844 · Full profile
Write down the work you need before looking at a median. A North Fort Myers seawall replacement involves a different set of materials and access questions from a dock resurfacing. The table helps you keep those job types apart while gathering proposals.
| Job | Median permit value | Middle half of jobs | Permits | Data from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dock + boat lift | $31,500 | $11,900 - $55,100 | 13 | North Fort Myers |
| Dock | $18,000 | $7,320 - $51,800 | 18 | North Fort Myers |
| Seawall | $36,000 | $19,000 - $50,000 | 19 | North Fort Myers |
| 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.
North Fort Myers dock-and-lift permits had a median declared value of $31,500 in the tracked sample. That is a summary of filed permit values, not a quote for your shoreline. The dock, seawall and lift-only rows answer different questions. Read the source beside each row too: some smaller job categories use the combined Cape Coral and Lee County records rather than the North Fort Myers sample.
A contractor needs to see how equipment can reach the water and what must come out before new work goes in. Show the existing pilings, decking and lift, then identify what you hope to keep. Ask the proposal to distinguish reuse from replacement. A wood deck and a composite deck should be compared with the same underlying structure and demolition scope, or the totals will describe different jobs.
Only the contractor inspecting your property can put a price on the work. For a seawall, request an explanation of repair versus replacement after the wall and fill have been examined. For a lift, provide the boat details and ask for the capacity and equipment in writing. Bringing the same information to each visit makes a disagreement about scope easier to spot before you sign.
For North Fort Myers, the permit office is Lee County and the permit type is Dock and Shoreline. Ask the contractor to identify the filing for your project before work begins. Keep its number where you can find it again at completion.
Permit office: Lee County (Dock and Shoreline permit)
ZIP codes counted: 33903, 33917. Your contractor pulls the permit; you can look it up afterwards by address in the office's public permit search.
Lee County Dock and Shoreline permit numbers start with DSH. The public record shows the description, declared job value, status and licensed professional with a state license number. Search by the property address and compare the description with the work in your agreement. If the proposal replaces both a dock and a seawall, have the contractor explain how that work is described in the permit file.
The contractor doing the work pulls its permit. An owner-builder filing for your own home places those responsibilities on you, so read that choice carefully before taking it on. For larger jobs, Florida's Notice of Commencement is recorded with the county before the work starts and posted at the job site. Ask how that paperwork will be handled alongside the permit, without assuming the signed construction agreement completes either step.
In Lee County, a finaled record has closed with a certificate of completion. Save the permit number early and check the status before the last payment. The page's finaled counts describe recorded outcomes, while your own permit is the file that matters for closing your job. Ask the contractor to explain any remaining step in that file rather than using a tidy work area as proof that the permit is finished.
Use the smaller North Fort Myers sample to ask specific questions. Job mix tells you more than a contractor's place in the list alone. Follow the permit review with a license lookup and matching written scopes before you settle on a proposal.
Crocker Marine Services recorded 10 permits in this ranking area, with docks, dock-and-lift work and seawalls among its filings. Honc Marine Contracting's local filings were seawalls. That difference gives you a concrete starting point for comparing project types. It does not establish how either contractor will approach your wall or dock. Ask each visitor to explain the work proposed at your property in terms you can compare.
A finaled share is useful record history, not a rating. In this county it indicates permits closed with a certificate of completion. Read it with the sample size and job mix, then set your own closeout expectation in the agreement. Get the job's permit number before construction begins. Keep the final payment linked to checking completion in the public record rather than assuming another property's record predicts yours.
Choose up to 3 contractors through the quote form; they will contact you to look at the job. Send the same boat information, photos and list of structures to each. After their visits, compare the written scopes line by line. The hired contractor handles the agreement, pricing, permit and construction. Keep questions about additions or omitted removal work with that contractor so the final proposal describes the job you intend to buy.
The local sample is organized around 33903 and 33917, not every address a contractor lists as a service area. Use those ZIPs to understand the records, then describe the actual water, access and existing structures at your North Fort Myers property.
Start the property visit at the water's edge. If your dock is exposed to saltwater or regular wakes, point that out along with visible wear on pilings and lift parts. Sun and barnacles also wear marine structures in this region. The ZIP selection tells you where permits were filed; it cannot tell the contractor which pieces of your dock are sound enough to remain in the proposed work.
A seawall problem can show up behind the cap as well as on its face. Describe leaning sections, cracks and places where fill has been lost. Ask what the contractor saw and how that finding changes the scope. After regional storms, a dock, lift and wall can each need attention. Discuss the components separately so the proposal does not reduce several different conditions to a vague shoreline repair.
Fort Myers and Cape Coral are nearby comparisons listed on this page, but their record groups differ from North Fort Myers. The county is Lee County; the city across a nearby boundary is not automatically your permit office. Keep the property address in every request for a visit. Ask the contractor to connect the proposed work to that address when explaining the permit, access plan and written 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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Crocker Marine Services has the largest count in the local ranking shown here. The sample comes from Lee County filings in the ZIPs counted for North Fort Myers. Treat the count as a record of activity, then examine job mix and check the license before comparing proposals.
The boat-lift row uses combined Cape Coral and Lee County permit values, while the dock-and-lift, dock and seawall rows have North Fort Myers samples. Read each row's source label before using it as background. None of those declared values prices the work at your home.
Use the project address when discussing jurisdiction with the contractor. This North Fort Myers page identifies Lee County Dock and Shoreline as the permit office and type. Ask for the filing number before construction, then use the county's public record to check the description and completion status.
It should describe the wall being repaired or removed, the length and panel material involved, and access for the work. Have the contractor inspect cracks, leaning sections and lost fill first. Ask why the recommended repair or replacement addresses the condition seen on that visit.
Read the licensed professional field in Accela, then look up the state license number at myfloridalicense.com. Compare the name there with the contracting name on the proposal. A number appearing in a permit is a useful lead for that check, not a substitute for doing it.
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