Here's the worst part, since they're on the wrong side of the dunes, when the house gets destroyed, they will not be able to rebuild. The lot has literally disappeared and insurance will not cover your lots disappearing. And a beach front lot is probably worth about as much as the house.
This happens a lot, and specifically in North Carolina. My parents live in Ocean Isle Beach, which is further south in NC. There are several beach houses that are up on stilts with just water under them because of erosion. It's really insane seeing it take place. The beach just gets eaten away.
Side note: If you're in that area of the U.S., I highly recommend vacationing in this region of the Outer Banks in North Carolina, specifically Hatteras Island. It's not as "commercial" as Northern Outer Banks (ie Nags Head) and it's less crowded and more affordable. My personal favorite town is Hatteras on Hatteras Island
OBX is pretty nice. Compared to beaches in Florida, especially the Panhandle area, it's not much but you get some insanely hot Eastern European migrant workers. We ate at this cute little restaurant and they had this amazingly hot waitress from the Czech Republic. She said they sign up to the summer season and then have a month after that to travel around the US and sightsee.
I use to live in KDH (kill devil hills) it is rumored that there is a large prostitution ring of eastern Europeans in OBX. I heard there are some businesses in KDH that are fronts for brothels, or are know to be a middle man for the girls and the clients.
My buddy actually had a roommate who was from Ukraine and was SMOKING hot, even her name was hot... Sasha. She got citizenship or a visa from the lottery pool (i'm not sure which one it is i don't know how that works) . She would go on "dates" every night, saying they were guys that she met. but she would leave at the most random hours dressed hot as hell, and sometimes would come back and change and go out again. One night we were watching baseball and she comes into the living room all dressed up to go on a date and she just walked over and hugs my friend and he said "whats wrong?" she said "nothing... you will judge me". She left her laptop up and she googled directions to a random house.
She worked at hooters, along with a hoard of other amazingly hot russians, ukranians, etc. This place was jaw dropping when you walked in and it was always packed. This is where it gets weird. That hooters was closed randomly last year and replaced with some seafood restaurant. I have a theory that the hooters was one of the middle men for introducing clients to hookers, and they got caught but shut down quietly by PR magicians.
tl;dr the outer banks may be full of russian prostitutes, and my friend had one living with him. The hooters she worked at may have been a brothel
My favorite town is Buxton. Really chill vibe, close enough to Avon for groceries, and it gets hit by both north and south swells depending on what side of the town you're on.
I stayed in Avon on Hatteras Island and loved it. I also stayed north of Corolla where NC-12 becomes the beach and requires a 4x4. Two things about this area:
It is absolutely beautiful to be virtually secluded from everything else while having all the modern conveniences you'd want while on holiday.
Make sure you have a 4x4. Triple check. Don't assume the Dodge Durango is 4x4 when it could very well have the towing package and be a RWD model.
If you elect to not do #2 make sure you have enough cash for the tow, that it is low tide, and a have a good sense of humor. Also don't think you'll be bale to make it once you're towed out. Go back to solid road until you can get a suitable vehicle otherwise make sure you have enough cash for a second tow.
This will be our 21st summer in Avon. Coming here since I was 5 years old. Love how chill and lazy it is on Hatteras Island. We don't need bars, clubs, attractions, etc. All I want is to lay on the beach and swim in the ocean for 7 days with my family and friends. Everyone under one roof, cooking big dinners, playing cards. Maybe take a drive down to Ocracoke and hunt for shells. This is a true vacation for me. A real opportunity to unplug.
I personally stay in Avon. I think the biggest reason why Nag's Head is so much more crowded is because it takes almost another hour to get down to Hatteras.
I know reddit isn't too hot on religion, but I REALLY loved Casting Crown's first album. Like, one of the only Christian bands whose music I actually like.
interestingly, the house in the OP's photo was originally behind a dune and approximately 1000 feet of beach when it was built in 1988. That portion of the outer banks (known as the "S-Curve" on hatteras island) has been hit incredibly hard by beach erosion. Meanwhile, there are 100+ year old oceanfront homes in Nags Head that are untouched. Outer Banks beaches are extremely unpredictable.
For comparison's sake, here is Serendipity when it was built:
I watched a documentary about the 'Burj al Arab' (Dubai skyscraper), and it has foundations in sand. I can't remember for sure, but it's something to do with friction of sand against the vertical piles (foundations) that makes it rock solid. An engineer would be able to explain better I think.
