Palm Coast canal homes: seawalls, docks and the view from above
The saltwater canals are one of the reasons people buy in Palm Coast: a dock at the back door and a short run out to the Intracoastal Waterway. They are also the part of the house an owner far away sees least, because everything on the water faces away from the street.
Where the canals are
Most of the canal streets sit east of I-95, in and around Palm Harbor, with water that winds back from the Intracoastal between rows of single-story homes. A house there has a street side and a water side, and on any given day the two can look very different.
What salt water works on
- Seawall caps and the lawn just behind them
- Dock boards, pilings and cleats
- Boat lifts and their cradles
- Plantings that run down to the water
- Lanai and pool cage screens on the canal side
What the street cannot see
A photo from the street shows the front of the house, the drive and the roof line. The seawall, the dock and the back lawn sit behind the house, so photos from the open grounds or a drone video are how an owner in another state sees them.
When to get water side photos
- After the high tides of fall, or a strong northeaster
- Before and after a named storm
- When you leave for the season and again before you return
- Before a dock or seawall contractor comes out to quote
One flight, the whole lot
A drone video starts over the street and moves out over the house to the canal behind it, so the roof, the yard, the seawall and the dock all appear in a single pass.