North Carolina home collapses amid high surf alerts from Hurricane Ernesto

[@greg92043]

The wise man built his house upon the rock… The foolish man built his house upon the sand…

[@armageddonready4071]

Vacation homes are not actually houses, they are a tax shelter.

[@SheldonHauraki]

I know that one. Its in the bible

[@KtotheG]

The same is true when mudslides take over mountain villages.

[@Niikolas_Viibes]

I wonder how many people saw this comment and didn’t realize it was a Bible verse, a lesson from Jesus saying he is the Rock, the foundation of wisdom.

[@loulousecharles430]

😂lol you are so right.

[@joemama1151]

A little rule of thumb. Never build your house on a large body of water. It's just a matter of time before the land it sits on is reclaimed

[@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg]

You don't say?

[@modern720]

I think they built it on sand but the hurricane pushed the water up the entire shore, 1/2 mile Long Beaches turned to 3 foot Long Beaches

[@jaysparrow6631]

@@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cgtis not common knowledge for some it would seem as this vid testifies! 😂😅😂

[@apieceofdirt4681]

@@modern720 That particular house is old. The coastline was much farther away when it was first built. The original owners sold it and it was originally supposed to be moved back but the cost of doing that was waaaay more than the value of the property so they scrapped that idea and just resold it. The Outer Banks is beautiful but I don’t see how people can afford to build and insure new homes there because one good storm can wipe it off the face of the earth. I remember this area during hurricane Emily in 1993 and even then the water was extremely close to that house.

[@marymorvant2813]

😮​@@apieceofdirt4681

[@DOCTORJAN714]

There's NO WAY AT ALL that the people who built and/or bought that house weren't expecting that to happen eventually. Same goes for their neighbors.

[@dianevanweelie5233]

Do you know when it was built?

[@DOCTORJAN714]

@@dianevanweelie5233 I believe it was built in 1970.

[@dianevanweelie5233]

@@DOCTORJAN714 Thank you. If it was built in the 70's, they weren't expecting climate change to move so fast if at all.

[@DOCTORJAN714]

@dianevanweelie5233 My comment had nothing to do with climate change. It had to do with natural environmental changes. When you build your abode on the banks or shores of a body of water (especially one that's in constant motion, like a delta or beach), on the side of a mountain jutting out over the sea or ocean, on the precipice of an extraordinarily high edifice, or in an area that's prone to annual wildfires, tornadoes, monsoons, earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, etc., then you have to expect that it's, ultimately, only a temporary dwelling. The seventies wasn't prehistoric times. They were totally aware, fifty years ago, that Mother Nature reclaims EVERYTHING in time and building a structure (of any material or any level of construction technology) will eventually lead to that structure failing. It always has, does, and will.

[@sesshokitten]

​@DOCTORJAN714 might be a bit of both. Nobody expected Houston would flood in the 70s. When climate change hit, a lot of ppl died and or lost everything. They didn't recoup on insurance either bc insurance companies didn't account for it either

[@TreenaBeena]

why anyone would build a house that close to the ocean is beyond me.

[@andreabelinda1355]

@@TreenaBeena 🤷🏾‍♀️Right!! Especially on poles!! I was looking like, "Reallyyeee tho?!"

[@gerardflynn7382]

Suicidal tendencies??

[@cocoadog1998]

It was originally like 1/4mi from the shore or something I read

[@thisisyourcaptainspeaking2259]

As if the surf never gets this high. FEMA insurance?

[@bambimooshoo]

It took many years for the ocean to reach that house. It's a way of life here in the OBX.

[@lashunburton657]

Stop building homes on the beach. Problem solved.

[@loreanjenkins3777]

Exactly

[@Joeak74]

Yep!

[@ThePerfectSeason1972]

Never, man was never designed to live in a fabricated home. He was designed to live in a cave or jungle with no A/C and no air.

[@nou8953]

It wasn't on the beach when it was built, coastlines are dynamic.

[@abandonworld7420]

Stop building houses only most of the problems solved to favour nature

[@winkpinky1445]

I feel so badly for the homeowners. God bless you and keep you safe. 🙏

[@keelyclevenger]

I know. It's heartbreaking to watch something like this. I wonder if it was the man's house that came running up. Also was the dog with them or was the dog on the porch of the house? All of it was horrible.

[@michaelshively7789]

Who ever secured that air conditioner is a champ.

[@morob5132]

Facts!😂

[@Simplevida5]

😂😂😂😎

[@deannacrownover3]

I saw that too! Great job, that! (The house, not so much.)

[@davidmellet261]

😅😅

[@pumpkinhold]

Yeah, but they won't need it now - they have a great sea breeze.

[@nicolec5841]

Even the dog knows it was a bad idea to build your house there

[@Richard-vt8fh]

I wonder if the house was waterproof😮😅😂 you think they may have had flood insurance 😲😱🤔😅😂🤣😭

[@davidvalensi8616]

Time to sell?

[@Violator225]

Imagine waking up house in the middle of the ocean

[@elizabethhenry9383]

😂😂😂​@@Violator225

[@graciegjj]

It's the barking for me

[@brianthomason5022]

The dog and the cat are probably freaking out

[@gmanjordan4154]

People need to be fined $300,000 for pollution and building in unstable soil conditions and outright stupidity!