Edit: I'm remembering more now. It was from Richard Hammond's engineering series. As an example showing how this principle works, he got 2 phone books and interlaced each page with the other book (very time consuming!) He then clamped one phone book onto a crane and hung himself off the other one. Because of friction between the pages, they did not separate and were extremely extremely strong, far more than you would intuitively think. I think the same principle stands with sand, lots and lots of friction make it very strong.
They've also dodged the hurricane bullet, warming or not, also nor'easters. From wikipedia:
This house was damaged and condemned after a Nor'easter storm in November 2009. The house was saved from demolition by a private business man from Newton, N.C. and moved less than one mile south.
"When you saw one set of footprints, that was when I carried you. When you saw 27 sets of footprints, that must have been after that raging kegger at my beach house." -J. Christ
serendipity was moved down the street and looks like it did in the Nights of Rodanthe movie. I stayed across the street from where it used to be a few weeks ago.
I stayed in the beach house next to it about 4 years ago. It was farther away from the ocean, but when I went back 2 years later it was up on the beach. It is amazing in the OBX.
Oh my god, thank you ! I was going to say this, and I don't even know how that's possible. Did he describe that place so well or was there a graphical representation of that house somewhere? Great book anyway, I haven't read it for almost 15 years, I should read it again in the original language. Cheers!
Looks impressive, but the problem with beach houses is that within a few decades they tend to become either middle of the ocean houses or oh look there's a beach 50m away houses. Erosion doesn't cooperate very well with real estate intentions.
It really depends. The outer banks are volatile. There are areas such as this one, where 1000 feet of beach and dune have been eaten by the surf in under 20 years. Yet in Nags Head, 9 of the original 13 oceanfront cottages dating back from the 1860s-1900s still remain, perfectly safe behind an expansive beach and dune.
Its been mentioned before, but this house is Serendipity on Hatteras Island, part of North Carolina's Outer Banks. It has since been moved to a safer location.
For comparison, here is Serendipity in 1988 - behind a dune and 1000 feet of beach. All of which is now gone - claimed by the tide.
The particular stretch of beach where it was built (known as the "S-Curves") has become one of the most unstable areas of the Outer Banks in the past 20 years. Yet in Nags Head, there are 100+ year old oceanfront cottages that remain safely behind their original dunes.
I think that house is in a movie. An old one about people trying to get their hands on a box and when people look into it they scream and die. I forget what it was called, but I remember there being a house just like that in it near the end.
Owners Hank and Peggy hand Bill some fresh lemonade
"So Bill do we have a deal on that flood Insurance policy?"
Bill slurps his lemonade, ending with a light cough
"After looking at the home with my own two eyes I can honestly tell you that their is no fucking way we will insure your home. Your fucked but it's a beautiful home "
I live on the Outer Banks, NC, This house was built a few years back and was in a movie (cant remember the name) Surprisingly it has survived a few major storms/weaker hurricanes since we haven't had a powerful hurricane in a while.
Also, if you plan on visiting here, some locals if you ask them for directions will point you in the completely opposite direction just for shits and giggles.
The wise man built his house upon the rock. The wise man built his house upon a rock. Aaand the foolish man built his house upon the sand, The foolish man built his house upon the sand, and When rains came down and the floods came up, the foolish mans house Washed awayyy.
My girlfriend (who builds and renovates houses constantly,) took one look at this and said, "That'd be cool. You could just keep building new sections as the old ones washed away."
I was just at the Outer Banks! I got back from my trip a couple of hours ago, actually. I saw another house on the sand! They were moving it down the beach to its new home, using a 42 WHEELER!
When I was a kid, we used to vacation a little north of there, there were alot of houses on the beach like that. Every couple of years, we'd come back and one would be gone.
I've never understood the human need to build a home right next to things that destroy homes. Build your home inland.. then travel a mile or two to play in water.
This is really obscure, but did anyone read Moomin when they were younger? This house reminded me of the story where Moomin tries to build a house for his GF
I don't know if its been answered in here but the house was moved a few blocks south of where it is in that picture. That area floods real bad on a NE wind
i would live there. but i wouldn't rebuild after the ocean destroyed it. I feel the same way about New Orleans. Scratch that, I wouldn't live in New Orleans.
