South Venice, Sarasota County
Lost fill behind a South Venice seawall is a reason to ask what is happening below the cap. Describe the problem before asking for replacement prices. Here you can compare the kinds of marine work in contractor permit records, read declared project values and prepare questions for a shoreline inspection and written scope.
For South Venice, the table uses the nearest records we track, Cape Coral and Lee County; town permits are not pulled yet. Counts measure activity. 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. Sarasota 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)
A wall repair quote needs a clear limit to the work. Have the contractor identify the affected cap, panels and length before comparing it with full replacement. For South Venice homeowners, the regional medians are background for that discussion.
| 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.
Begin at the damaged area and ask the contractor to describe the work outward from it. A cap-only proposal and a proposal replacing panels cover different structures. Concrete and vinyl panels are common options; have the material named in writing. Include demolition and the route to the wall. Only an inspection of your South Venice shoreline gives the contractor a basis for pricing those choices and the actual job.
The regional seawall median declared permit value is $20,000. The filing value describes another project's paperwork, not its final invoice, and the median does not price your wall. The cost table gives the other job categories already. If your project includes a dock beside the seawall, ask for that work to be described too, rather than assuming a wall proposal automatically covers everything attached to it.
Dock and lift choices can widen a wall project quickly. Decide whether you are keeping the deck, changing to composite or pressure-treated wood, or rebuilding the supports. For a lift, identify the required capacity and the motors, cables and canopy included. Ask the contractor to distinguish required removal from optional improvements. That gives you a written scope you can send unchanged to the other companies preparing quotes.
South Venice uses Sarasota County as its permit office. The similar name does not make it a City of Venice permit job. Give the contractor your property address and make permit responsibility part of the agreement before the shoreline work starts.
Permit office: Sarasota County
Your contractor pulls the permit; you can look it up afterwards by address in the office's public permit search.
Ask early about the Notice of Commencement on a larger job. Florida uses that notice recorded with the county before construction and posted on the job site. Keep it with the contract and permit details. The contractor doing the work pulls the permit; taking an owner-builder permit for your own home puts the contractor's responsibilities on you, rather than simply shortening the hired contractor's paperwork.
Use the South Venice property address when asking Sarasota County how to find existing permit records. Once a new permit is pulled, save its number and check that its description fits the agreed project. You will need the same record later, so put the lookup instructions where you keep the quote and contract. A permit discussion for a nearby Venice address is not a substitute for checking this property.
At completion, look for the permit's final inspection information before making the last payment. Agree on that step during the contract discussion so it is clear from the start. A wall can look complete from the yard while you still need to check its permit status. Ask the contractor to explain any remaining step, and use the project number to follow the record rather than relying only on a verbal update.
Write the wall or dock scope before you invite three bids. Then use the contractor table to select companies whose recorded job mix relates to it. The useful comparison is the work behind the count, followed by your own license check.
Three written quotes should describe the same wall length, panel choice, demolition and adjacent dock work. If a bidder proposes a repair instead of replacement, have that difference clearly stated. Otherwise, comparing totals can hide the most important decision in the project. Ask what the contractor inspected and which existing parts the proposal relies on. Keep optional changes apart from the common scope shared by all bidders.
WB Williamson Bros has 93 seawall permits among its 294 tracked permits. Crocker Marine Services has 27 seawall permits among 95. Those numbers show different volumes of that category, while the table also shows other work. They do not establish workmanship or settle a South Venice hiring choice. Read them as activity records that help you decide what to ask, then check the license yourself through Florida DBPR.
Finaled share describes inspection or completion status in the tracked records: passed final inspection in Cape Coral, or closure with a certificate of completion in Lee County. Ask how your permit will reach its final. To arrange site discussions, pick up to 3 through the form and they will contact you to look at the job. The contractor you select handles the contract, project price, permit and work.
Your South Venice property is in Sarasota County. Start the site discussion on the yard side of the shoreline, where a leaning wall or lost fill can be visible, then move to the dock and water. Describe what you see without guessing the repair.
If an older cap has cracked, photograph its relationship to the yard and the panels below. Note where the wall appears to lean and where fill has dropped behind it. Those details are more useful in a repair request than simply asking for a new wall. They describe the concern you want inspected while leaving the contractor to establish which components need repair or replacement at the shoreline.
A dock inspection should include the parts that spend time near the water. Saltwater, sun and barnacles wear pilings and lift components, while wakes move against exposed structures. State what applies at your property, including how you use the boat and whether your own route provides Gulf access. The page does not assign one water condition to every South Venice lot, so put the details in your request.
Venice and Englewood are nearby pages for comparing project questions, with Laurel also listed close by. Use the actual address each time you discuss permit responsibility. After storms, distinguish damage you need repaired from changes you have wanted for a while. A larger deck or a different lift can be quoted alongside rebuilding, but naming those additions keeps the original wall or dock problem clear throughout the discussion.
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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Sarasota County is the permit office named for South Venice. Provide the contractor with your address and ask the county how to locate the property's permit records. The contractor should obtain the project permit and give you the number before starting the work you hired it to do.
Its 93 tracked seawall permits show activity in that job category. The broader record includes other marine work as well. For your South Venice wall, use that information to ask about the proposed scope, then verify the license and compare written quotes for the same work.
Missing fill is something to show the contractor during the shoreline inspection. It does not by itself define how much wall to replace. Ask the proposal to identify the cap, panels and length involved, including what will remain, so a repair quote can be distinguished from replacement.
The $20,000 amount is a regional median of values declared on seawall permits. Those filing values are not invoices. Your contractor needs to inspect the existing wall, access and adjoining structures to price the specific repair or replacement at your South Venice property.
Check that the permit shows the final before the last payment. Set that expectation when agreeing on the contract and save the number before work starts. Ask Sarasota County how to retrieve the record so your completion check refers to the permit for this particular job.
Choose up to 3 contractors in the form and they will contact you to look at the job. Send each the same wall or dock description, photos and desired changes. Ask them to state any different assumptions in writing before you compare their proposals.
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