Who lives ON the ocean?
 

I'm kicking around the thought of getting this property and some people are telling me the salt in the air from the sea can become a problem.

All I'm hearing is problems but no solutions to this.

What say you?

Definitely. Salt air is quite corrosive.

I live a block off the ocean and the salt air is a killer. If you are right on the beach you can't even leave your windows open or the salt air will corrode your electronics.

It's a nice view but you pay for it. Even a block off the beach and the salt air is hell on my truck, because the parking garage is open air.

That's what I'm hearing but I can't figure out how people deal with it. I can't find any real solutions to it other than to suck it up. lol

Awwwww, didn't even think about the ride or electronics. :Oh crap That doesn't sound good at all. So how do you deal with it?

Since you live a block away, at sea level, do you think it would still be an issue if you were elevated? Another option I was looking at is up on a hill quite a bit, but still pretty much on the water, just up a ways.

Also been told it can kill your plants?

There is no way to deal with it except to deal with it. You will paint more frequently, wash your car more frequently, deal with static on your land line.

It is the price you pay.

I live on top of a hill about 7 or 800metres from the ocean. I've never had any problems with electronics or my cars rusting.

I leave the front and back door open every night so the sea breeze can blow through the house.

The biggest problem would be that the outside of the house gets very dirty and weathered quite quickly. Apart from that - go for it, it's fantastic being close to the beach :thumbsup

You guys get fog there?

Not where I am, not elevated enough i'd imagine. At a guess 50 or 60metres above sea level (absolute guess).

That is probably the difference and elevation means little. We get fog here at sea level . . . thick fog. And it goes high enough to close LAX.

Not me but the parents do in Carmel. They have not had problems with electronics, cars rusting but then vehicles are garaged. You do basically need to wash the windows a lot more, paint the outside more often. More maintenance stuff.

I live right on the Atlantic in Halifax, Nova Scotia which is right by Peggy's Cove and I am right on the front harbour. I love the sea air and would have a hard time moving away from it to be honest. No rust, faulty electronics or dead plants to report. My street is total fog every morning. Nothing I love more than having a coffee on the deck at 6am. Well, that and sailing.

I've never in my life heard someone refer to ocean air as a problem... and I live about 50m from the ocean! Maybe it's just that I live in Canada so we have to deal with tons of road salt all winter long eroding our cars, etc. that no one up here bothers to talk about the small effects of salt in the ocean air. Personally, I think there is nothing quite like ocean air, I leave all my windows open at night and sleep so amazingly (there is nothing like cool, crisp, fresh ocean air coming in your window to help you relax). Maybe your car will rust 5-10% faster and you'll have a tiny bit more maintenance on your house, but these are minimal compared to all the great advantages of living near the ocean (one example: salt air is good for the skin, and salt water is amazing for the skin).

lol I also live in Halifax Prodigee ;)

Yes I spoke too soon, the road salt wreaks havoc on cars but that is more a snow issue than ocean. I leave my windows open every night too, i love that cool fresh breeze. Nice to be able to go to the beach after work too.

If your 50m from the water that makes us neighbors almost doesn't it? If you say Hollis St that is just going to be too crazy.

wear a body condom. maybe that will help?

Im about 2 miles from the ocean on a hill at 30 meters high I can see and smell the ocean i get a cool breeze every day and 30 meters is about what the sea level will rise when all the ice melts, so within the next 20 years i will have ocean front property for a bargain price :1orglaugh:1orglaugh

I live on the ocean in North Carolina on Topsail Island. I just rinse my cars every other day if I have been driving them. Keep them in the garage and always keep my windows closed tight. No problems as of yet. But I have only been here a month.

Interesting, I am shielded a little by trees but still have direct view of the sea. I spose the fog hangs in the air with all the salt and causes alot more damage.

I lived right on the beach for years loved it yes you gotta deal with salt but in those areas you will find most furniture stores sell furniture that is suited to the environment...you ever wondered why Florida beach areas have a distinct look in architecture and decor...now you know why.

It didnt other my electronics.....it can kill delicate plants it was a bitch on anything chrome but is it worth it fuckin a it is.

unless you keep the doors open a lot (I did) it isnt going to be a problem.

I live 1 block from the ocean in Florida.

Around here, the salt content in the seaspray is very high, and you will live differently if you are on the duneline.

by "differently" I mean, you will be paying more and doing more for that location (imho its not really worth it)

painting more, replacing things more, paying more property tax, paying much higher insurance if you can get it, limited to landscaping only with what can survive on the dune, etc.

The view is great, but you gotta wash the windows constantly- you get the picture.

In California, the rust and corrosion doesnt seem to be as bad. Perhaps *right* on the ocean, but most locations have hills and cliffs, and the homes are up higher. I have a friend who lives up a hill from the ocean in CA- still has the ocean view, but few of the problems.

In Hawaii, well you know how much it will cost you to live oceanfront there.

In Florida, another reason to live back from the ocean a bit is wind- I'm not a huge lover of wind, and it can get pretty heavy on the dune, not to metion you don't want your house being the first thing a hurricane hits when it reaches land ;) The homes on the duneline where I live made a nice shield for the rest of us last time a hurricane came ashore..

nice feedback

Believe it or not, there is something that you can do to slow it. But NOT stop it. Anything that you have that is electronic, put a small lamp on top of with at least a 25w bulb. then the piece is off, the lamp should be on. Will help slow the corrosion but wont stop it.

I am 1.5 miles from the ocean and we dont really have any issues with it.

I lived on the beach in an A frame for about 6 months one time. 100 feet from the water. the god damn place was filled with sand, in my bed, my car... every god damn where.

LOL that was funny mate...:1orglaugh

my buddies who own homes near the beach love it and only complain about minor problems that are easily fixed

If you're too close, forget about sitting out on the balcony with your laptop because after awhile, a salty film will form on it......And God forbid that you go inside and fall asleep, leaving your laptop outside all night.

I remember that from when I lived in Redondo Beach, fog every morning.

Yeah there are a few draw backs to living near the ocean but I think the benefits far out way the drawbacks.

Used to have more of a problem with fine sand, than salt. damn stuff kills wooden floors, had to put marble down, and sweep everyday. Now I live about 1 mile inland 8 floors up, so I get a nice breeze smelling of the sea, but no salt/sand problems

My last 3 years in Rhode Island were spent living on the salt water. Everybody should experience it. It was fantastic.

The politics of RI is another matter :(

I live about 600 meters from the sea, the only thing thst sucks about it is that there must be at least 50 topless babes lying there right now and I'm here working my ass off

Some great replies in here. Thanks everyone.