When asked about our process of constructing a residential dock the best description is: it's an event. Our projects have been known to bring the family and neighbors alike out to the beach to watch, take photographs and admire our amazing coordination and equipment. We take pride in admitting our favorite part about these projects are the smiles and awe our audience experience during the construction phase.

We also pride ourselves on the ability to ease the customer through the waterfront construction process. We know it can be stressful, so we are eager and prepared to assist you through the permit process, planning, designing and finally get you the dock for your home that you are able to use for many years to come.

At Thompson Pile Driving, we truly aim to deliver to our clients the absolute best product for their hard earned dollars. We understand you are on a budget and need your residential dock to last as long as it feasibly can. With this in mind we are dedicated to staying structurally superior to our competitors. For instance, one of the many processes we use that assists in our superior product is that we use 12 inch x 20.7 pound heavy duty galvanized channel iron as the pile cap. The channel iron is bolted to the pile, and welded all the way around which makes for an extremely rigid and sturdy dock by tying the two piles together. This eliminates the need for cross bracing as has been used in the past. The problem with the old process is when the cross bracing is attached to the steel piles below the water, the holes placed in the pile interrupts the integrity of the galvenizing and thereby shortens the life of the pile by allowing the bare steel to rust.

In addition to structural longevity, our process is very environmentally friendly. By constructing docks in this fashion, it lessens the amount of treated wood leaching chemicals into the beautiful Puget Sound waters. The comparison between our product and the competitor can be seen here. Again, in short, we throughly understand our products and how to properly install them to get the outright best results possible for the customer and the environment.

Often times, our customer needs a rebuild, refloat, or replacement of an existing dock. We are equipped and enthusiastic to do as much, or as little, as is needed to keep your investment in the condition you can be proud of. Contact us at 360-769-8428.

Whether you are in need of a commercial pier for waterfront business or you need installation, repair, or replacement of a large or small marina, Thompson PileDriving has the experience necessary! A pier to tie up fishing boats, a large instrustrial massive load-bearing pier, or a full blown marina are within our scope of work and expertise.

The preferred type of replacement pilings in today's environmental climate are steel pilings. We use .365 wall hot dipped galvanized pilings for long life. There are various reasons a client may need pilings driven. What ever your reason, we are able to drive pilings using our impact hammer, which is the best method in many cases, or use our vibratory pile driver/extractor. Either method is available. Contact us to discuss your pile driving needs.

Many times, the customers pier and ramp are in good shape, but the float is in poor condition. We are able to construct a stronger replacement float, and install it in place of your existing float. We are very diligent in keeping your existing dock secure and undamaged during the process of float replacement. Pollution is always a concern of Thompson PileDriving so proper disposal of your existing float is important to us.

Thompson Pile Driving's exclusive Ruff Seas™ float lifts are an amazing attribute to any dock system that resides in strong water currents. This affordable design created by the owner of Thompson Pile Driving, Paul Fritts, has saved float owners money, stress and time. Allowing your float the ability to be raised above the rough water will allow for longevity and less maintenance to your float.

Ruff Seas™ float lifts is just another way Thompson Pile Driving is pioneering residential and commercial dock design and implementation.

We are a Magnum Boatlifts dealer. If you are interested in storing your boat at your dock on a boatlift, rather than in the water, we can assist you in deciding which lift best suits your needs, and install the lift for you.

Your beach is your beach. That is why Thompson Pile Driving prides itself on creating the right solution for you to safely and easily access your beach. We are prepared with our creative design abilities and industrial equipment fleet to create the best beach access application for your needs.

With our 50 foot, 365 HP tug, CAYOU we are able to assist with towing as required. Our professional crew is cautious and qualified.

We have several barges, ranging from 15x30 to 110x34. Whether for your construction or contracting project, or a festival - such as New Years, 4th of July fireworks or any other event. We have several years experience in hauling fireworks barges with all proper permitting and licensing needed! We are able to provide barge and towing for your project.

Our salvage services include rescue towing and refloating a sunken or grounded vessel. By utilizing our cranes, floats, and divers we will recover your vessel. We also have the ability to remove and replace old pilings.

With our cranes, steel shears, and barges we will use our expertise and vast experience to safely and properly dispose of any derelict vessels or barges while obiding all environment precautions.