This post isn’t
about manufactured
homes in parks, this post is about homes that have moved because the
Earth
underneath them has moved.
During the
winter months, I have to admit, Oregon is known for getting a
lot of rain and for the most part our land can handle it. But, every
once in
awhile, there is a piece of land that can’t handle all the rain and
that is
when we get the landslides you see on the news.
But, what about the houses in the
landslides path or in some cases the hill where the house is built
comes
crashing down with the house and all? Was there something a
builder could
have done to prevent this? Was there something you could have done to
prevent
this? To be honest, probably not, some homes have been in the same spot
for 100
years without a problem, then one year, it is just too much and the
land
underneath goes bye-bye.
The best thing to do if you live below a
large hill or live at the top of a ridge is to make sure your insurance
is up
to date and covers landslides. While you are at it, you may
want to check
to see if your policy covers earthquakes, because sooner or later,
according to
scientists, the big one will hit.
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I have always been amazed by the power of nature and natural disasters. Hate to see anyone get hurt or suffer a loss, but nothing rivets me to the tv more then watching mother nature take down in minutes what it took man years to build.
Todd- That is the bad part about living on a hill or a cliff in mudslide prone areas of the world. Then again, most places have their natural disasters, we have hurricanes:)
Hi Todd, Whenever I cross that bridge (I forget the name but it's one of the 5 bridges) over the Columbia River on the way to the Portland Zoo it takes my breath away to see those houses built on those steep hills and supported by stilts!
Well, I guess that's the price you pay and the risk you take for the view and the location. But it's sad to see the homes come crashing down.
Great point...I think alot of folks around here don't think of that,although maybe a bit more do after the june floods we had awhile back..
We don't have that issue most of the time in Michigan although I heard we have a fault near us down by Chicago along the Mississippi that has been inactive for a long time who knows when it might have some actiivity.
Todd -
Looking forward to seeing if my house is where I parked it...two weeks ago. Tomorrow.
Here in Taipei there are no houses to park. Just four or more floors. Well there are a few single family homes...must be way less than one tenth of one percent.
But there are plenty of real estate agents. All working out of IN an offfice... for a day that begins at 9:00 and ends eleven hours later. Talk about office hours.
Jim
Houses on hills...here in eathquake city? Yes. All over them.
Yikes ! You are right that people should review their insurance coverage. Nothing like finding out you are under insured.
Several years ago I use to handle insurance claims for Countrywide Home Loans. When someone would have a check from their insurance company, they would send them to CHL for signature or instructions. California always kept us busy with landslides and fires. Unfortunately, there were those customers who didnt pay their insurance or have the right coverage... there was nothing that could be done at that point.
That looks pretty awful. I guess that's one of the perks of living in Cleveland.
WOW! Is that picture made with YOUR new camera?? Thank you for the Panera Bread pic!!! It looks awesome!
Blessings, Jill
I hope agents who sell these homes tell buyers to get good home owner's insurance.
In Arizona homes would sometimes sink due to subsidence from groundwater depletion. Usually by that time the builder's warranty had expired. Thankfully, in western Oregon we just have to worry about keeping the moss off of the roofs.
Now it is hard to tell from a single picture, and you are right some houses sit for decades and then move, this one just looks too heavy for the site. Unless there were massive piers drilled deep into the bedrock, I'm thinking this was just waiting to happen.
I think even if they had piers driven in to the ground with all the ran some hillsides just can't handle the weight. Look at southern California this week and they just had to evacuate 800 houses because of this exact situation. Did they have landslide insurance?