Port Charlotte, Charlotte County
Look at the wall behind the dock as well as the boards under your feet. For a Port Charlotte project involving several structures, a clear list keeps the site visit useful. Use the permit comparisons here to prepare questions about wall work, dock removal, lift equipment and the paperwork that closes the job.
Port Charlotte's ranking comes from Cape Coral and Lee County, the nearest records we track; town permits have not been pulled. These counts show activity rather than quality. Check the license and compare quotes.
| 1 | Honc Docks & Lifts | 284 | 130 | 59 | 69 | 26 | 302 | $37,500 | 65% |
| 2 | WB Williamson Bros | 281 | 94 | 75 | 93 | 19 | 294 | $31,600 | 68% |
| 3 | Williamson and Sons Marine Construction | 234 | 0 | 8 | 226 | 0 | 234 | $16,000 | 71% |
| 4 | Stokes Marine | 121 | 47 | 43 | 5 | 26 | 143 | $40,000 | 66% |
| 5 | Rusnell Marine Construction | 91 | 40 | 32 | 1 | 18 | 95 | $29,400 | 71% |
| 6 | Crocker Marine Services | 86 | 22 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 95 | $42,800 | 34% |
| 7 | Hickcox Brothers Marine | 60 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 75 | $28,000 | 52% |
| 8 | Hawley Construction | 58 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 64 | $24,200 | 70% |
| 9 | Honc Marine Contracting | 58 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 58 | $33,500 | 66% |
| 10 | Aquamarine Construction | 42 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 46 | $31,000 | 80% |
| 11 | Hooker Marine Construction | 39 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 39 | $30,200 | 77% |
| 12 | Mauney Marine Construction | 36 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 38 | $25,000 | 61% |
Source: City of Cape Coral and Lee County permit records, the nearest marine permit records we track. Charlotte County permits are not in this ranking yet. 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.
284 dock, lift and seawall permits in Cape Coral + Lee County
Where it works most: Cape Coral (227), Lee County (57), Cypress Lake (8), North Fort Myers (7)
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281 dock, lift and seawall permits in Cape Coral + Lee County
Where it works most: Cape Coral (213), Lee County (48), Cypress Lake (12), North Fort Myers (9)
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234 dock, lift and seawall permits in Cape Coral + Lee County
Where it works most: Cape Coral (219), Lee County (8), Cypress Lake (3), Iona (2)
Removal and access belong in the price discussion from the beginning. A wall proposal can cover different work depending on what stays beside it. Only a contractor who inspects your Port Charlotte shoreline can price those details for the scope you accept.
| 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.
Ask what must come out before the proposed wall work can happen and what will be put back. If the project involves a dock, identify whether its surface, supports or both are included. Have the contractor describe how it will reach the shoreline. These are scope questions for the visit, not details a median can settle. Get the resulting removal and replacement items into the written proposal so you can compare them across contractors.
Then compare the wall itself. Length and panel material are basic parts of a replacement description. For a repair proposal, ask which observed problem it addresses and what work is excluded. A cracked cap, a leaning section and fill loss are useful observations to show the contractor. They do not all establish the same scope. If the proposals take different approaches, ask each contractor to explain its approach in terms of the condition it inspected at your lot.
The median declared seawall permit value in the tracked Cape Coral and Lee County records is $20,000. It describes filed projects, not a Port Charlotte quote or an invoice. The table already separates wall work from docks and lifts. Use it to understand the categories, then compare the written descriptions from your site visits. Dock size and decking, piling work, lift capacity and motors can all change the amount of work if they are included alongside the wall.
Agree on the final inspection requirement before the job begins. Charlotte County is the listed permit office for Port Charlotte, and the hired contractor pulls the permit. Retain its number and verify the final in the record before paying the last installment.
Permit office: Charlotte County
Your contractor pulls the permit; you can look it up afterwards by address in the office's public permit search.
Start the paperwork conversation at the end of the job: what record will show that the permit reached its final? Ask the contractor to make the last payment dependent on that record. Then work backward to the issued permit number and the accepted scope. Having those items together gives you a way to follow the project. A newly finished wall or a cleared work area does not by itself establish that the permit shows the final inspection.