[@rodsnrounds]

Your comment is outright stupidity. The house was built on stable solid ground when it was built. Look up erosion at Outer Banks North Carolina. This house was vacant because it was deemed unsafe to live in. The beach used to start beyond this house and the dunes that separated them

[@danasandoval624]

@@rodsnroundsbut it was built in an area that floods others wise it wouldn’t have been built on poles. They do that so if or when it floods it goes under the house and not directly into it. Problem is with changing beach & beach erosion what once flooded or could flood now is in the ocean.

[@kittykitty435]

Well, I think NC is where the south begins. Not the brightest beings.

[@rodsnrounds]

​@@danasandoval624 That is neither factual or true. They are built using ground treated pilings that are driven 20-30 ft into the ground for structural stability in sandy areas that are not suitable for traditional trench, block and mortar foundations. I live on the coast and this is how mine is built and the reason it is built that way as per my builder's structural engineer. The only water I've ever had underneath is after a class 5 hurricane in 1989. The lot that the house in the video used to sit on was 25-30 yds off the beach with dunes in between and is now part of the beach. It had been vacated. Rodanthe is the most eastern portion of OBX and this section of it has been being reclaimed by the ocean. There are many other houses in this area that have been or are going to be victims to the same circumstances

[@rodsnrounds]

​@@kittykitty435 not the brightest statement seeing as Virginia is part of the South. It's an even dumber statement considering you think someone could get a permit to build a house on the beach.

[@KMx108]

I met a lady whose OBX house was in the 3rd row back in the 1960s. By 2010, it was oceanfront.

[@pinupdoll97]

Time to sell and get out!😂 In all seriousness though - there was a home on Emerald Isle not far from here that my wounded warrior and our family was gifted for a few night’s stay and it was really nice to stay oceanfront, but I would never buy property with a home so close to the beach. While we were there, the thought of how scary being in one of those houses during a hurricane would be.

[@duststorm2699]

Even at 5500 ft. above sea level in northern New Mexico, your home can look like this if you build in the river flood plain. Believe it or not

[@danielleS257]

@@pinupdoll97no different than a home in a tornado in Oklahoma. And I say that as someone who lives 5 blocks from the ocean. The sort of nice thing about a hurricane is that you get plenty of warning to flee if need be. However in the last decade they have been more erratic in that the “where will it land?” along with the fact that they are bigger so they can cover the Peninsula so it’s not just one side of the state or another. People in the center of the state are as likely to suffer the effects as coastal residents. But I’ll take it over a tornado or fires which terrify me. Mother Nature is always going to win. 🫤

[@ny_gsdluver6227]

Yup! I am 2 miles from a pretty big lake in the US.. hundreds of years ago my property was beach.. we have a lot of sand (some seashells) in the neighborhood.. so the lake lines definitely change!

[@suzpeters6]

Hope they has very good insurance. Most of the time people build homes on Ocean front knowing there's chance of damages. So having the right insurance coverage helps.

[@arlenebarocco9650]

I pray that all in that house we rescued and brought to safety. Amen

[@demi0758]

It took me way too long to realize that was not people sitting on their porch😂

[@HikerChick11]

😂😂 me too.

[@CollinsWuks-vn1cg]

Same here.... especially when I heard the yelp of that kid.

[@tpetri3665]

Not??? What is it?

[@HippieMountainMama]

Oh crap! I could’ve sworn I saw people still keeping on.

[@sadesongbird135]

Saaame ....I was even concerned the dog was trapped too 😅

[@Webedunn]

$2 million dollars worth of shoddy construction.

[@jakefromstatefarm4771]

They probably paid my uncle to do the job.

[@zedmelon]

​@@jakefromstatefarm4771 So wait. Bob's your uncle?!

[@murraybrockway6540]

the construction is good, the location is bad.

[@bura19]

​@@murraybrockway6540 The house was built on sticks. How is that good construction?

[@zedmelon]

@@bura19 Not a builder, but my guess: The house fell in one piece, even floated around awhile--I saw other comments joking "now it's a houseboat." Poor construction would have fallen apart the moment it lost its footing. (again, just guessing that's what Murray meant)

[@katewuzhere3794]

Another example of why mangrove trees are important

[@leonardwalton6668]

A waste of money, building a house, 2 feet from the Atlantic Ocean. Come on man!

[@talyahr3302]

It was originally built 3 blocks away from the ocean. The ocean has been filling up and coming inland due to climate change. It's claiming houses in Florida, DC, and many other places.

[@jerrylattimore9232]

DITTO. POWER. ✌

[@timfuscaldo3024]

You do realize when this house was built it was probably a thousand feet or so from the ocean.

[@Psychiatricnerd]

@@timfuscaldo3024okay and aren’t there smart geologists out there who warn people of this sort of disaster?

[@leonardwalton6668]

The amount of feet is irrelevant now. Where is the house?

[@zer0gravity184]

That is one fancy houseboat. Brings a whole new meaning to oceanfront property.

[@juliatripp2010]

Why didnt they just build a houseboat and drop anchor

[@andrew1717xx]

They still can.

[@TheOringinalWolfman]

A boathouse with many boats. Looks like they need one

[@davidinnis6796]

Mobile home.

[@FredericFreedom]

😂

[@quintonmoody4111]

It should be a law that the beach is off limits to property owners and you have to build your homes a distance of 500 feet from the shore line.

[@Galworld761]

No. Then the rich people complain about the view. Then they turn around and want working folks to subsidize thru national flood insurance.

[@cetheh4002]

Yes, even more distant. Totally agree. It is just selfish to ruin all natural beaches.

[@blisterbrain]

It floats surprisingly well! I wonder how long it lasted.

