Pricing
Fixed price, quoted before we start.
From a standalone sales rendering to a fully engineered, permit-submitted package — plus a monthly retainer for builders who need ongoing capacity. No hourly billing, and no number that moves after you’ve agreed to it.
Start from where you are
- You need to sell the jobA client is deciding, and a sketch isn't closing it. Five rendered views, no construction drawings.Sales Rendering$725 · 5 business days
- You're ready to buildThe design is settled and you need something a crew can work from. Dimensioned plans, framing, and sections.Design Set$725 · 5 business days
- You need both at onceThe crew needs construction drawings and the client still wants to see it first. Full design set plus five rendered views.Design Set + Renderings$1,195 · 7 business days
- You have to get it approvedThe dock needs an agency's sign-off. Everything in the design set, plus the submittal package the agency asks for.Permit-Filed Package$2,500 · 10 business days to submission
- The design needs a stampStructural calculations and a licensed PE seal on the drawings — for a permit you're filing yourself, or an agency that needs the engineering but not our submittal.Engineered Package$3,700 · 10–20 business days
- The agency wants a stamp and the filingEverything in the Engineered Package, plus we submit it and handle the agency's first round of comments.Permit-Filed Engineered Package$4,950 · 15–25 business days to submission
Drawings
Two ways to start at the same price, or take both.
| Feature | Sales Rendering | Design Set | Design Set + Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|
| $725 | $725 | $1,195 | |
| Get started | Get started | Get started | |
| Dimensioned CAD plans | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Framing + section details | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| PDF files | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Individual image files | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| Photorealistic renderings | 5 views | – | 5 views |
| Square-footage budget vs. governing cap | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Permit agency submittal | – | – | – |
| Agency comment round included | – | – | – |
| Structural calculations | – | – | – |
| Licensed PE seal | – | – | – |
| Turnaround | 5 business days | 5 business days | 7 business days |
| Revisions included | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Additional revisions | $150 each | $150 each | $150 each |
- Dimensioned CAD plans
- –
- Framing + section details
- –
- PDF files
- ✓
- Individual image files
- ✓
- Photorealistic renderings
- 5 views
- Square-footage budget vs. governing cap
- –
- Permit agency submittal
- –
- Agency comment round included
- –
- Structural calculations
- –
- Licensed PE seal
- –
- Turnaround
- 5 business days
- Revisions included
- 2
- Additional revisions
- $150 each
- Dimensioned CAD plans
- ✓
- Framing + section details
- ✓
- PDF files
- ✓
- Individual image files
- –
- Photorealistic renderings
- –
- Square-footage budget vs. governing cap
- ✓
- Permit agency submittal
- –
- Agency comment round included
- –
- Structural calculations
- –
- Licensed PE seal
- –
- Turnaround
- 5 business days
- Revisions included
- 2
- Additional revisions
- $150 each
- Dimensioned CAD plans
- ✓
- Framing + section details
- ✓
- PDF files
- ✓
- Individual image files
- ✓
- Photorealistic renderings
- 5 views
- Square-footage budget vs. governing cap
- ✓
- Permit agency submittal
- –
- Agency comment round included
- –
- Structural calculations
- –
- Licensed PE seal
- –
- Turnaround
- 7 business days
- Revisions included
- 2
- Additional revisions
- $150 each
Permitting & engineering
Agency handling, engineering, or both.
| Feature | Permit-Filed Package | Engineered Package | Permit-Filed Engineered Package |
|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 | $3,700 | $4,950 | |
| Get started | Get started | Get started | |
| Dimensioned CAD plans | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Framing + section details | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PDF files | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Individual image files | – | – | – |
| Photorealistic renderings | – | – | – |
| Square-footage budget vs. governing cap | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Permit agency submittal | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| Agency comment round included | 1 | – | 1 |
| Structural calculations | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Licensed PE seal | – | ✓1 (see note 1) | ✓1 (see note 1) |
| Turnaround | 10 business days to submission | 10–20 business days | 15–25 business days to submission |
| Revisions included | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Additional revisions | $150 each | $150 each | $150 each |
- Dimensioned CAD plans
- ✓
- Framing + section details
- ✓
- PDF files
- ✓
- Individual image files
- –
- Photorealistic renderings
- –
- Square-footage budget vs. governing cap
- ✓
- Permit agency submittal
- ✓
- Agency comment round included
- 1
- Structural calculations
- –
- Licensed PE seal
- –
- Turnaround
- 10 business days to submission
- Revisions included
- 2
- Additional revisions
- $150 each
- Dimensioned CAD plans
- ✓
- Framing + section details
- ✓
- PDF files
- ✓
- Individual image files
- –
- Photorealistic renderings
- –
- Square-footage budget vs. governing cap
- ✓
- Permit agency submittal
- –
- Agency comment round included
- –
- Structural calculations
- ✓
- Licensed PE seal
- ✓1 (see note 1)
- Turnaround
- 10–20 business days
- Revisions included
- 2
- Additional revisions
- $150 each
- Dimensioned CAD plans
- ✓
- Framing + section details
- ✓
- PDF files
- ✓
- Individual image files
- –
- Photorealistic renderings
- –
- Square-footage budget vs. governing cap
- ✓
- Permit agency submittal
- ✓
- Agency comment round included
- 1
- Structural calculations
- ✓
- Licensed PE seal
- ✓1 (see note 1)
- Turnaround
- 15–25 business days to submission
- Revisions included
- 2
- Additional revisions
- $150 each
Duke Energy’s own review of a standard private dock application typically runs 4 to 12 weeks after submission and is outside our control.
For builders on ongoing volume
Builder Retainer
Rush fees waived, and every set gets a priority production slot — ahead of anything else about the retainer, that’s the part that changes how you plan a job.
