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Black-coated steel piles standing in the water off a waterfront property, protected against corrosion below the waterline

Marine Pile Driving in Sydney

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Piling

Every waterfront structure is only as strong as the piles beneath it. They carry the load, take the knocks from boats and weather, and keep everything standing straight against the tide.

We drive piles from our own floating barge, fitted with an excavator and drill rig, so there’s no heavy machinery across your property. We work across the Port Hacking River, the Georges River, Sydney Harbour and the South Coast, and install concrete-filled HDPE, timber and steel piles for:

From a single replacement pile to a full new foundation, we’ll get it done.

Which pile type will your job need?

Usually not your call. The engineer specifies the pile based on the regulations that apply to your site, the loads the structure has to carry, and what the bed is made of. Three types cover most of the work we do:

  • Timber, turpentine or treated hardwood, where the rules require a natural product, which is the case in parts of Sydney Harbour
  • HDPE with a concrete core, the most common choice on residential jobs because it is the most cost-effective and has the best longevity
  • Steel inside an HDPE sleeve, the strongest and the most expensive, specified for big boats and big structures
Timber piles with white protective caps standing alongside black-coated steel piles, showing the two pile types on one job

How marine piles are driven from a barge

We assess the bed, set out to the approved design, drive each pile to its required embedment and trim to level. Depth depends entirely on what is down there, because sand, mud, clay and rock all behave differently. Piles go in until they reach the engineered embedment or hit refusal on rock, commonly several metres below the bed, and the rig lets us verify the set as we drive.

Working from the water means accurate positioning on tight residential frontages, with no crane on the lawn and no gear coming through the house.

The drill rig set up on Kingtide Marine’s barge driving piles off a waterfront, with the crew working from the shore

Frequently Asked Questions

What is marine pile driving used for?

Piles are the foundations of nearly every waterfront structure: jetties, pontoon guide piles, boat lifts, wave screens, seawall footings and vessel moorings. Driving them from a barge lets us work accurately over water in places land-based machinery cannot reach.

What types of piles do you install: timber, concrete or steel?

All three, and the choice is usually made for you: the engineer specifies the pile type based on the regulations for your site and the loads involved. Timber piling is used where the finish has to stay natural, such as harbour foreshores. An HDPE sleeve with a concrete core covers most residential work, because it is the most cost-effective and has the longest life. Steel piles inside an HDPE sleeve are the strongest option, and priced accordingly.

How deep are marine piles driven?

It depends entirely on the bed and the load. Sand, mud, clay and rock all behave differently. Piles are driven until they reach the engineered embedment or hit refusal on rock, commonly several metres below the bed. Our rig lets us verify the set as we drive.

Do you do pile driving for both residential and commercial jobs?

Yes. Alongside residential jetty and pontoon piles we take on commercial work: berths, moorings and structural piling for marinas, clubs and builders, anywhere our barge can reach across the Port Hacking River, the Georges River, Sydney Harbour and the South Coast.

Simple from the start

How It Works

  1. Send us the job

    Engineering drawings if you have them, or we can help arrange the design.

  2. Barge sets up on site

    We position from the water, so there is no crane on the lawn and no access drama.

  3. Driven, verified, trimmed

    Each pile driven to its engineered set and trimmed to level, ready to build on.

Kingtide Marine

Why Choose Kingtide Marine

20 years of experience

Twenty years in the trade and around 100 jobs a year on the Port Hacking River, the Georges River, Sydney Harbour and the South Coast. Nobody knows these tides, beds and foreshores better.

Our own fleet of vessels

No waiting on subcontractors. We run our own fleet of operating marine vessels and do the construction ourselves.

Five-year warranty

We warrant our work for five years and come back at three to six months to check it over, tighten it up and put it right.

Reviews

What our clients say

5.0 from 16 Google reviews

  • Mick and his team delivered outstanding service and work quality in the refurbishment of our concrete jetty and slipway. Communication was excellent and the end product was of a very high standard, considering the original state of the structures. We definitely felt we received excellent value for money and will always use Kingtide for future waterfront projects.

    Stephen Smith

  • Mick, Sam and the team were fantastic to deal with from the onset. Easy to deal with and awesome workmanship. Nothing was a problem and great advice given. I highly recommend Kingtide services.

    Paul Gentile

  • Mick and his team worked with us from the day our old jetty was damaged in a storm. They made it safe and patiently waited while we planned for a new one. They kept us updated with progress, checked we were happy and we now have a beautiful new jetty. Would highly recommend them..thanks guys. Drummoyne NSW

    Jules OK

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