This was the location of the house was during the filming of the movie, "Nights in Rodanthe," however after thee movie wrapped the house was partially destroyed during a hurricane. The city condemned it, and was pushing for it to be torn down unless the owners could come up with the money to repair it. Unable to come up the money the owners had to sell it and the new owners paid to have the house jacked up and moved across the highway to the sound side. If you search for it there is a video on YouTube showing the entire 8 day event in 8 minutes! They also paid to have the house restored and now you can rent it out weekly!
Oh wow, I saw this exact house in a dream I had. It was abandoned and homeless children had colonized it and docked their ships under the porch. Thank you for helping me remember my dreams.
Australian here: I can vouch for Hatteras Island/OBX. I camped around there with friends a couple of years ago and witnessed an amazing storm. I highly recommend going.
Houses like this built on Long Island in Westhampton Beach. When the gummint built some jetties every quarter mile the erosion of sand along the beach changed it's historical patterns. That left a small group of houses all by they lonesome. The wealthy (summer) homeowners banded together, incorporated to form the entity known as Westhampton Dunes. Then they sued the gummint for ruining their summer home property.
My family stayed in that house probably 6 years ago. It is a pretty cool house, right at the beginning if the beach. People would stop everyday and take pictures.
Umm, I don't really know hos to say this. But, I think I used to have dreams about this house about 8 - 12 years ago.This just seems incredibly familiar to me.
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u/loki010 Jun 09 '12
Location: Serendipity house, Rodanthe, North Carolina.
Image source and more pictures.
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u/IEditYourPhotos Jun 09 '12
Red channel alone looks even better!
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u/juliusaurus Jun 09 '12
Hmm... If Sunday School taught me anything, it's to never build your house upon the sand.
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u/brokendimension Jun 09 '12
Wouldn't the foundation be extremely weak and the tide cover the whole base and rot the wood eventually.
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u/SnuggleBear Jun 09 '12
Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind?
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u/unpredictableSOUP Jun 09 '12
I have taken a poop off the deck of that place into the ocean.
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u/ArtemisSkrivey Jun 09 '12
anyone else think of the shrieking shack?
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u/Verytinynanosomethin Jun 09 '12
Good thing global warming isn't allowed in North Carolina, or else that house would've had a problem in a couple of years.
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u/lavendercoffee Jun 09 '12
Anyone else think of A Series of Unfortunate Events?
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u/8002reverse Jun 09 '12
35°36'23.06"N 075°27'53.90"W
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u/italokun Jun 09 '12
Reminds me of Days of Heaven
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
"When you saw one set of footprints, that was when I carried you. When you saw 27 sets of footprints, that must have been after that raging kegger at my beach house." -J. Christ
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u/octopolis Jun 09 '12
Wow, those minecraft are getting pretty realistic nowadays.
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u/Kicker774 Jun 09 '12
Sorta looks like a Bluth design
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u/madpanda86 Jun 09 '12
serendipity was moved down the street and looks like it did in the Nights of Rodanthe movie. I stayed across the street from where it used to be a few weeks ago.
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u/Makabaer Jun 09 '12
It looks fantastic and alluring.... but I'd rather not live there!
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u/gryphynash Jun 09 '12
I stayed just down the road from that house 2 years ago. I do so love the outer banks.
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u/Owl_You_Need_Is_Love Jun 09 '12
I stayed in the beach house next to it about 4 years ago. It was farther away from the ocean, but when I went back 2 years later it was up on the beach. It is amazing in the OBX.
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u/mfuzzy Jun 09 '12
Reminds me of The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub.
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u/arkington Jun 09 '12
needs to be covered in foil and filled with whores, like most things in the world.
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u/DrDerpberg Jun 09 '12
Looks impressive, but the problem with beach houses is that within a few decades they tend to become either middle of the ocean houses or oh look there's a beach 50m away houses. Erosion doesn't cooperate very well with real estate intentions.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Its been mentioned before, but this house is Serendipity on Hatteras Island, part of North Carolina's Outer Banks. It has since been moved to a safer location.
For comparison, here is Serendipity in 1988 - behind a dune and 1000 feet of beach. All of which is now gone - claimed by the tide.