[@chrisjenkins203]

I was impressed that those rickety looking balconies were even holding up, at first…

[@critterscute3642]

Oh to have a life jacket on and rescue nearby for the chance to be inside it looking out the windows while it’s floating…dare I dream

[@Moonshine-ne1kp]

​@@critterscute3642that would be pretty cool I agree

[@Autumn_Forest_]

@@critterscute3642I had the same thought lol

[@georgiannaneller1394]

It's a houseboat now. How devastating. What a shame.

[@MGooGM]

Imagine coming back from the grocery store and your house is gone. You'd think you went to the wrong place!

[@abigailbp9294]

Riiight...and you did not notice the raging hurricane? 😑

[@MGooGM]

@@abigailbp9294 what..fucking..hurricane?

[@luciahelenarosa2772]

esses comentários 🙄

[@rodsnrounds]

​@@abigailbp9294You've obviously never been in a hurricane cuz this isn't it

[@laurenceroutierwojciechows666]

Hallucinant 😊

[@gbolahanogunjobi9617]

I would never understand why someone would build a house on water.

[@gallloop]

The entire OBX has shifted and moved since it was created. We are foolish to think that process is gonna stop if we build city's and roads all over it.

[@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg]

Florida!

[@Chris-dm1je]

​@@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg The submerged state.

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

​​@@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg Just about any coast line or estuary area world wide ...except for areas where the land is still being lifted up by Geological action such as post glacial rebound or tectonic orogenesis... bending or buckling of the crust. Glacial's and ice caps are melting and retreating and the oceans and seas are getting fuller, hotter and more energy is absorbed... so more violent storms generated and more melting of the ice at or near the poles or in the high mountains melts faster. The seas and the sands both move.. looks like this house should have been removed years ago the grey one has perhaps one more storm season ...though a big hit like Beryl and everything you can see here and more will be gone in a day or two. Humans playing in the dunes weaken the Marram grass that holds them in place against the wind.. so you get blowout channels through the dunes that storm waves can surge inland through.. What we see here is coastal erosion and long shore drift.. the sand is being moved out and then down the coast by the storm surge wave action. A large part of our planet's population lives within a couple of meters of sea level in some of our mega cities like London N.york .. it's all vulnerable even more so are the roads and rail links and agricultural land . Then there's the damage caused by salt water penetration into the ground water... Which can extend miles inland eating away at steel and concrete ..services and poisoning the fresh water in the soils. This loss is a personal disaster...even tragedy.. but a million or multiples of it is just a global warming statistic. Time to act ..time to turn the whole CO2 Methane gas heat machine down to minimum. It's not going to get any easier.🧙🏻‍♂️

[@pushkari]

Well, it's a barrier island, which by definition "is a CONSTANTLY CHANGING deposit of SAND that forms parallel to the coast" 😮

[@pamsmith7369]

Cities, the plural, not city’s, which is possessive!

[@scotthix2926]

I have a house on Ocean Isle Beach NC. This is a yearly event. As the barrier island moves south the north slowly falls into the sea. At the northern tip the forth street is now beach front becuase 1,2,3 streets have collapsed into the sea.

[@michalwintz7083]

😀😮

[@Bird1964]

Holy moly 😳

[@Shelly.1962]

Wow 😳

[@DeniseGonatos-Smith-wk7dr]

Hope no one was inside! Feel for the owners😢😮, loosing their precious home and memories 😒

[@meyague]

​@@DeniseGonatos-Smith-wk7drwas probably an abandoned beach house

[@Ravenwolf2019]

That’s EXACTLY why I’d NEVER build a house on the beach in the surf like that! NOT a very bright idea!

[@Divedown_25]

I'm just shrugging my shoulders every time I see these type of constructions at beaches and other shore areas...who would have thought?

[@SizzleMoonSong]

The coast line changed over many years...climate change , ocean currents, wave intensity, water temps , it is happening all around the world too.

[@sandrahammond5566]

Shock!..

[@beachhobbies]

This type of construction is necessary for flood prone areas..

[@beachhobbies]

@@SizzleMoonSong Not die to climate change or sea-level rise, this is normal for a barrier island..

[@LibertyStrength76]

That’s how much time has passed and how the future has brought new technology to build better! It’s really sad that these people lost their lifelong home. My prayers go out to this family and so many other families that have lost their homes due to weather, from hurricanes and tornadoes, and pollution in this 21st century. It’s because humanity has destroyed so much of the earths natural resources that we’ve lost so much in the last one hundred fifty plus years. It’s rather awful to go back to a known a place that no longer exists because of misuse or visit a waterway you use to fish in and is no longer there! There were several communities in the South that have disappeared due to the waterways built for Oil Production! It’s now happening all over the World to all types of land, lakes, rivers, seas, and oceans! This is where the most pollution destroys; but there’s pollution from factories and processing plants that’s been Polluting for Decades! We must do better!!!🥰💜🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼💜STOP THIS DESTRUCTION!

[@MrLoobu]

How is it legal to build houses on sand dunes? In most countries, that's endangered public lands, illegal to build on. Even if you dont care about the environment, how could you insure any of that? Its assured in fact that the ocean takes entire sand dunes and reforms them in storms.

[@Brainwashed_Sheep]

Look into the Outerbanks and Oregon Inlet. Just 20-30 years ago these houses used to be 200+ yards away from the water with protected dunes in front.. The outerbanks Islands have been being eroded at an extreme rate.. they don't want to admit it.. would destroy their economy

[@MrLoobu]

@Brainwashed_Sheep Those houses are still on sand dunes and they were back then. Maybe developed not to look like it, but bedrock doesn't erode that fast. Again why haven't the laws changed.

