Boathouse Walls Go Up at Hamilton Harbor Yacht Club

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Strength and aesthetics drive concrete tilt-wall construction

Naples, FL (October 16, 2007) – Today Collier Enterprises erected the first walls for the Hamilton Harbor Yacht Club boathouse, one of the first in Southwest Florida that will withstand winds up to 150 miles per hour.

The company is building the boathouse using the innovative tilt-wall concrete construction method. This method provides greater strength, durability and fire protection than the more common pre-engineered metal construction. The walls are poured into concrete molds, cured and then tilted up with the help of a crane.

Concrete construction also allows for a more aesthetically pleasing exterior. Ten foot offsets along the length of the building will give the Hamilton Harbor boathouse a more attractive shape. Texture has been added to the walls by placing plastic pattern forms into the wet concrete. After the walls have been tilted and the windows installed, stucco and a palette of earth tone paints will be applied. The addition of cable x-braces, shutters and eaves supported by wood trusses will add more visual appeal.

All of these design elements take their cue from the Old Florida style architecture of the Hamilton Harbor clubhouse, said Christian Spilker, vice president and general manager of the Hamilton Harbor Yacht Club.

Landscaping around the entire perimeter of the building will complete the look. A large earthen berm landscaped with mature plantings will separate the building from the adjacent roadway and residential area.

“It’s exciting to see these walls go up,” said Spilker. “The tilt-wall process has given us the ability to design a unique boathouse that will protect our members’ investment and blend well with the surrounding natural environment.”

It will take five days to erect the walls for the first half of the boathouse, he said. Walls for the second half will go up in about a month.