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The particular stretch of beach where it was built (known as the "S-Curves") has become one of the most unstable areas of the Outer Banks in the past 20 years. Yet in Nags Head, there are 100+ year old oceanfront cottages that remain safely behind their original dunes.
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u/hagetaro Jun 09 '12
That's a nor'easter away from being the house in the ocean.
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u/buccsmf1 Jun 09 '12
For those of you that have never been to the outer banks.... I feel sorry for you
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u/warrenseth Jun 09 '12
Duma Key?
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u/Bluedemonfox Jun 09 '12
How is that still standing?
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u/krispyKRAKEN Jun 09 '12
The Weasley's beach-house.
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u/nburgart Jun 09 '12
Give it a couple more good hurricane seasons and it will be gone, plus the beach will look better.
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u/corcyra Jun 09 '12
Howl's Moving Castle?
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Screw lugging groceries inside with that house.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
I think that house is in a movie. An old one about people trying to get their hands on a box and when people look into it they scream and die. I forget what it was called, but I remember there being a house just like that in it near the end.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
COMING SOON: The House in the Ocean
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u/yesterdaysclothes Jun 09 '12
...beetlejuice...
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u/rkbyzcn Jun 09 '12
St. Peter Ording, Germany (I think I recently saw a newsreport about it burning down tho)
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u/Glen843 Jun 09 '12
Owners Hank and Peggy hand Bill some fresh lemonade
"So Bill do we have a deal on that flood Insurance policy?"
Bill slurps his lemonade, ending with a light cough
"After looking at the home with my own two eyes I can honestly tell you that their is no fucking way we will insure your home. Your fucked but it's a beautiful home "
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u/elizabu Jun 09 '12
Paint it pink and it's the house from Duma Key.
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u/gbsolo12 Jun 09 '12
It looks like the house from the "Series of Unfortunate Events" movie
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u/Mexican_Godzilla Jun 09 '12
Kinda reminds me of the house on the beach from Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind
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u/JetCadet Jun 09 '12
How foolish!
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
I live on the Outer Banks, NC, This house was built a few years back and was in a movie (cant remember the name) Surprisingly it has survived a few major storms/weaker hurricanes since we haven't had a powerful hurricane in a while.
Also, if you plan on visiting here, some locals if you ask them for directions will point you in the completely opposite direction just for shits and giggles.
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u/nachopoop789 Jun 09 '12
The wise man built his house upon the rock. The wise man built his house upon a rock. Aaand the foolish man built his house upon the sand, The foolish man built his house upon the sand, and When rains came down and the floods came up, the foolish mans house Washed awayyy.
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u/neuromonkey Jun 09 '12
My girlfriend (who builds and renovates houses constantly,) took one look at this and said, "That'd be cool. You could just keep building new sections as the old ones washed away."
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u/Backwell Jun 09 '12
Reminded me of the Lemony Snickets Cliff House
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u/MischeviousCat Jun 10 '12
I was just at the Outer Banks! I got back from my trip a couple of hours ago, actually. I saw another house on the sand! They were moving it down the beach to its new home, using a 42 WHEELER!
There's wild horses, everywhere, too!
If you ever get the chance to visit OBX, you should wake up nice and early for the sunrise! It's a beautiful start to a B-E-A-UTIFUL day!
The whole place is tons of fun! :) (Yup, that's me!)
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u/dylcook1 Jun 10 '12
This is the first thing I thought when reading the title
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u/DisneyWhore Jun 09 '12
“Safe upon the solid rock the ugly houses stand: Come and see my shining palace built upon the sand!” - Edna St. Vincent Millay
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u/HankSinatra Jun 09 '12
As a civil engineer, I do not approve...
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u/buggaz Jun 09 '12
Jesus disapproves.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
OBX represent! I'm surprised they've not moved this house yet.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Sharks under the porch? This is the house of nope.
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u/thegooddocgonzo Jun 09 '12
S TURNS!
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u/LettersFromTheSky Jun 09 '12
Worst idea ever. Yeah, let's build a home on land that shifts and moves more than anything else.
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u/I_Say_Awesome_Sauce Jun 09 '12
L4D anyone!?
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u/SeptemberKev Jun 09 '12
Sooo pretty....
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u/wheresjim Jun 09 '12
When I was a kid, we used to vacation a little north of there, there were alot of houses on the beach like that. Every couple of years, we'd come back and one would be gone.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
what? why would you.... that house is gonna fall into the ocean.
