Flush Seawall Tide-Clock Recess Plates

A tide clock screwed to the face of a seawall cap looks fine until the housing traps water and the fasteners stain the concrete. On Pinellas docks we recess the clock in a flush plate so the face stays readable and the cap stays intact. PaverForge Hardscapes sets those plates with the same crew that builds dock and apron pavers. Call 727-490-9798 or book at paverforge.com/book-online.

Why a recess plate

The plate sits level with the cap. Lines and dock carts should not catch a raised bezel. The recess drains, so a summer storm does not leave the clock standing in a cup of salt water. Fasteners stay in the plate, not in a random hole in the cap edge, and the plate can come out later without breaking a cone of concrete.

We mark the recess off the cleat line and off the cap joint. A clock on a joint, or in the path of a spring line, becomes the thing people clip with a cart. The plate is a small field of its own: a compacted seat, a restrained edge, and a joint that does not wash into the bay.

What to send

Photos of the cap, the spot you want the clock, and the nearest cleat are enough. We will say if the cap is too thin for a recess and what the alternative is. Call PaverForge Hardscapes at 727-490-9798. Same-day reply on business days.