@@charlessanders4337why it’s ignorant it’s a correct statement . The ways you call people ignorant is way too loose. How about you leaving your parents basemnwt
@Internet_Spy it was on pilings perhaps if you did some research. Try beach erosion. Try higher ocean levels . Try knowing some facts. And try empathy. 6 homes lost in 2 years due to the above listed conditions. Know that they were a good distance away from the ocean.
@@joebertino994 yep thats why you always hear about all the sink holes in florida from the greedy contractors building in sand pits or swamps or whatever and dont tell the people. yet people still buy houses in florida
Wow, I'm so so sorry to this homeowner. You finally get the home of your dreams, and this happens. My deepest sympathy goes out to you. I hope that you recover financially soon, and that your able to rebuild your life very fast. So much light and love.
They knew it was going to happen, they contacted insurance previously to relocate it but their insurance company told them they can only be covered if the ocean washes it away so they moved out and let that happen
But they expect the rest of us to pay for it whether thru govt disaster funds, higher insurance premiums, or even insurance moratoriums thanks to the services and resoʻurces used to bail these homeowners oùt of their losses.
Plenty I was raised on a three quarters of a mile sandbar. And every year it would flood to the point you could row a boat down the middle of the street.
Rich people now are building concrete flood proof houses. They just gut it and replace the interior. It's all the poor people or retired that will be screwed.
@@BerryTheBnnuy I'm old enough to remember that. It was down town that was most expensive, then it venture out to either the country or the ocean. Bigger properties for less, but far away from work.
How about we stop giving everything over to govt but just pass a no building on the sand/shores law but allow the public to enjoy the beach bc once you make into a national park they'll want entry fees, time limits and whatever other rules they can make up so they can fine for some frivolous nonsense
Another one bites the dust !!! I was born in Morehead City and lived on the sound side. My Dad could have bought a house on the beach but he always said it's better to live on the Safe and Sound side!!! 😎♥️⛱️
Yup there setting sail,been planning it for years. They got a gazzilion floaties and a bunch of noodles under there. Us humans are powerful 💪 Wen we put our minds to it.
Well, the ocean IS getting higher as glaciers melt, so it's likely that what used to be considered a reasonable distance back from the ocean has changed. Another 10 years & a whole new set of houses will be the new beachfront property. He'll, part of Miami floods constantly.
@@warpthumr47 More to do with being a barrier island. It's essentially a giant sand dune. One big storm can cut an island in two, or create a completely new island. The shoreline changes constantly.
Went there 4 years ago. Were many houses like this. There were a lot of neighborhoods that you practically drive in the ocean to get to. It's not a very pretty place. Just these ugly rental houses. The wild horses were cool and the light houses.
As someone who grew up on the ocean, these are rarely built directly on the beach. They're usually built way before erosion gets up to it. If anything, they probably just came from inland and got screwed on the deal. The previous owner probably knew with time this would happen, which would be why they sold. And didn't care these people were ignorant to what was gonna happen.
sorta. The problem is some areas don't erode so people build there. then there might be somewhere else a few miles down the beach that is eroding, but the people who live there are much richer and pay for techniques to stop their section of beach erroding. But you cant stop erosion you just move it on to the next guy. So poor people usually have to suffer the consequences more.
@@ry8539 This is a shifting sand bar. There are inlets trying to open and close naturally, often where people buit previously. It’s ok, everyone here knows this who lives there. No one losing a beach house is poor. It’s planned for.
Stop repeating bullshit comments you read somewhereelse. Its not natural erosion thats the problem here. Its people not knowing when and where to dig for new properties…. Regurgitation dumb dumb
Very important to call 911. They can alert the Coast Guard who can then alert nearby boaters and beach goers to watch out for floating debris that could be a catastrophe.
Good sarcasm. I mean it. Sarcasm is very difficult to communicate in writing. Good job. And well said. And to the public, please do not call 911 for stuff like this. I was put on hold once for five minutes while a man tried to break into my home. It’s called home invasion. Not stupid decision resulting in financial loss of house swallowed by sea. But of course call 911 if people are asleep inside.
When the Europeans arrived, they asked the locals if they minded if they built their houses down there by the beach .. the natives shrugged, and told them they didn't mind, but no one lives there for a reason .. The beach is great for a visit, you pitch your tent, stay for a few months, get some salt, some tar balls to seal your canoes with, catch some fish, but go home before hurricane season arrives. You don't build a house on it, jeez, some folks never learn!