For an address lookup, contact Charlotte County and ask how to locate the permit for your Port Charlotte property. Use the permit number too once it is available. Have the contractor confirm the county's current requirements for the work it proposes. This page does not establish application rules from another jurisdiction for your lot. The contractor doing the job pulls the permit, while you retain enough information to identify the record and follow its status.
Larger Florida jobs also involve a Notice of Commencement, recorded with the county before work begins and posted at the job site. Ask about that document when preparing for construction, and keep it with the other project papers. Avoid leaving the permit discussion until equipment arrives. The contract, accepted scope, permit number and final payment condition should be understandable together, with any changes documented as the project moves forward and a final record retained when it closes.
Put wall experience in the recorded job mix beside overall permit volume. Then read the finaled share and check the license yourself. A Port Charlotte homeowner still needs three written quotes describing the same panels, dock work and removal before making a choice.
The finaled share helps you read the status of the recorded work. For this dataset, Cape Coral's passed final inspections and Lee County's closures with certificates of completion count as finaled. The share is not a score for how a wall looks. Read it with the permit total, then examine the categories. You are looking for a useful basis for questions about your job, followed by a license check and a comparison of written proposals.
WB Williamson Bros has 93 seawall permits among 294 tracked permits. Crocker Marine Services has 27 seawalls among 95. Those numbers identify wall activity within different job mixes. They do not select the panel material or replacement method for a Port Charlotte property. Ask the contractor visiting your shoreline to explain the proposed work against the condition it finds. The table helps you choose questions; the inspection and proposal tell you what is being offered.
Before signing, check the contractor at myfloridalicense.com and align three written scopes. If one includes demolition of the dock and another leaves it out, ask for the difference to be resolved. Select up to 3 contractors on the form and they will contact you to look at the job. The contractor you hire handles the agreed price, contract, permit and construction. Keep each revision with the proposal so wall work and adjacent dock work remain clear.
Port Charlotte is in Charlotte County, with nearby pages for North Port, Punta Gorda and Rotonda. Use those comparisons for project questions, then return to your own shoreline conditions. The water, existing wall and access at your address need a direct inspection.
This page has no counted Port Charlotte ZIP codes, so the table cannot support a neighborhood permit total. Give the visiting contractor your actual property location. A nearby North Port or Punta Gorda example can raise useful questions, but it does not establish what happens at your waterline. Keep notes about the structures you want inspected and the conditions you have observed there. Those details are a firmer starting point than a project described only by town name.
Where a lot fronts a canal, describe the water and any boat wakes at that location. Where saltwater is present, bring visible wear on pilings and lift components into the discussion. Sun and water exposure can affect several parts of a shoreline structure at once. Ask the contractor to distinguish the condition of the deck surface from the condition of the supports and wall. A replacement proposal should make clear which of those parts it addresses.
Storms drive rebuilding around Southwest Florida, but a request to rebuild should still name the actual work. If you have an older wall, photograph the cap, any lean and areas where fill has been lost. Include the dock connections in the visit discussion. Ask what the contractor needs to remove or reach to carry out the proposed work. This gives you a practical way to compare a wall-only proposal with one that also changes the dock.
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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Look at seawall counts within the job mix, then read total volume and finaled share. Williamson and Sons Marine Construction records 226 seawalls, for example. Use the table's scope note, check the license and compare quotes before deciding who should inspect and propose work at your property.
No. The table summarizes declared permit values, and your shoreline needs an inspection. Ask the contractor to measure the proposed work and specify materials, removal and access. Its written quote for that scope is the price comparison to use for your Port Charlotte job.
Ask Charlotte County how to locate the record using the property address. Get the issued permit number from the contractor before work starts. Keep it with your contract and check the record for the final inspection before you make the last payment.
Ask the visiting contractor to explain what dock work the proposed wall scope includes. Have any removal, replacement or retained structure identified in writing. Comparing a wall-only quote with one that also rebuilds a dock will otherwise mix different amounts of work.
Choose up to 3 contractors through the quote form and describe the wall, dock or lift involved. They will contact you to look at the job. Give everyone the same observations and request so their written proposals can be compared on equal terms.
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