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Plastic barrel dock.
4 4x4 pressure treated posts.
Building a floating dock with 55 gallon drums about photos.
How to build a floating dock using plastic barrels about.
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How to build an awesome floating dock for under 200.
How to build a floating water dock for under 200 dollars.
Building a floating dock with barrels is an economical way to gain access from that small pond or lake shore property.
Dock edge howell dock hardware stationary inside corner kit with 4 inside corners and 4 backer plates.
Flip the deck over so the barrels are touching the ground and install the top deck.
On the right is a typical dock float that is 2 wide 4 long and 1 high.
Plastic barrels for floating docks.
Plastic barrels take little to no maintenance while metal barrels may have to be cleaned and painted on a yearly basis.
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7 2x4 pressure treated lumber.
4 2x8 pressure treated lumber.
55 gallon plastic drums have thick walls and are built.
Tie each empty barrel in place with a length of heavy duty rope.
This is a floating dock that s easy to make and works beautifully.
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Prepare to install the top deck.
17 1x6 pressure treated lumber.
This is a video of the construction of a floating dock using barrels.
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The advantages of 55 gallon drums over traditional dock floats include.
Here is quick parts list of everything i used.
55 gallon plastic drums are inexpensive and used plastic barrels for sale are widely available.
During the summer season we get requests for both 30 gallon closed head tight head drums and 55 gallon closed head tight head drums to be used under a wood frame to make a floating dock.
Using either plastic or metal barrels will depend on how much preparation and maintenance you want to perform.
The purpose of the rope is to keep the barrels snug under the dock in rough water.
4 55gallon plastic barrels 100ft of rope 16 screw in eye hooks 10 to 20 l shape braces.
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The 2 6 wood frame will keep the barrels from sliding side to side.
Floating dock 55gal plastic barrel ion pond boss forum.
Dock floats typically cost at least 100 each while 55 gallon barrels are available from air sea for under 50 apiece.
On the left is a picture of three different color plastic 55 gallon drums.
It offers detailed instructions and shows step by step the process.
These drums are approximately 3 long and 2 in diameter.
