Our Story

Four Decades on the Santee Cooper Lakes

Tommy Wolpert began building docks and seawalls on Lake Marion in the 1980s. He worked his way up through crews on the lake until he knew the bottom, the water, and the permitting better than anyone driving in from the coast or the upstate.

In the early 2000s, Tommy started his own marine construction business. He kept the work local, the crew small, and the standards high. His son, Jonah Wolpert, came up on the job โ€” helping from the time he could carry a hammer.

In 2020, Eutaw Construction LLC was formed to carry that work forward as a licensed South Carolina company. Tommy still drives every project. Jonah runs the office, the estimating, and the customer side. The crew is small on purpose โ€” we do not subcontract to strangers and we do not disappear after the final inspection.

Everything we build is on water we know by name.

Why Eutawville Matters

Locally Based. Locally Answerable.

We Live Here

Our shop and office are at 305 Porcher Avenue, Eutawville โ€” minutes from most project sites on Lake Marion's southern shore.

We Know the Water

Santee Cooper's managed water levels, seasonal draw-down, and stump fields are part of daily life for us โ€” not a surprise on job one.

We Stay After the Job

If a piling settles or hardware loosens, we are a short drive away. Out-of-town contractors cannot say that.

Our Approach

How Every Project Starts

  1. Call or request a quote. Tell us what you are thinking โ€” full replacement, new build, seawall, lift, or repair.
  2. Free on-site visit. We walk your waterfront with you, measure, and look at bottom conditions.
  3. Written quote. Clear scope, materials, and price. No surprises mid-project.
  4. Permits. We prepare the SCDHEC / Santee Cooper paperwork when the project needs it.
  5. Build. Our crew handles the work. We communicate through the schedule.
  6. Walk-through. You inspect the finished work before final payment.
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1980s
Tommy Starts on Lake Marion
2000s
Own Marine Construction Business
2020
Eutaw Construction LLC Formed
Today
Father & Son Still On Every Job
Let's Build

Ready to work with a local?

We answer the phone. We show up when we say we will. We build things that last.