For piles used in structurally supporting piers, wharves, docks, jetties, breakwaters, boardwalks, as well as used as fender piles for the Navy piers and Dept of Transportation bridges. Both BarForce (plastic lumber with fiberglass bars) and FiberForce (plastic lumber with fiberglass fibers) are used as walers, chocks, blocks, and curbs in conjunction with our HarborPile fiberglassmarine piling to make a "complete non wood/non metallic fender system".
Hollow fiberglass composite piles (wall thicknesses from ¼" to 1") and one piece lengths of 100+ feet are easier to install and handle versus solid displacement piles. Fiberglass pultruded compression tubes, fiberglass and polyethylene top caps, and steel pile shoes are available. Also, an HDPE (high density polyethylene) outer sleeve is available for partial or entire coverage of the pile when extra abrasion and impact resistance is required.
