Flush Seawall Boarding-Step Hinge Plates
A boarding step that hinges off a Pinellas seawall cap needs a plate that sits flush, drains, and can be lifted without grinding the cap. Surface-mounted hinges pond at the fastener, stain the concrete, and rock once the anchor loosens in salt air.
What a flush hinge plate does
We recess a stainless or coated plate into the cap or the dock landing so the hinge leaf is flush with the walking surface when the step is stowed. The pocket is pitched to a weep, the anchors are isolated from the cap steel, and the plate edge is eased so a bare foot or a cart wheel does not catch it.
The plate is an access and bearing detail, not a structural repair of the wall. If the cap is cracked at the hinge line we say so before we set hardware.
How to start
Call PaverForge Hardscapes at 727-490-9798 or book at paverforge.com/book-online. A photo of the existing hinge, the cap joint, and the step in the stowed position is the useful set.
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