- 3 sets a month. A set is one Design Set plus 3 renderings, for a standard residential dock.
- White-labeled — your title block and logo. Shoreline Designs isn't named to your client.
- Permit-Filed Package, Engineered Package, and Permit-Filed Engineered Package tiers at 10% off for retainer accounts.
- Additional sets beyond 3/month: $1,000 each.
- Unused sets do not roll over.
- 3-month minimum, 30 days' notice to cancel.
What the seal means
A stamped, or “sealed,” set means a licensed professional engineer has independently reviewed the design and applied their PE stamp to the drawings — certification that the plans meet applicable structural and code requirements, and the credential many permitting agencies require before they’ll approve a submission.
Both the Engineered Package and the Permit-Filed Engineered Package include the structural calculations Duke Energy requires — the engineer’s worked support for the framing, pilings, and loading shown on the drawings. The difference between the two is submittal: the Engineered Package hands you the sealed set to file yourself or through your builder, while the Permit-Filed Engineered Package includes us filing it and handling one round of agency comments.
If your survey shows the proposed dock crossing a property projection line, written permission from the adjacent riparian owner(s) will be needed before the permit can proceed. That’s a separate approval you arrange directly — we don’t obtain it on your behalf — and it can extend your timeline beyond the quoted turnaround below.
Turnaround runs 10–20 business days for the Engineered Package and 15–25 business days to submission for the Permit-Filed Engineered Package — longer than the Permit-Filed Package’s window because it’s independent engineering scrutiny added on top of the design work, and, for the Permit-Filed Engineered Package, our own submittal on top of that. The range reflects the engineer’s own queue, which is outside our control.
What’s not included
- Permit submission on the Sales Rendering, Design Set, Design Set + Renderings and Engineered Package tiers — those deliver drawings; agency submittal is included on the Permit-Filed Package and Permit-Filed Engineered Package only.
- Agency and county fees — Duke Energy's combined dock permit and Habitat Enhancement Program fees run roughly $850 and are paid by you directly.
- Site survey, where the lot requires one.
- Adjacent riparian owner permission where the dock crosses a property projection line — you arrange this directly.
- NCDEQ 401 Water Quality Certification where wetlands, riparian buffer or dredging impacts are triggered — quoted separately, adds 60–90 days.
- Construction administration.
- Permit approval is never guaranteed.
Revised free until your reviewing agency approves.
Revisions caused by an error or oversight on our end are free, including if your permitting agency doesn’t approve the submission because of something we got wrong. If approval is withheld for a reason outside our control, your standard revision terms apply.
Builders taking on multiple projects
Per-project pricing above applies whether it’s your first project or your fifth — no ad-hoc discount, no surprises. If you need ongoing capacity, the Builder Retainer gets you 3 drawing sets a month with rush fees waived, a priority production slot, and 10% off the permitting and engineering tiers. See how we work with builders.
Pricing questions
2 rounds are included on every tier. After that, additional revisions are $150 per round, with no cap on how many you can request. A round is one consolidated set of markups, returned within 5 business days.
A 50% deposit is due up front on any tier priced $2,500 or above, with the balance due on delivery. Tiers under $2,500 are billed on delivery. Builder Retainer accounts are billed monthly.
Per-project pricing stays flat no matter how many one-off projects you bring us. The Builder Retainer is the volume answer: 3 sets a month, white-labeled, with rush fees waived and a 10% discount on the Permit-Filed Package, Engineered Package, and Permit-Filed Engineered Package tiers. See our For Builders page for more on how we work with builders.
This pricing is scoped for standard residential dock projects. Commercial, marina, or multi-slip projects fall outside it — contact us for a custom quote.
Yes, along the drawings-to-engineering path: a Design Set upgrades to Design Set + Renderings, to the Permit-Filed Package, to the Engineered Package, to the Permit-Filed Engineered Package — each at the price difference between tiers, plus whatever added turnaround the upgraded scope needs.
It's a monthly account, not a per-project charge: $3,000/month gets you 3 sets — each one a Design Set plus 3 renderings for a standard residential dock — white-labeled under your own title block and logo, with a priority production slot and rush fees waived. The Permit-Filed Package, Engineered Package, and Permit-Filed Engineered Package tiers are 10% off for retainer accounts. Unused sets don't roll over, and additional sets beyond 3/month are $1,000 each. 3-month minimum, 30 days' notice to cancel.
Depends on the tier and your lot. Sales Rendering, Design Set, Design Set + Renderings, and the Permit-Filed Package don't require one — we work from GIS and the measurements you provide. The Engineered Package and Permit-Filed Engineered Package's licensed PE stamp needs a property survey (not GIS) to show property projection lines and confirm the dock stays within the required shoreline setback. For a straightforward lot, GIS-based frontage data may be enough — that's the engineer's discretion. For an irregular, cove, or point lot, an actual property survey is required. If the survey shows the dock crossing a projection line, written permission from the adjacent riparian owner is a separate approval you arrange yourself, and it can add time to your timeline.
Yes, on the Permit-Filed Package and Permit-Filed Engineered Package. Duke Energy permits a third party to submit a Lake Access Permit System application on the property owner's behalf. We prepare the site plan, photograph package and application, file it, coordinate the Lake Services site inspection, and handle one round of agency comments.
Depends on whether your configuration requires a stamp. Ask us before you order — we'll tell you which one applies at no charge.
We submit in 10 business days. Duke's review of a standard private dock typically runs 4 to 12 weeks after that.
08 — Start
Send us the shoreline.
An address, a rough drawing, and what you want out of the water. You’ll have a fixed price and a delivery date before you commit to anything.
- Fixed price
- From $725
- First drawings
- 5 business days
- Revisions
- 2 rounds included