The Sunk Cost of Seasonal Piers: Why Your Lawn Pays the Price
Every October, Wisconsin waterfronts transform into pier and lift storage yards. By spring, the grass is dead, the yard is rutted, and homeowners pay to reverse the damage — again.
The six-month eyesore we try to ignore
Seasonal piers don’t just come out of the water.
They are stacked, dragged, dropped, and propped up on your lawn.
And for half the year, your shoreline looks less like a lake home and more like an equipment yard.
Your pier takes its winter break. Your lawn does not.
Your yard takes the hit — every single time
Here’s what really happens to your grass when hundreds of pounds of aluminum, frames, and decking sit there all winter:
Deep ruts and divots from heavy sections being dragged and stacked.
Soil compaction that suffocates the root system.
Dead grass zones that never fully recover.
Mud pits in the spring that take weeks (or months) to level out.
Bare spots that become permanent unless repaired professionally.
And once the lawn is damaged? You’re paying someone to fix it.
Most homeowners spend $500–$2,000 every year on sod, seed, grading, and labor — not because their lawn is bad, but because their pier is seasonal.
Your lake home deserves better than a pier pile
Seasonal storage destroys more than grass. It destroys the emotional effects of your waterfront.
Piled sections become the focal point of the yard. Your eye is always drawn to it.
Landscaping gets crushed. It will need to be replaced.
Curb appeal takes a hit. Your value on paper looks worse.
And your lakefront — your serene and happy place — looks wrong for half the year.
Your lake property shouldn’t remind you of a job site.
A permanent pier ends the cycle — and saves your lawn
A Lifetime All Seasons Pier stays exactly where it belongs: In the water.
No hauling.
No stacking.
No wheel tracks.
No dead grass.
No annual landscaping bill.