That house had hundreds of yards of beach just six years ago. It had massive natural dunes in front of it. The house was built in the 1960's. Back then it was far from the ocean. No one knew anything about Climate Change back then. The homeowners on Hattetas Island pay tremendously large monthly insurance premiums. They can only get insurance through Lloyd's of London. Thats why vacationing on Hatteras Island is so expensive. But, if you want the best island beach experience, you want world class surf fishing, you want the best East Coast surfing and kiteboarding, you go to Hatteras. Do not judge homeowners until you know the story. Insurance premiums are also high because of increased flash floods, mud slides, tornados, stronger hurricanes, and wild fires. Not everyone can live in a boring weather town. Help your neighbors, don't judge them. Hatteras is one of the most unique peaceful places on earth.
If it was due to climate change / rising sea levels - this would be happening everywhere. I still visit beaches that are identical today to photos my father had from his childhood - that's pics from 70 years ago - exactly nothing has changed. The problem here is sand erosion - plain & simple
@@tobyh4950 The main problem is, that you don't understand how the climate changes affects the world. Yes some areas seems fine, for the moment, but other areas gets the full wrath of the changes here and now, and it'll only get worse in the future, and even your father's childhood beaches will be affected in the near future. Climate changes are real and can't be ignored for much longer.
In Malay we say 'kalau takut dilambung ombak, jangan berumah di tepi pantai..' Literally it means if you're scared of being thrown by waves don't build your home by the beach. Figuratively it means know your risks before you do something. If you can't deal with the risk, don't do it :)
The house wasnt built on the oceans edge, you can even look on google maps and see entire roads under the water, this house was built multiple blocks away from the ocean, sands shift, winds change, rivers meander. Shit happens sometimes, you are just letting your jealousy and ignorance show.
It's not the only reason. While it's stupid to build a house close to any uncontrolled body of water, people can't control if hurricanes or tornados damage their homes either.
@@keithmccracken5557 Bidenomics has nothing to do with how insurance prices are set. If you have a thorough, logical explanation as to how it applies, let's hear it.
We pay, more of everything so the Uber rich can live on both coasts & we also pay to educate their progeny in private schools while they go about abolishing public school education, along with the educators.
I feel bad for people who lose their homes and I certainly don't want anyone hurt, but when you build or buy a home that sits right on the edge of our oceans, do you not think that there may come a day when this kind of thing will happen? I love the beaches and the serenity of the ocean, but I wouldn't live right on it for fear of this.
Where do you suggest to build? Mountains, ? We have mad slides and rock slides. . Flats? Well we get tornados, . No matter where you bout Mather nature can take it away .
Look, the everyday contractor would also tell you not to build here. The house itself is still intact… it hasn’t collapsed. It simply had a crappy foundation. No inspector should have allowed these idiots to even begin construction.
yeah, the Bible didn't mean a literal house. Next time read the entire context and not one verse. You're not knowledgeable enough to come on here and regurgitate what the last person said. The parable wasn't about literal houses, it was about religious foundations. Its people like you who act like you know what the Bible says by spitting out pieces here and there completely out of context that makes others look bad.
@@sharonwoods4508 don't understand how you could even get insurance on a house in a place like this without driving massive reinforced piles and having a solid reinforced raised foundation
There was 200 yards to the ocean with a huge sand dune in between when that house was built. They knew they only had about 40 years... and they got their 40 years.
@rupe53 nobody said it wasn't common, but to hang on like that without moving is pretty impressive. Been doing HVAC for 30 yrs, rare to see a standard outside unit attached to the platform. Its usually just sitting there.
@@bobriggins8862 Yeah, at most homes they sit on the ground but near the water or in areas like a flood zone it's been code around here for well over 10 years to have them raised. Over so many square feet they need railings and such just like a deck. Propane tanks also need securing to the ground, so they don't float away. I did HVAC and gen sets since 1988 so have seen many changes over the years.
As a European iv never understood why Americans build carboard houses when you have extreme weather conditions... Also building a house on a beach is asking for it
Don't know what country that your living in but please keep in mind what a huge country the USA is and that not all homes are build this way..Also the no window screens coming standard to homes is a bit hard to take. Disease carrying mosquitos like the ones who transmit West Nile virus are now prevalent in Germany for example .In addition we have an invasive poisonous spider and all the nasty flies coming in whenever your cooking..talk about asking for it.