[@MrLoobu]

@@Brainwashed_Sheep I live among the highest tides in the world, and we don't watch houses fall into the sea.

[@Brainwashed_Sheep]

@MrLoobu You need to do more research on The Outerbanks North Carolina... Its a SANDBAR. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN.. Its not coastline like you are used too... This place is one of the most unique places in the world !!! The sand has only been exposed for a couple thousand years.. before that these chain of Islands were underwater......

[@Brainwashed_Sheep]

@MrLoobu You don't need to educate me on Sand dunes.. I know perfectly well.. THE ENTIRE OUTERBANKS BARRIER ISLANDS IS 1 GIANT SAND DUNE......

[@jordanalexander615]

I went to outerbanks and the home we stayed in was very close to the beach and had wooden posts driven 25 feet into the sand for stability. But you could still feel the force of the waves hitting the beach inside the house.

[@docwillis1443]

Now it’s a houseboat.

[@melaniamonicacraciun9900]

😢😢😢 terrible disaster

[@angeladavis2010]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@damachine3]

​@Ressepuffs​Are you trying to correct him or needlessly repeating what he said? If the former, then you're wrong.

[@gohawks3571]

​@RessepuffsTurning negatives into positives😉😁

[@jefferyjeffery1707]

​. I "LOVE" a houseboat!!💕

[@seajelly2421]

Some US Americans have told me that building codes take away one's "freedom." But, lack of/disregard for building codes can take away your house. Or your life.

[@snowmiaow]

I believe the people who don't like rules are fine with that. I prefer safety.

[@natashab3412]

Climate change

[@chrisjenkins203]

@@natashab3412 “cLiMaTE cHAnGE”?! It’s called an ocean! 🙄

[@pinchebruha405]

@@snowmiaownot when they cry and demand tax payers dollars to get them out of that hole… or ocean 😅

[@dianacryer]

Who needs regulations right?

[@Sha_Tee]

I tried to zoom in. Are there people still sitting on the porch? I want to get to a level in life where I’m that chill and unbothered 😂

[@RAM-db3ti]

Just tell me as a Canadian why the American government allows people to build home that close to the waterfront. It is absolutely crazy. They know the storms will destroy it ?

[@MK-ti2oo]

And then we citizens pay part of the cost when these houses are destroyed because the insurance is government subsidized. People that can't afford a home are helping pay to rebuild millionaires 3rd vacation home for the 4th time.

[@MG-ot2yr]

It was built in 1973 when the shoreline was much further out. This is a common occurrence with older homes in OBX.

[@hoosierpioneer]

​@@MK-ti2oowe pay for it in increased insurance premiums and higher deductibles too.

[@lynnerodgers4461]

These homes did not start directly waterfront. The ocean reclaiming the the land one street at a time. Some have relocated their homes farther inland.

[@Olsenoid]

@@MK-ti2oonot sure that’s true anymore. I don’t know that you can even get a policy in parts of the OBX( but I’m not sure ). The government does pay for “beach replenishment “ in a lot of questionable places though.

[@JB-ek4yx]

I'm British, the only wooden houses I've ever seen were in the US, we use brick or stone. Why do Americans build temporary homes?

[@John-c4r1o]

Earthquake risks for starters. Nothing wrong with wooden homes other than they've got shorter life expectancies.

[@kb42126]

The reason the British started exclusively building brick homes was not for longevity of material but because of the London fires that spread house to house. The US doesn’t build houses (as a general rule) as close and as the other person on this thread pointed out, wood does better in earth quakes. Wood can last hundreds of years if it’s cared for. Non the less, brick is better if you have the money and aren’t in an earth quake zone.

[@NICCAGE26]

It's because in America things are built to break because fixing it is big business Like a Chevy versus a Toyota Chevy's nowadays could barely make it to 40000 without the engine blowing I recently sold my Toyota with 400,000 and it was still running like new

[@marievandoorn73]

Timber homes are pretty common in australia as well - but our reasons are mostly climate related because timber is far cooler

[@loreanjenkins3777]

😂😂😂

[@qassemmohamad4989]

What stupidity is this? They are building a house on the beach. This is the end of reckless thinking.

[@samanthac.349]

For those who don’t know, the Outer Banks of North Carolina are actually large sandbars. They shift and move all the time. It’s especially noticeable during large storms. House destruction by storms are so common that insurance companies won’t insure the properties. One of my friends owns a property on the west side of Hatteras Island. After one hurricane, they learned that they gained about 15 feet of land to their property.

[@missym877]

So what are people doing then to insure their home?

[@Alastair539]

So, why build here at all? Shifting sandbars, large storms and no insurance? Seems like a recipe for having to sleep in the stupid bed you made... While it's floating away.

[@victoriaporter8665]

If you have money why not and that's almost all of these properties,no regular person could afford that so it's just money to them....not their entire lives😢

[@figeepoet]

Thanks for the explanation. I'm in England so didn't get the full context of what was going on here.

[@davidinnis6796]

​@@missym877Using Daddy's money they inherited.

[@markbivens277]

I would never build a house on a coastal beach .

[@fredapril8384]

Pretty sure that is the exact hose i've rented in 1995, during a storm. It was swinging all night so much i couldn't sleep. Impressive to see it held that long! Sad to see it going like that. Owners are corporations renting dozens of similar ones...

