Marine & Shoreline Building Materials

Timber Trusses

Magnificent. Beautiful. Inspiring. We build structural timber trusses for a vast range of commercial and residential projects including banks, stadiums, schools, public centers, and timber frame lodges. They can be treated for exterior use and we can provide engineer-stamped drawings.

Design Options for Every User

Whether you are a homeowner, builder, architect, or engineer, we will work with you throughout the design and manufacturing process to ensure your timber truss meets your technical and visual expectations and stays within your budget and design requirements.

Trusses are made using southern yellow pine, Douglas fir, western red cedar, or reclaimed timbers. Other wood species are available at your request and we can also make log trusses.

Timber Truss Restoration and Matching

We build timber trusses to match historical or damaged trusses in structures such as churches, schools, and restaurants.

Every restoration or matching project starts with a detailed analysis of the building and its structural needs. We manage a close relationship with our clients to make sure all the project requirements and current building codes are met. We want every little detail to be just right — from design to finish.

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Custom rafters hardware

Specialty Hardware

American Pole & Timber has the hardware you need to put your project together. We stock an extensive line of basic and hard-to-find hardware and fasteners as well as custom hardware and fasteners for specific projects. We ship your hardware with the other components of your order so the total shipment arrives ready-to-build.

Our Hardware Line Includes:

• Simpson Connecting Plates and Joist Hangers
• Post Base Anchors
• All Thread & Tie Rods
• Nails
• Stainless Steel and Galvanized Hex Screws
• Coated Deck Screws
• Stainless Steel and Galvanized Nuts & Washers
• Hex Bolts, Lag Bolts, & Carriage Bolts
• Timber Bolts (specially made for fastening strongly to timbers)
• J-Bolts
• Manta-Ray Anchors for bulkhead tie-back systems
• Custom Plates & Straps
• Custom Fasteners

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Square & Round Piling Options for Permanent Foundations

Round Wood Pilings

Largely due to their abundance and excellent strength and compression properties, round pilings are commonly used in the construction of raised homes, building foundations, bulkheads, highways, railroads, piers and docks, marinas, and other structures that require strong low-cost foundations.

Square Timber Pilings

Square timber pilings are used for every kind of construction from bridges to beach homes, and are often chosen because of their dimensional uniformity, which is valued for both aesthetics and ease of use during design and construction.

Square pilings are commonly used in the foundations of pedestrian, road, and rail bridges, beach home pilings, bulkheads, docks, and piers -- essentially the same projects where round pilings are used but square pilings are often selected over round when aesthetics and/or uniformity are a major factor in the design and purchasing decisions.

Gun Barrel Pilings

The new Gun Barrel Pilings from American Pole & Timber were developed to combine the strengths of round wood pilings with those of square timber pilings.

Gun Barrel Pilings are most commonly used in projects where strength and aesthetics are equally important.

Because of their unique appearance -- fine, straight edges while retaining a “tree-like” natural look -- Gun Barrel Pilings are commonly used as columns in zoos, parks, and other commercial and public projects.

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Lake Padre Seawall bulkhead.

Vinyl Bulkheads

American Pole & Timber supplies a complete line of building materials for long-lasting vinyl bulkheads. Regardless of the size of your bulkhead, we can supply all the materials you need, along with all required hardware, in a ready-to-build package.

Vinyl sheet pilings are available in multiple colors, install easily, and are backed by the manufacturer’s 60 year warranty.

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Wood Bulkheads

American Pole & Timber supplies a complete line of building materials for long-lasting wood bulkheads. Regardless of the size of your bulkhead, we can supply all the materials you need, along with all required hardware, in a ready-to-build package.

Wood bulkheads are the least costly wall option from a first-cost perspective. They are effective and give your waterfront a somewhat natural look.

Parts of a wood bulkhead include:

• Pilings, (Round or Square)
• Wale
• Center Match (special tongue and groove)
• Filter Cloth (Geotextile)
• Top Cap (optional)
• Tie Rods
• Deadmen
• Hardware (Bolts, Nuts, Washers, Screws/Nails)

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Lumber & Decking

Huge inventory of treated decking and railing. Lots of unique options. LOW PRICES!

We supply a complete range of premium deck materials and maintain a huge inventory of unique decking options and offer prices below many competitors.

Radius Edge Deck (RED) Lumber

We supply premium treated southern yellow pine radius edge decking (RED) in 5/4 and 2X dimensions. Radius edge decking has a rounded edge to give your clients’ decks softer edges and a more comfortable feel.

REDi-Deck

REDi-Deck 2×8 radius edge decking is our newest decking line. This number 1 commercial grade decking product comes treated with MCA and is one of the most attractive decking solutions out there. Choose REDi-Deck for boardwalks, piers, docks, restaurants as well as residential decking projects.

