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Complete Boat Dock Services at Lake of the Ozarks
From foam billet replacement to premium 50x50 concrete builds, Ameren-certified builders handle every dock project type at the Lake.
Six Service Categories
Everything That Happens On a Boat Dock
Lake of the Ozarks docks face seasonal ice, summer storm exposure, heavy traffic on the Main Channel, and the Ameren permit zone overlay. The six categories below cover the full lifecycle: build, repair, modify, expand, cover, and lift.
New Dock Construction
Concrete, aluminum, or wood. 1-well to 50x50 premium builds. Full design and permit help.
Learn moreDock Repair
Decking, foam billets, cables, hardware. Ice and storm damage covered.
Learn moreDock Modifications
Add a slip, extend the dock, refoam. Permit-required changes handled.
Learn moreSlip Additions
Add an extra well or covered slip to an existing dock.
Learn moreSundecks and Roofs
Build out the top deck, add a roof, finish the boat house.
Learn moreBoat Lift Installation
Hydraulic, cable, vertical, and pontoon lifts. Service and install.
Learn moreThe Regulatory Layer
Why Ameren CDB Is Required for Most Work
Ameren Missouri operates Lake of the Ozarks under a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission license. The CDB program is the regulatory gate. Any work that touches the dock's structure, footprint, or flotation falls inside the permit zone, and only an Ameren-Certified Dock Builder can submit the permit application.
That covers:
- New dock construction, every type and configuration.
- Dock modifications, including extensions, slip additions, and reconfigurations.
- Refoaming, the replacement of foam billets in a floating dock's flotation cells.
- Some sundeck and roof additions, depending on how they change the dock footprint.
Pure repair work, replacing decking boards, swapping out hardware, fixing a fender, often falls outside the Ameren permit zone. Even so, the builders who take on this work hold active CDB status. Hiring a non-CDB for a small repair today usually means hiring a second contractor when the next phase requires a permit.
Browse the Ameren CDB directory to see who's certified at the Lake. Or read our explainer on how CDB certification works and what to verify before signing a contract.
Not Sure What You Need?
Tell Us What You're Seeing
Describe the issue in plain language. Sagging dock surface, water in the foam billets, a slip you want to add, a boat you want to lift, the new build you've been planning since the kids moved out. The right builder for the job takes it from there.
Where We Coordinate Work
Dock Services by Town and Cove
Every service above is available across the Lake of the Ozarks. Pick your town or cove for local cost ranges, common dock issues, and FAQs specific to your corridor.
Boat dock services by town
Boat dock services by cove
- Docks on Gravois Arm
- Docks on Niangua Arm
- Docks on Big Niangua Arm
- Docks on Glaize Arm
- Plus Main Channel coverage from Bagnell Dam to the headwaters.
What it costs, and what happens after you send it
- What does dock work cost at the Lake?
- One part of the answer is exact, because Ameren publishes it. Ameren sets a flat $550 processing fee for a new dock or modification of any size, plus an annual fee of $0.06 per square foot for docks occupying more than 3,000 square feet of water space (Ameren's published schedule, Appendix B, updated 2025-06-30). That is separate from the build and does not scale with dock size. The build itself is the wide part. Published national indexes disagree with each other: Fixr (last updated 2025-01-31) gives an average range of $7,000 to $25,000 and a national average of $15,000, at $15 to $40 per square foot, while Shore Protect (last updated July 2026) gives most freshwater docks at about $40 to $150 per square foot all in, with a roof adding $28 to $48 per square foot of covered area. Those two barely overlap: Fixr tops out at $40 per square foot where Shore Protect starts. Neither is a Lake of the Ozarks figure, and both price a smaller, simpler structure than the covered multi-well docks common here, which is most of why this site’s own lake ranges run higher. Our dock cost guide prints the tier-by-tier lake ranges, which are this site’s own 2026 Lake of the Ozarks market ranges, updated annually, which are a read of the local market rather than a published index, and the cost calculator lets you size one to your own build. The Ameren-certified builder who walks your shoreline is the only source of a real number.
- How fast will someone get back to me?
- Your request goes to an Ameren-certified dock builder, usually within about an hour during the day. That builder then contacts you to look at the shoreline and price the work on their own schedule.
- What work is covered?
- New dock construction, dock repair, dock modifications, slip additions, sundecks and roofs, and boat lift installation. See every service.
Only the Ameren-certified builder standing on your shoreline can price your actual dock.
Free quotes on every dock service at the Lake
Free quotes, free permit guidance, and a builder who actually knows your cove. Tell us about your project.
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