[@raulsansores404]

ACME windows here, that one is one of ours, not a cracked or shattered window, we give this installation an A+, 100% success

[@candicedarbyfox7524]

Hahahaha😅😂😂😂😂

[@AS-rr9km]

The best advertising I’ve seen 😅

[@LB-rc7jp]

This should have never happened. This house was predicted to collapse into the ocean and should have been removed beforehand. It’s horrible that all of the debris was aloud to contaminate the water and beaches. I hope that the homeowner is held accountable.

[@gte251]

The owner was given a permit to build, the requirements of inspections, only God knows how this house passed inspection! I don't blame the home owner.

[@x_warhog_x8701]

Actually the owners were in the process of having the house moved but were waiting on the contractors and sadly ran out of time.....

[@30yanuel]

We should be more worried about people not being in that House in that moment then being worried about debris.

[@MCtravler]

Allowed.

[@LB-rc7jp]

@@30yanuel You must be joking. Do you really think that the owners had no idea that their home was surrounded by water? The house collapsing into the ocean was inevitable due to beach erosion.

[@Elohims1]

Sadly, it looks like it will bash into the neighbor's home!

[@gregorall9779]

I guess I understand the desire to live along the coast, but if people keep building their homes there, I'm not feeling sorry for them when bad weather destroys it.

[@allysonwatson9818]

It’s a shame you can’t have empathy for anyone who loses their home. I didn’t know there were stipulations for feeling sorry for someone.

[@SenkaBandit]

@@allysonwatson9818 he’s just saying don’t be surprised

[@jordaneggerman4734]

​@@allysonwatson9818The odds that it A) Is that family's single residence are astronomical, and, B) Is uninsured are the same. So, I don't feel bad for an inflated old hulk, built where it shouldn't have been, seemingly as a monument to humanity's excess, returns to nature, no.

[@flaviusfake271]

​@@allysonwatson9818It is sad to see but anyone with common sense wouldn't build their home where it floods regularly on an insecure foundation soil. So I agree with the above comment. Even with the best building techniques nowadays that home wasn't going to last. It is way too close and absolutely not well supported. Feel free to look up how complex and challenging it is to build a skyscraper on sand. They have electricity running threw constantly underground plus specialized pumps. They spend months preparing the ground by compressing it. They pile hundreds of steel pillars super deep. This massive house was held is seems by only 40 8 by 8 wood pillars without any structural bracing. So any voilent sideways movement would a catastrophic collapse. So yeah folks should know better nowadays. I just a guy who watched KZbin videos about Engineering and I know it's really badly placed and supported.

[@Proverbs--tx6yr]

Human nature and compassion has deteriorated. They even defend their right to be heartless, its pathetic💔

[@norsefalconer]

Those piles had more problems than just the ocean.

[@Brainwashed_Sheep]

@norsefalconer 30+ years of constant abuse and the worst weather conditions on the entire East coast will do that...

[@trencesmall8704]

Those piles did work, they worked rotten

[@chrisjenkins203]

No, the ocean def seemed to be the one and only problem in this video! 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@hollymiranda0826]

At one point in time, that house was not in the ocean.

[@norsefalconer]

@@hollymiranda0826 True.

[@PintuMahakul]

This is so sad to see the collapse of building! ! We hope, all are safe.

[@tpp4007]

I could’ve told the home owner that it was a dumb idea to build your house on sand, literally sand on the shoreline 🤦‍♂️

[@timsgotissues3581]

Well, why didn't you?

[@katherinedaley70]

SHIFTING SAND...

[@saritamullins8294]

Maybe this homeowner should have just bought a boat in the first place since he wanted to be right on the ocean.

[@CriminalonCrime]

Maybe they should just require pontoons installed on every house so when they collapse they'll at least float, you could even anchor them! 😂😂😂

[@into_the_void]

Thats gonna be the state of many such Beachfront properties... 😢

[@OdalindaChaconroa]

Exactamente. Y muchas personas cuando van a comprar vivienda la quieren en la orilla del mar... Sin ponerle sentido común ni pensar en lo que puede pasar en un futuro ...😩🤔.

[@Mike583]

I can't imagine how I'd feel, watching my home,being ruined by the sea!💔😥

[@Bachata-bv7zh]

Are the people and animals inside the house rescued???

[@beachgirl5316]

This is a vacation home , no one living there.

[@lfox_777]

​@@beachgirl5316 looks like there are two ppl and a dog on the back deck when it falls I guess they could just be chairs but it looks like ppl

[@itwasaliens]

​There were dogs inside. Watch again. They run onto the porch near the end . ​@@beachgirl5316

[@KtotheG]

@@beachgirl5316 I think I saw some people on the back porch.

[@mattburns2968]

​@@beachgirl5316there's people on the back porch! You can clearly see them moving. One throws his hands up when it initially falls.

[@ppraish]

I don't understand why some people love to have homes so close to the ocean when it's a clear risk. There's no question that homes will be lost to the ocean currents.

[@yl7495]

Those people have the kind of money to not care.

[@chrissis.6140]

It almost looked like there were people on that balcony. Was most likely an illusion though 😅 but buliding your house on such unstable ground is idiotic to say the least.

