Custom Boathouse Builders in Houston: Design, Construction & Permitting Guide

Custom boathouse under construction on a Houston-area waterfront with pilings, framing and marine construction crew

A custom boathouse does much more than provide a place to keep your boat. For Houston-area waterfront property owners, a well-designed boathouse can provide overhead protection for a vessel, integrate a boat lift, create convenient storage and access, and add valuable usable space to the waterfront. It can also be designed to complement the architecture […]

How Much Does a Floating Boat House Cost?

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A floating boat house sounds simple when it is just an idea in your head. A roof over the boat, a cleaner setup by the water, maybe a little less stress every time the weather rolls in. Then you start looking at floating boat house construction and realize the price can swing fast depending on […]

Boat House Construction Costs: How Design Impacts Your Budget

Boat house builder designing a modern dock house

Building a place to protect your boat and enjoy your waterfront is exciting. But before you pick up a hammer or sign on the dotted line, you need to understand how design choices affect your Boat house construction budget. This is real talk about what drives prices up and down, so you can make smart […]

Protecting Your Houston Boathouse During Severe Thunderstorms

Houston waterfront boathouse and dock under approaching thunderstorm with dark clouds and calm water

In our last post we covered how to winterize your boat house so that severe winter weather like the ice and snow storm the Houston area saw recently could be protected.  Severe thunderstorms, are, of course, far more common. High-wind thunderstorms, sudden squalls, and hurricane force winds are common.  And your boathouse is vulnerable. Want […]

Protecting Your Houston Boathouse from Ice & Snow

Houston boathouse and dock during cold winter morning showing light frost and calm waterfront conditions

The increasing frequency of severe winter weather in Houston provides some unique challenges to waterfront homeowners who thought they were living in a climate that was consistently warm and mild for most of the year.  What used to be a “once in a century” freeze now seems to happen almost every year, and experts suggest […]