The state has built the bridges through there fairly recently. Have surfed there a couple times when larger storms rolled through. Currents were a biotch!!!
@Mara Cachafa, you are correct with houses being on stilts. A FEMA requirement there for new construction. A lot of house on Ocracoke were and are older and lower. There is a breakwater formula and different zones that FEMA uses to calculate the minimum height requirements. I've always worked on historical homes, but have helped friends with jobs on coastal/marsh homes.
Did most of the exterior trim work on this place helping a friend out. $16 mil. Worth a lot more now. Kiawah Island, SC
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