[@denisedengel-payne1347]

😢😢 So sorry to see this. Sending prayers and hope. 🙏❤️

[@cs77smith67]

You mean to a person that chose the build A house, five feet from the ocean in a hurricane zone.Yeah that makes sense 😂 girl 👧

[@meyague]

​@@cs77smith67empathy isn't conditional, hope that helps

[@cs77smith67]

@@meyague All I'm saying is I don't feel sorry for them 🤣

[@Icanlogonnow]

We have lived along coastlines for millenia and we still havent learned that water wins every single time? We havent won a single round yet. Lol What a waste.

[@bobinthewest8559]

Eventually… even mountains crumble into the sea.

[@timfuscaldo3024]

@@bobinthewest8559 Led Zep!!!! Nice.

[@1972Ray]

This house was built with the understanding that it wouldn't be permanent. The risk was known, and they don't care.

[@davidwalker2144]

😂they have Allstate insurance slogan:- "Are you in good hands"

[@DrZippo01]

It should be 100% be illegal to build anywhere remotely near where this could happen...

[@bullschitt3666]

Why? Shouldn't we be free to be stupid

[@januarysson5633]

@@bullschitt3666Depends on whether taxpayers are on the hook for other people’s stupidity.

[@jenniferflores3360]

@@bullschitt3666absolutely. Cant believe how most people seem to want more laws and restrictions than we already have?

[@michaelhowell2326]

It shouldn't be illegal but their homeowners insurance should be astronomical and they should only get one chance.

[@banzaipiegaming]

​@@jenniferflores3360Exactly, most of the time when someone says that something should be outlawed it's due to some strong personal bias and surface level thinking

[@Juls716]

Such a horrific loss! I feel so bad for the homeowners! 😭💔

[@tonychia1065]

No need to be sorry for them. If they can afford a house so close to the sea water. Likely they have more houses somewhere else. That house is just for leisure and entertainment.

[@Juls716]

@tonychia1065 it’s still a loss

[@kkrenken895]

Plus, they’ve been charging insane rents for years. They have more than paid for that house. Probably many times over.

[@YouTubeExplore777]

​@@Juls716your dog is cute 🥰

[@Juls716]

@@KZbinExplore777 Thank you 😊 His name is Jack. ❤️

[@maryfrail2292]

Why WHY would you build a house there! You don’t see any other houses out there!

[@patriciapowers3666]

That’s someone’s whole life in that house. Yes they can start over but it’s an insecure feeling to lose your home base with all your life in it.

[@juliewestra812]

Yes it’s terrible. I have a friend who lost her house in FL.during a hurricane. She was very upset but I think it took 3 yrs because a lot of people lost their homes.

[@ragnaroksangel]

That's a fuckin vacation home. What are you even talking about

[@ava.artemis]

I bet it’s a vacation home or an air bnb

[@dammitjanet]

You are not wrong...

[@PatriciaAShelton-no6cq]

I believe they used that exact house in a movie. In the movie it was an B&B. A Dr stayed there an of course found love. It was an OK movie, but I wondered about the house,if it was just a prop or real. If it isn't sane house it's identical. 😊

[@oliverseoliverse]

Coming from the insurance industry, this almost caused me a seizure. Why was it built there? Why was it still furnished... IT WAS OCCUPIED!? The house is not anchored? A government allowed this? Is this even real? There are so many hazards... the surrounding homes, environment, substrate, etc... Insurance brain damaged!!!

[@hollymiranda0826]

It was built on dry land!! But, the erosion over time led to this house being in the ocean!! Do you really believe that’s where it was built?!!

[@oliverseoliverse]

@hollymiranda0826 Yes I believe it was built there, it didn't walk there on its own. That GIANT BODY OF WATER DID NOT APPEAR OVERNIGHT. The house is raised meaning THEY WERE AWARE IT WAS IN SERIOUS DANGER OF FLOODING! Unless you have ANY UNDERSTANDING of why an insurer would be bothered by this situation, please just have several seats.

[@kellyscott6361]

Did you see the house on Mexico Beach, FL that withstood Hurricane Michael a Category 5 ? Of course, the owner built it to withstand Hurricanes but it was still amazing. Sadly, after the Hurricane it was surrounded by the empty lots of the neighbor’s homes that were washed away. I don’t know if people living on the coast in FL can even get insurance anymore.

[@Niinunnu22]

​@@hollymiranda0826no way that this house was build before the sand got there.. dont talk Sugar

[@djondjon]

They say it was NOT occupied; it was a rental.

[@dqdq4083]

If you want a house on the beach, you need to make sure you have a GOOD foundation

[@emke9326]

Who builds a house on water standing on toothpicks? Did they really think the water is weaker than toothpicks?

[@janicebarnes4179]

Have you ever been to Virginia Beach?? Every single house for miles along the ocean is built up on poles like that!

[@emke9326]

@@janicebarnes4179 well bravo this is the outcome.

[@janicebarnes4179]

@@emke9326 actually, they are built pretty far back from the ocean. They are built on poles for the rare occasion when the water could flood up to the homes…. Such as during a hurricane, tsunami, etc….

[@arfriedman4577]

I feel so sad for the family. I remember when we had hurricane sandy in 2012.

[@cs77smith67]

What family like girl that a vacation house 😂

[@christinahernandez9819]

OMG how horrible! Prayers

[@goaskmymom1350]

I'm that guy who next year will be swimming and get a 16d nail stuck in my foot. Wife will have to take me to the ER and our vacation will be ruined. Thanks you idiots!!

