Domestic Services

Protecting waterfront homes & private estates: make assets last longer, stay safer, and add value.

From river walls to boat access and garden pavilions, TILT helps homeowners and estates manage, improve, and future-proof maritime and waterside assets. We assess risk, design practical fixes, secure permissions, and guide you from idea to completion—cost-effectively and with minimal disruption.

Waterside developments situated by a lake, river or the sea.
  • TILT Maritime inspections, using an ultrasonic thickness meter to inspect a concrete pillar near a waterlogged area.

    Asset Management & Safety

    Know what you own. Know what it needs.

    Condition surveys of walls, revetments, jetties, pontoons, slipways and embankments

    Remaining life estimation, risk ranking, and maintenance plans

    Safety recommendations (edge protection, ladders, lighting, signage)


    Deliverables: concise report, photo schedule, risk score, 12–36-month plan, budget forecast

  • Tackling flood defences through civil maritime engineering

    Flood Risk & Resilience (Domestic)

    Site appraisal to identify flood pathways (river, tidal, groundwater, surface run-off)

    Practical mitigation design: barriers, bunds, flood doors, anti-backflow, threshold details, landscaping

    Product-agnostic advice and preferred mitigation pathways for insurers

    Deliverables: tailored resilience plan, priority actions, supplier options, pack for insurers.

  • A worker wearing a yellow high-visibility jacket and a white safety helmet is on a boat near a wooden pier. The worker is overseeing the water beneath the pier, which is muddy brown, with the sun shining brightly in the sky.

    Remedial Works & Life-Extension

    Repair, replace, or rejuvenate—safely and cost-effectively.

    Corrosion, erosion, impact/crash damage, scour, undermining

    Structural checks and temporary works guidance

    Life-extension strategies (linings, sacrificial steel, cathodic protection, resurfacing)


    Deliverables: options study with pros/cons, outline design, budget and programme.

  • Modern wooden house with stone steps leading up to it, desert plants and mountains in background.

    Small Development & Improvements

    From idea to planning to build.

    Early feasibility and concept design

    Planning & consenting strategy (rivers/canal/foreshore authorities, EA, marine/harbour where relevant)

    Outline design, drawings for pricing, contractor engagement support


    Typical projects: boat access (slipways/steps), garden pavilions, river wall stabilisation, floating gardens, property water access to maximise value.

  • A tilted wooden building partially submerged in water on a flat landscape with clouds in the sky.

    Expert Witness & Claims Support

    Independent expertise for maritime assets and navigation issues.

    Cause analysis, liability and quantum support

    Repair scope and cost reasonableness

    CPR-compliant reports and joint statements


    Who for: individuals, businesses, insurers, loss adjusters, solicitors.

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    Ideas We Love Delivering

    Private boat access (steps, slipway, davit/pulley options)

    Garden pavilions and viewing decks (lightweight foundations near water)

    River wall stabilisation and discreet cladding

    Floating gardens and habitat features (adds beauty + resilience)

    Water access design to maximise property value