Reading a Seawall Before a Lighthouse Point Rebuild
Most seawalls here date to the original development of the canal system, which puts many of them near the end of a normal service life. Surface cracking and rust staining point to reinforcement corroding inside the panel. Depressions in the yard near the wall usually mean soil has been escaping through failed joints, which is a structural warning and not a landscaping problem.
The assessment belongs in due diligence, before a purchase closes. Luxury waterfront home construction in Lighthouse Point carries a marine budget that can swing by several hundred thousand dollars depending on what the wall needs, and that figure should shape the offer. High end builders price it before the offer goes in, because the premium a deep water lot commands assumes the wall behind it holds. Cannatelli Builders evaluates the seawall and the site during pre-construction so owners see the whole property before committing to a design.