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Build a Sea Wall for Your Waterfront, Lakefront or Pond Side Property  Waterfront property can be a mixed blessing. Sure there's plenty of fun in the sun to be had, but there's plenty of maintenance required as well. One of the biggest challenges: erosion. Here's how to fight back with an attractive, long-lasting bulkhead or seawall. This illustrated, step by step guide by Matt Weber is from the pages of Extreme How-To Magazine..

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