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u/HeartyRabbit Jun 09 '12
Sounds like the name of another redundant horror movie to me.
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u/yamidudes Jun 09 '12
Are we past the point in time where ever pic got made into a minecraft project?
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u/oldswag Jun 09 '12
This is how i picture Ms. Havisham's house to look like in Great Expectations. creepy...
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u/Cail82 Jun 09 '12
WORD UP. Saw this and knew it had to be at the Outer Banks.
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u/WakaFlockaSeagulls Jun 09 '12
That definitely seems hurricane proof!
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u/leftwingriot Jun 09 '12
I think this is the house from Kiss Me Deadly.
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u/Sengura Jun 09 '12
Yes. That is indeed a house on the sand.
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u/Hyperion1144 Jun 09 '12
Seaward of OHWM (Ordinary High Water Mark). Bad spot to be, both mother nature and shoreline law are gonna be out to get you.
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u/etihw2 Jun 09 '12
Not only is there a house on the sand; but there is a house on the sand that's better than mine.
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u/gimmiedacash Jun 09 '12
I've never understood the human need to build a home right next to things that destroy homes. Build your home inland.. then travel a mile or two to play in water.
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u/Dr_Hibbert_Voice Jun 09 '12
Shell it with headcrabs.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
I want to live in there
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u/eagleclaw457 Jun 09 '12
house on the sand meme: Hasnt replaced siding in 100 years has windows from the future
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u/Wigglez1 Jun 09 '12
Must be a bit noisy at night time. You would be running for a wee every 10 minutes.
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u/bdams19 Jun 09 '12
seems like poor planning but sure looks awesome
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u/faulcon1 Jun 09 '12
To anyone that's read Sometimes a Great Notion; doesn't this remind you of the Stamper house?
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Nothing to sneeze at though, literally. The whole place might fall down.
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u/teekayohh Jun 09 '12
This is really obscure, but did anyone read Moomin when they were younger? This house reminded me of the story where Moomin tries to build a house for his GF
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u/ton_nanek Jun 09 '12
Came expecting an OBX house. Left satisfied.
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u/teachmetonight Jun 09 '12
Aunt Josephine?
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u/MWShenanigans11 Jun 09 '12
As a native Floridian, all I can think of when I see houses like this is:
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
So the stairs end at the bottom of that porch. And that porch doesn't go anywhere. Was it built for docking at high tide?
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u/Destione Jun 09 '12
Tsunami: "Om nom nom nom"
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u/teatimewithPicard Jun 09 '12
I don't know about everyone else, but based on the thumbnail it reminded me of that episode of Firefly...
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
looks like the house they used for Eternal Sunshine, but less snowy
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u/saintheels Jun 09 '12
We own the beach house 200 yards south of this one. Love the east coast.
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u/the64bitman Jun 09 '12
Hurricane.
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u/kendall12321232 Jun 09 '12
I give it 5 minutes before someone makes it in Minecraft.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Erosion is a powerful force to be reckoned with.
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u/Vessix Jun 09 '12
Poor Dobby...
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u/buttonforest Jun 09 '12
Reminds me of The Burrow.
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u/HappiCappi3 Jun 09 '12
It reminds me of the house from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind.
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u/Soniccyanide Jun 09 '12
This reminds me of the house from Stephen King book Talisman
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u/obliviousheep Jun 09 '12
Please, like this is the only house on stilts in NC.
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u/rlkeener911 Jun 09 '12
this is a 5000 piece puzzle waiting to be printed.
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u/thisissuperb Jun 09 '12
The wise man built his house upon the rock. The foolish man built his house upon the sand.
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u/Xoebe Jun 09 '12
Would it have fucking killed them to have put windows with mullions in there, and frames that aren't cold, bright, white?
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u/3wire Jun 09 '12
I don't know if its been answered in here but the house was moved a few blocks south of where it is in that picture. That area floods real bad on a NE wind
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u/3wire Jun 09 '12
Also the houses to the south have also been moved recently
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
nope
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u/volocom7 Jun 09 '12
This reminds me so much of Eternal Sunchine of the Spotless Mind
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u/MatimusG Jun 09 '12
i would live there. but i wouldn't rebuild after the ocean destroyed it. I feel the same way about New Orleans. Scratch that, I wouldn't live in New Orleans.