[@Zenfilter74]

I've read a LOT of dumb negative comments over the years. But your self centered view truly tops the cake! They lost their home and everything in it. Quite unexpectedly. No one living in the area would have predicted that or it wound not have been built. This isn't just bad weather or errosion this is from a hurricane. All this loss and future struggle for this family, and your trying to turn yourself into the victim of it on your imaginary vacation. Wth?

[@m.bird.]

​@@Zenfilter74 I don't think the original comment was malicious. It was irony or absurdity . Something small (nail in the foot expressed with bombast) being juxtaposed against something big (house loss expressed with quiet remorse). Dry, subtle, British or Canadian.

[@user-rb2]

Knowing this and still going? Who might not be too smart?

[@nataliemoraes2033]

​@@Zenfilter74sounds like something stupid my ex would say

[@metroskunk3000]

Gives new meaning to the word houseboat.

[@RAM-db3ti]

Yes thank you everyone for the explanations! It sure gives me a better understanding of what really goes on for the USA side of waterfront living. You all have a safe and happy life. Again I appreciate the input.

[@gb3776]

People should realize by now everything has shifted. What was once considered beautiful “aka” ocean front. It’s now very dangerous to have your house situated on the ocean. You couldn’t give me an ocean front house now.

[@tripeeblonde8309]

Yup, i’ll take it for free!!!!!!

[@melindadcourts1917]

Wow. I hope everyone is OK and made it out. The house is toast. Prayers sent.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@user-0ilze3zjfz]

Hope you will bounce back strong. Stay blessed ❤

[@cosmiclouie1]

The Atlantic: “Hey guys I’m going to be doing some remodeling. I’m going to need that beach back.”

[@marshamariner7897]

God 4bid when the Pacific decides 2 remodel...it's done some along the CA coast✌️✌️🌊🌊🌊🌊

[@MysMajisT1]

😂😂😂😂💯

[@katherinecarpenter4677]

Lived in that area my whole life! This is unbelievable

[@marciavideira7092]

Por que nos EUA as casas são todas de madeira?Se fosse uma casa de concreto,com fundação não teria acontecido isso.i

[@DOCTORJAN714]

What incredible structural integrity!!!!!

[@Nhaflm1821]

Why build in the sea??

[@allysonwatson9818]

Most likely when that house was built and possibly even when it was bought, it wasn’t that close to the water. My mother is looking to possibly sell her home because every year it gets closer and closer to the water.

[@Nhaflm1821]

@@allysonwatson9818 exactly

[@Chris-dm1je]

​@allysonwatson9818 The east coast of England is falling into the sea. Villages that, a hundred years ago, were well inland are now disappearing.

[@hollymiranda0826]

@@allysonwatson9818💯

[@larlar8580]

Probably down near Rodanthe - the ocean has reclaimed a lot of homes there. It’s sad, a lot of great memories were made in those beach houses.

[@angi216]

"Rodanthe" is written right near the top of the video

[@larlar8580]

@@angi216 - hmmm, then I was right…I didn’t see that, just am really familiar with that area…

[@mtv565]

Don't get why some people love living near the sea or wants a sea view 😅

[@mariareis4911]

Whoever builds a house so close to the water is going to have this unfortunately. The area belongs to the nation

[@Homer-t2l]

Never build your home on stilts on the beach or on dirt near the edge of a cliff!

[@patsywilliams4791]

I never understood why people will build their house close to water like there's a big body of water eventually it will collapse as we all can see.😮😮

[@meshiawriter]

From dust we came, to dust we return

[@maureendrozda9960]

Right?😏

[@cs77smith67]

That's so false 😂

[@kellyscott6361]

@@cs77smith67Bible verses aren’t always meant in a literal sense.

[@cs77smith67]

@kellyscott6361 Oh really, let me ask u a simple question. If me and you fight in a boxing match, who would get beat up?

[@foxsmith5718]

YOU can't build foundation on that type of terrain- That's like having a cliff side beach home - ... eventually, it's gonna fall & daily- ... some are out millions of dollars -

[@nicholasmarshall9128]

To be fair these houses USED to be on dry land, but due to the Outer Banks barrier islands, it's foundation got shifted out to the beach and into the water. There are many examples of these houses in the ocean along the Outer Banks

[@Nhaflm1821]

Why build in the sea?

[@WilliamWebbOfficial]

Yeah for real tho... maybe we should stop building homes that close to the ocean? Like be honest here people. Whatever you build right next to the ocean just ends up inside the ocean. This video is living proof of that

[@1Nynja]

Where have you been? You heard about sea level rising due to climate change, right? It's not a hoax.

[@allysonwatson9818]

@@Nhaflm1821used to not be.

[@mariadelcarmenlarosacortes3953]

It was unresponsible to build a house in such an unsecure place (sandsoil, water, wind...) I just hope that everybody and every animal in the house are saved!

[@ororomonroe8022]

So who is responsible for cleaning that trash out the ocean?

[@chipmunk1227]

Was anyone in the house and if so are they alright?

[@GodWarriorsArcAngels]

Sad beautiful home this is why you never ever buy a home with sticks underneath house never buy a home on a cliff

[@OmegahArt1]

I was just about to buy myself a 4 million dollar beach home until I saw this. I’m just going to go ahead and stick to my efficiency

[@junglegirl5174]

Pls, send me a couple of millions! 💕

[@OmegahArt1]

@@junglegirl5174 I’ll send you something even better. Hugs 🤗

[@conce-ss5mg]

It is not collapsing, it's floating. I think walls made of cork or saw dust ply wood is beautiful. They are buoyant materials.Maybe the base were not cemented properly.