Composite Decking

We are now Texas’ only master regional distributor for iDeck composite decking. We maintain and supply the largest and most complete inventory of premium composite decking materials with the most competitive pricing in the south region.

We also supply Duxxbak premium, water-resistant decking for piers, docks, and boathouses.

Joists, Stringers, & Hardware

We also supply all the structural lumber and building materials needed to build your deck.

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25-Year

Warranty Certified Foundation Packages

Subject to the limitations below, when used as non-maritime structural foundation pilings, Certified Timbers sold by Building Products Plus, LLC are warranted to the Customer against damage or decay from wood boring insects or fungus that would make the timber structurally unfit for the application for which it was intended for a period of 25 years from the date of this Warranty.

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Wood Pilings for Boat Houses

Our wood poles and pilings come treated or untreated, and “wet” or kiln dried. They can be sanded, stained, or painted to match existing decor. You can take advantage of our custom manufacturing services to get exactly the length, cut, or shape you need. Polymer wood coating can significantly increase the longevity of any pole or piling.

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Dock & Pier Materials

We specialize in marine and shoreline construction. From well-designed residential boat docks to major commercial fishing and floating docks, American Pole & Timber supplies everything you need to build the dock you want.

Dock Building Materials

Treated Wood is the most preferred material for docks. Choose the right treatment level depending on the kind of water you are building in:

• Fresh water: A minimum of .60 pcf pressure treated wood
• Saltwater: 2.5 pcf pressured treated wood (or higher) is required

Materials for Order

We supply all the dock materials you need, and can cut/drill pieces to your specifications:

• Pilings (Round & Square)
• Pile Caps
• Piling Protection & Repair
• Stringers
• Timber Braces
• Decking
• Marine Hardware for Docks
• Poly-Coated Wood Components

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SnapJacket® Piling Repair Jacket

Repair your rotted pilings quickly and inexpensively with SnapJacket®. It's the toughest & longest lasting option to preserve, repair, and protect rotted marine pilings. In addition, the design of SnapJacket® makes it very easy to install, keeping timber pilings repair costs to a minimum.

Easy to Install

1. Simply cut the jacket to length, blow out the sand and slip it around the pile without disturbing any of the deck above.
2. Slide the locking device down the middle and your form is ready to fill.
3. Lastly, pour the void with concrete, the concrete will then flow into the voids creating a new solid piling.

Once the jacket is filled with cement, all marine boring organisms that are eating away the inside are instantly killed. From then on the pilings will be protected from any future environmental and organism damage.

Retrofit

By opening up and easily locking back together, using SnapJacket® does not require you to disassemble any portion of the structure built on top of the piles. With proper engineering, SnapJacket® can even restore a completely broken & rotted pilings to beyond its original strength.

25 Year Warranty

Due to the fact that PVC does not wear down in the water, we offer a 25-year warranty on SnapJacket®. The concrete will remain untouched by the elements, effectively fossilizing everything inside of the jacket. Theoretically, this rotted pilings repair jacket should last a lifetime and then some.

Available Up to 16 Inches

Available in 10, 12, 14, and 16-inch diameters, SnapJacket® will fit around most marine piles. It is recommend you choose a piling repair jacket that has at least an inch and a half of annular space all the way around the pile.

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Polymer Coated Wood

Use Polyshield® Protective Wood Coating for Ultra Protection

Get the most life from your poles and pilings with our amazing poly wood coating, a protective polymer coating engineered for use on wood. The special coating bonds to wood, creating a protective barrier that is impenetrable by marine borers or termites.

Adds Incredible Longevity to:

• Pilings, posts and columns
• Piers / Docks / Marinas
• Bulkheads
• Decks / Patios

Overview of Benefits:

• Prolongs the useable life of your materials and total project
• Can be used for ZONE Coating at the water or ground line
• Can be applied to wood or steel
• Is applied at our production facility – no on site labor required
• Can be drilled or cut if necessary
• Assures environmental protection by preventing the leaching of chemicals used for treating the wood

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SureStep

Sure-Step decking is a high-quality, maintenance-free decking system for on and off the water.

Transform your dock, marina, walkway, or gangway with SureStep Dock & Decking, the industry leader in durable and environmentally conscious decking solutions.

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EcoPile

The Permanent Piling

The last piling you'll ever install. It's as simple as that. EcoPile vinyl composite piling is totally impervious to wood-boring organisms, has a much longer lifespan than treated lumber, and is UV/IR resistant. Designed with the marine contracting industry in mind, the EcoPile vinyl composite piling is the most economically and environmentally friendly composite marine piling to date.

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Atlantis Rail Systems

American Pole & Timber is an authorized dealer of Atlantis Rail Systems. We provide stainless steel cable railing systems for commercial and residential railings for decks, piers, and similar projects. The cable railing components include the stainless steel safety cable and stainless steel stud/end piece for mounting.

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