# Private dock costs: compare product prices and installed scope

Published US and Canadian kit prices, quote-only UK and Australian examples, and a worksheet for the full installed scope.

Updated 2026-10-29. Also on the [web page](https://privatedock.fyi/guides/dock-and-lift-costs).

Price the scope before you compare totals. A retail kit does not include every task needed to build a working waterfront. The table gives public price evidence where the fetched page states a price. It does not estimate a luxury waterfront project from a small kit.

## Published evidence by country

| Country | Public evidence fetched on 2026-10-29 | What it can tell you |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | Tommy Docks lists a cedar straight dock system at US$605 and a larger aluminium-frame platform dock at US$4,710. The selected product examples span US$605–US$4,710. | Different retail products, not an installed range for the same design. Source: Tommy Docks, Cedar Dock Packages. |
| Canada | Candock lists a linear kit from CAD$9,249.60 and a U-shape kit from CAD$23,722.40. These selected kit starting prices span CAD$9,249.60–CAD$23,722.40. | Different floating layouts. Do not assume delivery, tax, anchoring or labour is included. Source: Candock's Canadian home page. |
| United Kingdom | Pontoonworks describes floating pontoon services. VersaDock describes modular systems. No installed residential price range was verified on the fetched pages. | Request a written site quote in GBP. There is no supported local numeric range in this guide. |
| Australia | DockPro describes floating dock and boat-storage systems. Its fetched home page does not establish an installed project range. | Request a written site quote in AUD. Do not treat a boat-maintenance cost example as a dock purchase price. |

The US examples above are the cedar-frame straight dock and aluminium-frame platform products on the named collection page. The Canadian examples are the linear and U-shape kits on Candock's home page. They are price observations from different products. They are not average market prices and do not define the lower or upper limit of a project.

## Build an installed budget

Ask the designer to separate equipment, piling or anchors, shore access, electrical work, removal, disposal, restoration, surveys, design and approval work. Record taxes and delivery. Ask what depends on a site survey or an authority decision. Do not add a guessed allowance and call it a contractor price.

A seawall, dredging work or shared residential marina needs its own scope. Do not multiply a small dock kit price by an area and assume the result covers marine construction.

## Compare countries without false precision

Keep each quote in its original currency. Record the quote date and expiry. Ask a local supplier about import costs, service support and applicable tax. Do not transfer a foreign labour rate, permit fee or retail sale price to your site.

For Ireland, New Zealand, the UAE, Switzerland, Singapore and Hong Kong, this guide has no verified installed cost range. Request local quotes for the same brief. PrivateDock does not create a number where the source is missing.

## Sources

- [Tommy Docks, Cedar Dock Packages](https://tommydocks.com/collections/classic-cedar-dock-packages). Public collection fetched 2026-10-29. Prices observed on that date; publication date not stated.
- [Candock, Floating Dock Company](https://candock.com/). Canadian prices fetched 2026-10-29. Publication date not stated.
- [Pontoonworks](https://pontoonworks.co.uk/), [VersaDock](https://www.versadock.com/) and [DockPro](https://dockpro.com.au/). Public pages fetched 2026-10-29. Publication dates not stated. These pages support the product and service context, not a numeric installed-price range.

## Questions

### Is a dock kit price an installed-project budget?

No. Confirm anchoring, piling, access, power, installation, approvals, delivery and tax separately.

### Can I use a foreign kit price for a local project?

Use it only to understand product scope. Obtain a local quote in your own currency for the approved site design.