My German grandfather was an architect. He would always shake his head and complain about how homes here are built, and that was even way back in the 60’s.
Americans have no standards or appreciation for quality or longevity. They are very short-sighted. I say this as an American who is appalled by all of this.
@@TomF18 ,My uncle actually builds homes stateside and I will reiterate ,it does depend on the region of the USA and of course the home builder companies themselves.
Living by the sea used to be a poor people schtic. My advice is if you live near the ocean, sell your house to the rich fool whos still willing to buy jt
When you own a home that’s 5 miles from shore and 10 years later the ocean is eating it up in seconds this is what it looks like. Not everyone is buying a home right on the beach.
Not in the ocean,but the Outer Banks of N.Carolina. It is about 100 miles of open beach which also protects mainland N. Carolina from storm surge during hurricanes . But yeah,have to agree,not a great place to build your home.
It wasn't built in the ocean. Over time the beach has eroded and ocean has met up with this home, claiming it. Our beaches are deteriorating as we speak, especially on barrier islands, like the Outer Banks.
Did I see a woman hanging on on the back side going in the water. I hope it was my imagination. So were there people and animals there this day? I certainly hoped they had already moved out.
For those who love to live next to the sea, oh well! I am born and raised on the island, I used to panick to the sound of the loud waves in the dark of nights. I certainly DONT miss it at all. I live now in the desert, and I feel much safer. 😢😢😊
I used to vacation here in the 80s. There used to be a very wide strip of sand between all of the homes and the ocean. I never saw a home that I would have thought was too close to the ocean. Sea leve rise is to blam, not the owners.
I hope the dog was saved! It made me cry to hear him barking and barking, begging for help. Does anyone know if he was rescued? I'm assuming the homeowners were home or more in the house at least.
Yep at least 15 years ago when I first went out there, that house had been abandoned and was super close to the water... I physically could walk under it as I strolled on the beach (although I didn't).
A) House does not look that old. B) _ANYONE_ could have known this could (eventually _would_ ) happen, especially if they had the sense to research the area's history and geography.
I remember watching housed being carried out to sea during the blizzard of 78. It seems to be more desturbing that the sun is out and kids are running around.
Oh, my heart goes out to whoever owns this house. Even if it's built on the beach, of course, theirs no guarantees. But it's still someone's property and memories.
Some rich guy. Poor people or even middle class people aren't naive enough to build a house there. Safety was not apart of the equations to build there -- they built the house there out of hubris.
@@sicfrynut Damn! It really was 10 million bucks? Do you know exactly where it was? My mom has a timeshare there and is actually going there on saturday so I know the area well.
@@scotfarquharson6836 Rodanthe, NC, just as you see the first houses coming into the town driving South on HW 12 from Nags Head. The lots with no house range from 100, 000 to 130, 000 dollars.
I hate that anyone has to experience this but if you build your home on the side of a mountain don’t be surprised if it slides down. Build your home close to a cliff, expect it to collapse. Build your house on a beach of sand, expect it to float away. I can already hear the gears of insurance companies spinning now, beach house = let’s drop their coverage…. I’m sure the owner must have insurance though, but still a shame to have to experience the emotional aspect of this.
The outer banks are becoming covered in the ocean and slowly disappearing. So the homes that are built on it are also going into the ocean it has nothing to do with the workmanship
@@tigris5831 and completely irrelevent to this video. So I am sherlock because I gave you information you didn't have? You're welcome deputy Dewy. Pride goeth before the fall. But whatever. Keep spewing irrelevent information and then being a smart A because you were wrong.
Down in outer-banks these houses are built on stilts that go down at least 60 feet, the ocean did break these stilts in half, the house was at least 15 feet above the ocean. That being said, I feel no one should be allowed to build a house on a barrier sandbar!
Too many people were not taught to think of consequences and the future. They weren't taught how to think, just what to think. And when buying houses, they are under the assumption that they are all built perfectly every single time and never ever put into a place that would get them destroyed. And I mean, they called 911 thinking they could do something, so...
He should be laughing at all of us who are criticizing him. He has better memories from a single year of living in that home than in a lifetime of most of us.
People that are saying they should be have built their house near the water, will you say the same thing when the water reaches your house? It will eventually 💀 and it’s getting hotter 💀