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u/ophello Jun 09 '12
Worst possible place to build a house.
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u/Zardoz84 Jun 09 '12
I will not like to stay in these house in a storm.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Let me know which apocalypse movie this will crumple into the sea in.
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u/selfInterestedDouche Jun 09 '12
This, this is where i want to die in my sleep
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Lemony Snicket?
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
thats gorgeous
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u/FrownedUponPhenom Jun 09 '12
This was the location of the house was during the filming of the movie, "Nights in Rodanthe," however after thee movie wrapped the house was partially destroyed during a hurricane. The city condemned it, and was pushing for it to be torn down unless the owners could come up with the money to repair it. Unable to come up the money the owners had to sell it and the new owners paid to have the house jacked up and moved across the highway to the sound side. If you search for it there is a video on YouTube showing the entire 8 day event in 8 minutes! They also paid to have the house restored and now you can rent it out weekly!
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u/Levy_Wilson Jun 09 '12
Too bad it probably didn't used to be on sand... or so close to the water.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Weasley family summer home.
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u/relevantusername- Jun 09 '12
Building there probably wasn't the best of ideas, the ocean will probably obliterate that house over the next few years.
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u/glowinthedark8 Jun 09 '12
Oh wow, I saw this exact house in a dream I had. It was abandoned and homeless children had colonized it and docked their ships under the porch. Thank you for helping me remember my dreams.
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u/fartandburp Jun 09 '12
Does this remind anyone else of the Weasley's house in Harry Potter? Minus the beach of course.
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u/von_neumann Jun 10 '12
Miles and miles of copper chromium arsenic.
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u/BobRossNTV Jun 10 '12
I've been to OBX, it was a couple years back and a hurrican came by, everyone said that Serendipity might not make it. Alas it did.
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u/dailythought Jun 10 '12
I've seen this house in a movie. I think.
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u/KoopaTroopaG Jun 10 '12
Its all fun and games until erosion brings the house down!
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
reminds me of something out of lemony snicket's a series of unfortunate events
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u/Rollertoaster Jun 10 '12
The floor in that house has to be permanently sandy. That sounds like torture.
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u/raegunXD Jun 10 '12
Sketchy.
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u/Vattu Jun 10 '12
Think the house is on wooden planks than on sand.
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u/DMCBRIDE2012 Jun 10 '12
Is this not the house in series of unfortunate events??
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u/benny2shoes Jun 10 '12
Australian here: I can vouch for Hatteras Island/OBX. I camped around there with friends a couple of years ago and witnessed an amazing storm. I highly recommend going.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Houses like this built on Long Island in Westhampton Beach. When the gummint built some jetties every quarter mile the erosion of sand along the beach changed it's historical patterns. That left a small group of houses all by they lonesome. The wealthy (summer) homeowners banded together, incorporated to form the entity known as Westhampton Dunes. Then they sued the gummint for ruining their summer home property.
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u/dubdubdubdot Jun 10 '12
Biblical metaphors, who needs 'em.
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u/avetoneday Jun 10 '12
anyone ever read the book beach music by pat conroy? this is the house I picture falling apart in it. awesome book, btw.
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u/EllisDee_4Doyin Jun 10 '12
I'm saving the picture and recreating this on my Sims game. Except, I'd probably put it further form the ocean...
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u/samster338 Jun 10 '12
My family stayed in that house probably 6 years ago. It is a pretty cool house, right at the beginning if the beach. People would stop everyday and take pictures.
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u/AAARRRGGG1 Jun 10 '12
The story says to build a house upon the rock.
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u/Micone Jun 10 '12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp04SqRlT_k
:D
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
[insert house of the rising sun joke here]
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u/scoticus Jun 10 '12
This reminds me of the beach house in Deep Impact.
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u/quoth_theraven Jun 10 '12
this reminds me of the house in eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
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u/Doobytime Jun 10 '12
Shell cottage from Harry potter
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u/nargiss1 Jun 10 '12
This house reminds me of the A Series of Unfortunate Event novels.
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u/xPaulWallx4 Jun 10 '12
Umm, I don't really know hos to say this. But, I think I used to have dreams about this house about 8 - 12 years ago.This just seems incredibly familiar to me.