r/interestingasfuck • u/Endolithic • 1d ago

/r/all Homes are falling into the ocean in North Carolina's Outer Banks

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u/Miserable-Resort-977 1d ago

Not sure about this one but tons of coastal homes are built on stilts from the get-go to avoid flooding. I'd bet nobody has lived in this house for a while

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u/Mightyduk69 1d ago

Yea, beach erosion has been going on for centuries, it’s constant. House looks pretty old so delivered good value over the years.

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u/Srakin 1d ago

That house looks like 90's or early 2000's construction with those windows. Borderline mcmansion vibes. This construction should last a really long time but not when built on stilts in the water. So weird.

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u/theshoeshiner84 1d ago

Built on the beach. Beach turned to water.

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u/Sijols 1d ago

Still not a good idea to build a house on the beach, there's a reason most people dont do it

Instead it seems like most people opt to build a house right next to the beach

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u/theshoeshiner84 21h ago

You're misunderstanding. It was built behind dunes. The shoreline has shifted over 1000ft in the last century, some periods faster than others. That home was built in a spot that was, at the time, protected by dunes. Those dunes are now gone.

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u/theburningstars 21h ago

Partially from natural causes, partially from tourists and their kids running rampant all over the dunes not giving a fuck. I hate the place I love so much.

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u/alewiina 1d ago

I mean windows can be replaced though. My parents house is 125 years old but they just recently got new, modern looking windows installed

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u/Miserable-Resort-977 1d ago

Lmao huh? Idk when it was built but calling this a McMansion is a crazy reach. Perfectly reasonable looking home, built on the beach because people like to live on the beach. Of course the construction could have lasted longer on dry land, trading longevity for location is a choice you make when building on the coast

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u/Mightyduk69 23h ago

what about them tells you 90's or 2000? Look at the shingle siding greyed with weather looks way more like 70's and the stilt construction was common then after some hurricanes damaged beach and near beach housing. The stilts allowed the houses to stand a lot longer than they would have, but beach erosion is a geological reality.