Floating dock? Permanent dock on piers/pilings? Combination floating piers? Dock with boat slip? Long, narrow dock? Wide platform dock?

Basically, a floating dock is less expensive than a permanent dock built with pilings. A floating dock can be designed to allow for differences in water level. Easier to add to a floating dock. Floating docks are not optimum for people with balance problems(something that happens with age) and can have extra maintenance requirements.

How wide? How long? All floating? Part floating? No floating? Larger platform on the end? How big? Does your lake freeze in winter? What kind of decking material? What kind of support structure? Any special DNR requirements? Benches? Storage boxes? Canopy? Lights? Power? How is the lakebed? If perm then how far down will pilings need to go?

The range would be from five hundred dollars to 50 thousand, give or take a little. :)

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Wow... a lot more where we are located (North GA). Region certainly guides the price on this. Where we are (North GA), our lake is owned and operated by Georgia Power Company and we have building guidelines and permits. Easy to say that a minimum of $75K up to $400K is not unusual here. And that's without a kitchen or bath! We are in the final stages of our new boat house. Our existing one of 61 years was torn down, even to the old pilings. As with any construction, you can certainly save a lot by doing work yourself if it's within your realm.

I don't think I've ever seen a dock with a bath. Not enough privacy for me. :)

There are around 50,000+ floating boat docks in my area and cost anywhere from $5,000.00 to $100,000+ depending on size.

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I called a local dock building company who just happened to be out at the lake where our lot is building 4 other docks. I called them to inquire about what they charge..yes of course, they could build you a floating casino if that is what you wanted. They said they are building very basic docks in the area, they/he did not elaborate on what materials they were using, what amenities they were adding what size they are, what shape they are, I don't think they are floating, I think they are permanent..he quoted $14 a sq ft. for a basic dock. I was just asking here to get some idea of what others had been quoted.

Sorry I was not more specific. We want a platform from which to sit on and cast a pole into the water. We don't have to create anything with special requirements (seniors or children) in mind. We want it big enough to have a few people on without feeling crowded. We may eventually have a small boat (the LOA has rules on the types of engines allowed, I don't remember exactly, but I'm assuming they have to be small quiet ones.)

From what the "guy" said, the average cost is around 6k..(of what he's building for the neighboring lots) 6k at $14 a sq ft would be around 400 sq ft.

I'm sure that there are LOA rules on how far out your dock can extend into the lake...as far as how wide, i'd guess you could run it the length of your property if you wanted. I'm thinking a bit wider platform, not anything fancy..just again a place to place a few folding chairs maybe an umbrella and a cooler..and a fishing pole. That probably doesn't help any more than before..but I was really more curious about features that anyone who has a dock now would have put in/on/around their dock if they had to do it over again. for example, I'd like a water and electricity source near or on the dock..not sure what else.