Our first application of DSMS went above and beyond all expectations. The customer called us about their seawalls under their homes which were failing. We were able to locate the DSMS system through our searches and it was the perfect candidate for the job. Jim was always readily available and extremely helpful throughout the process.
I'm Smitty's Marine Construction and it's unbelievable what this anchor can do. - Michael Schmittendorf
The steel seawall at my lakefront cottage in Northern Michigan had failed and was leaning badly. This was due to poor construction by the original contractor, who failed to put support tiebacks in place. I had feared my only option was a complete replacement of the 80' of seawall and decking until I did some research and discovered DSMS. Working with a local contractor who agreed to take on the job, I was able to have the seawall repaired at less than 1/3 of what it would have cost to replace it. The owner of DSMS, James Timmerman, was basically [...]
...they installed the Dynamic Seawall Maintenance System (DSMS) which uses a helix earth screw that is driven down at about a 45 degree angle which is tied into the seawall and the massive concrete cap every eight feet. No more tie backs, which make a mess of your property. The DSMS helix screws have an unmatched tensile strength so you can be certain that your new seawall is rock solid.
“The shorter installation time plus the fact that you don’t have to tear up your yard, pool or decks makes the system far superior to traditional tie-back methods, in fact, as far as I’m concerned there is no other system.” -- Greg Mann, Marine Construction Expert and Owner / Blue Marlin Marine Construction
“I researched multiple options for repair of our seawall and found this system to be by far the best value. The fact alone that we didn’t need to remove our entire (and costly) dock system sold me.” -- Homeowner, Marco Island
“I decided to have the system installed and moved forward with 6 anchors where cap cracking was observed. The job was completed in short order. It was obvious to me that the wall plates snugged up very firmly and that the helix screws had advanced into dense soil. Several years later I had the rest of the 160 foot seawall similarly strengthened with DSMS anchors, the wall continues to perform well and I have been able to avoid a very costly and disruptive replacement.” --Heyward Boyce, Civil Engineer
Brian's Failing seawall before DSMS Brian's Repaired Seawall after DSMS Installation “I’m writing to let you know how happy I am with the DSMS system you installed at my property on Toledo Bend lake. As you know my wall was 6 years old and most if not all the originally installed deadman cables had rusted into. I of course went the typical route and got quotes from the local contractors in the Toledo Bend lake area. Each and every contractor I spoke with quoted to repair the sea wall using the same old cable system [...]
“Extremely fast reply to my initial inquiry (45 minutes!!!!). A rep from Solid Foundation Systems (local DSMS company) was at my house within days! The OWNER of Solid Foundation was the one I dealt with. Scott Skipper is BY FAR the most honest, personable, and responsible business man I have dealt with EVER! He is a man of unparalleled integrity! Although it took several months to get to my job (yes, they are THAT good and busy),he kept me up to date constantly. He personally made several trips to my house to verify various aspects of the upcoming job. When [...]
