Floating Kit Docks are an affordable way to add a dock to your pond or lake house. You choose the size and build it yourself. Our Kit Docks come complete with everything you need to make your dream a reality.
Our “Kit Docks” are manufactured using a proven engineered box truss design. We utilize ¼” thick angle, almost twice the thickness of standard 3/16” angle. This ensures your Kit Dock will be the strongest on the lake.
Features of the floating Kit Docks include:
Frame:
- 12″ deep “box truss” frame – galvanized, proven strong with low maintenance.
- Unique design – creates 100% load transfer.
- Main structural frame members shall be 2″ x 2″ x 1/4″ angle.
- Intermediate divisions shall be 5″ x 1.5″ x 3/16″ angle.
- Truss web shall be 1″ x 1″ x 1/8″ angle.
- Bolted connection in horizontal plane – added strength for vertical movement.
Flotation:
- Rotationally molded polyethylene shell – meets ACOE requirements.
- Shell thickness ~0.150″ thick.
- Expanded polystyrene core molded inside the shell.
- Firmly bolted to the frame – no clips or tabs.
- Floatation designed to accommodate a 24″ freeboard +/- 1″
Decking/ Banding boards:
Concrete decking
- 5” thick dry cast concrete deck pans.
- Single row 2″ x 6″ Pressure Treated Southern Yellow Pine banding boards.
Composite decking
- Decking boards tailored for durability and appeal.
Wood decking
- 2” x 6” pressure treated southern yellow pine.
Superstructure:
- 2 “Mega-Rib” Industrial Strength 26-gauge roof panels.
- 2 ½” square columns, 11-gauge.
- 8″ x 2.5″ 16-gauge Z purlins
- Roofing sheet overhang at end of slips to be 12″.
- Roof slope to be 1.5′:12′
Anchorage:
- Heavy wall galvanized pipe anchors.
- 25’ depth range.
- 2-piece telescoping pipe design.
- Other anchorage options available upon request.
Underwater Truss system:
- Triangle truss spanning the length of the dock on both sides.
- 5″ x 1.5″ x 3/16″ angle on truss cords.
- 2″ x 2″ x ¼” angle underwater columns.
- 3/8″ round rod for truss interior bracing.
- 5′ clearance.
Bumpers/Fendering & Mooring:
- 3′ column bumpers on insides of covered slips.
- Black Single Lip Vinyl on Finger ends and head piers.
Hardware:
- Frame & Underwater Truss connections: 5″ x ½” grade 5 hex head bolts, galvanized.
- Column to frame connections: 5″ x ½” grade 5 hex head bolts, galvanized.
- Column to Purlin Connections: 3.5″ x 3/8″ grade 5 hex head bolts, galvanized.
- Float to frame connections: 3″ x 3/8″ grade 5 hex head bolts, galvanized.
- Lumber to frame connections: 2.25″ x 5/16″ Torx HD self-tapping screws.
- Roofing tin to purlin connection: 1″ x #14 self-drilling Tek screw.
- All connections to use appropriately sized split lock washers and hex nuts, galvanized (Not applicable to Torx & Tek screws).
- Any connections below the water line to use double hex nuts instead of split lock washer and nut combo.