[@-Its420Somewhere]

That really wasn't a proper place for a house in the first place. Just because you can build it, doesn't mean you should. I do feel bad for the people who were in the house when it happened, I hope they are okay.

[@SugahShy]

I hope that house was completely vacant. 😮

[@aquarian-talk]

It was not. You can clearly see people in the deck and a dog.

[@cs77smith67]

It's a vacation house 🏠 nobody was in it

[@WillowRose]

@@aquarian-talk yeah I thought I saw a dog running back-and-forth on the deck

[@shina8767]

​@@WillowRose it is chair come on 😅 what wrong with your eyes

[@MiccaThompson]

At least the ac unit stayed attached! 👍

[@beachgirl5316]

No it didn't, I found it's exterior cabinet further down the beach on Saturday and the sliding glass door track !

[@gloriveeramos6732]

Wow 😮

[@cynthiajacklyn6639]

God Bless all of you. So glad there was not any injuries .

[@morrisconnor8305]

You built your house on the sand. Here's your sigh.

[@USMCGHOST420]

The fact everyone thought it would be a GRREEEAAAT idea to not evacuate the house.... You can see the residents chillin on the deck just enjoying the view of the ocean as it gets closer

[@Greenlifemusic662]

Who tf screamed? I am sure they knew it was gonna happen. Looks like a lesson for all the home owners living there.

[@allysonwatson9818]

A lesson. Get off it. It’s still someone’s house. A house they cared for and worked hard for. It’s possible they have that house long enough that when they bought it, it wasn’t that close to the water. And even if it was, have a little empathy for someone.

[@Greenlifemusic662]

@@allysonwatson9818 I didn’t ask “why” I asked “who”. As in, idgaf who you are or what you have to say. Clearly you asserted disdain in my comment and felt the need to reply. What I said was facts. Kick rocks

[@beachgirl5316]

​@Greenlifemusic662 I'm from here , it's not a lesson to any homeowners, these houses were built in the 70's , this is a barrier island and further down this beach is a state park beach . The sand barriers have always shifted particularly in this area, it's called nature. It waxes and wanes and it's everywhere.

[@siyiroancreint]

There is someone on the balcony in the video it seems...

[@legendofman12]

Women☕️

[@GetJesse]

Looks like a really dumb location to build a house.

[@manjubhai8558]

May be this was the plan all along, to build a floating house. 😂

[@HKGunPlay]

You would think that 150k to250k could turn this into an actual boat house and possibly save it. Idk but it’s worth a try. I spent every summer at Carolina beach Kerr beach Wilmington etc sad to see these house go. Also if they why don’t we prevent them from being trash in the ocean

[@JoshuaLundin-c8r]

The government has an insurance available to these rich people, covers it all 100%. John Stossel did a whole video on it. The government always has the wealthy taken care of.

[@KMx108]

I have been personally involved with some of these houses that have to get Lloyd's of London insurance due to their location. They aren't paying the same rates.

[@joycevernon8526]

Really? Wow! No wonder.

[@2nickles647]

Amen

[@UnwaveringBackBone]

Ok so tell me about how they structured their plumbing 🤔🤔🤔

[@kikitoo9374]

I hope the dog barking wasn't in the house that collapsed. 😢 Edit: This house had already been marked as unsafe, so no one was in it. The dog was near the video guy. Just a few days before this happened the owners had written a letter trying to get the house saved, moved to another location. They just didn't expect it to fold so quickly in the storm. They thought they had time...

[@nicolerobertson7424]

You can see the dog on the deck & a person before the deck collapses😰

[@karlastewart9925]

I don't 🤔 so. Whoever was videotaping is their 🐕 was barking.

[@kikitoo9374]

@karlastewart9925 Thank you. I've since read up on this house as an article on it came up in my news feed. But I appreciate your answering. {I couldn't grasp the direction of the barking when I first saw this video}.

[@kikitoo9374]

@nicolerobertson7424 I can understand thinking that but I've since read an article on this house and no one was in the home. It had already been deemed unsafe prior to the storm taking it out. What we see moving on the deck is outdoor furniture. The dog barking is next to or behind the guy taking the video.

[@moonwatche99]

It's strange that so many people think the dog is on the house deck barking. It's CLEARLY standing near the person filming, barking at all the commotion. If the dog was on the house, the barks would sound distant, and muffled by the sound of waves. The things moving on the deck are patio furniture.

[@TimothyLeary-ly9vh]

It wasn't a North Carolina home. Vacation homes don't count. Homes on the beach doesn't count as a North Carolina home. Person who lived there temporarily has never done their research on oceanside beach homes.

[@davidinnis6796]

Oh, I guarantee you that when it was built in the 50s it was a primary residence.

[@yatimamaktaba9467]

Warning‼️‼️ to all beach house the ocean will one day play bowling with your houses😳‼️

[@KarmasKaos]

No climate change and rising sea levels to see here. 💙

[@JMAC1265]

Built on stilts on a beach. What could possibly go wrong. It ain’t climate change, it’s stupidity.

[@hillaryg7668]

You're right it's not, thanks for reading the description.

[@MRU112]

Coastal erosion, waters pretty powerful. The grand canyon was cut by water well before we had diesel engines.

[@gregmazza8965]

No, just a house built on stilts on a beach with a hurricane of shore doing what hurricanes do, making big waves.

[@gregorymalchuk272]

That's why Obama and Bill Gates bought sea level properties on Martha's Vineyard.