For
Lakefront Homeowners
Cedar Creek, Lake Athens, Lake Palestine, Richland-Chambers — your shoreline is the most valuable part of your property. We build it like it.
If this sounds like you
You own waterfront on Cedar Creek, Lake Athens, Lake Palestine, or one of the smaller East Texas reservoirs. Henderson County's median age is 43.8 — nine years older than Texas overall — and nearly 29% of adults here are over 65, which means a lot of you bought the property in the 80s or 90s and your original dock, lift, and bulkhead are reaching the end of their second decade. You want the replacement done right the first time, by somebody whose number you'll be able to call again in five years.
What we deliver
Year-Round Boat Access
Built for the steady-pool elevation TRWD holds on Cedar Creek and Richland-Chambers, and the wider swing on Lake Palestine and the private impoundments.
Shoreline That Holds
Engineered retaining walls and vinyl sheet-pile seawalls sized for East Texas red clay, blackland clay, and lake-specific wave exposure.
Family-Safe Waterfront
Code-correct decking, lighting, and lift hardware — the same crew that builds it inspects it before walking off the job.
Services that map to you
Boat Docks
Custom fixed docks for stable-pool reservoirs and articulating systems for variable-pool lakes — sized to your boat and how your family actually uses it.
Learn more →Retaining Walls
Tiered or single-wall solutions engineered for East Texas clay, hydrostatic pressure, and lake-edge soil movement.
Learn more →Boat Lifts
Electric and hydraulic lifts spec'd for East Texas freshwater chemistry — marine-grade aluminum and hot-dipped hardware, not stock galvanized.
Learn more →Outcomes you care about
Reading for lakefront homeowners
- How Much Does a Boat Dock Cost in East Texas?Real-world dock pricing for Cedar Creek Lake, Lake Athens, Lake Palestine, and Richland-Chambers — what drives the number up or down.
- When to Dredge Your Private LakeThe signs your lake is silting in, and how to estimate how much material you'd need to remove.
- Retaining Wall vs. Seawall: Which to ChooseSame problem, different structures. Here's how we decide which one your shoreline actually needs.
- Boat Dock Permits in Texas, ExplainedWho you actually have to talk to — TRWD, AMWA, UNRMWA, City of Tyler, USACE, TCEQ — and how long each typically takes.
- Extending Your Dock Into Deeper WaterSometimes the water moved. Here's when extending makes sense and when you should rebuild instead.
- Preventing Shoreline Erosion: Homeowner GuideStop losing yard to the lake — here's what to install, in what order, and what it'll cost.