r/interestingasfuck • u/Endolithic • Jun 06 '25

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

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u/ShiftE_80 Jun 06 '25

The wooden piers are pressure treated so rot and termites aren't usually an issue.

Houses along the Atlantic and Gulf coast regularly get wrecked by hurricanes, so they aren't built to last. This video is pretty unusual; typically the piers are the last thing standing.

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u/maidenhair_fern Jun 06 '25

I see, thanks!

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u/Chief7285 Jun 06 '25

This just seems like an extremely poorly thought out oversight for someone’s house.