SANDWICH, MASS. (WHDH) - Some areas along Cape Cod are feeling the impact of coastal flooding Tuesday after a massive winter storm walloped New England.

The damage to a home one home Salt Marsh road is shocking — the foundation of the home was compromised due to rushing floodwaters and the entire structure has buckled.

The home was previously damaged during a storm back in December.

“When the house was built, there was probably about 40 feet of beach in front of it,” neighbor Michael Pottey said. “It has just kept eroding back and it got damaged last year and then this year, it got undermined and the deck collapsed. And with this coming tide, it undermined the foundation and now the whole house is collapsed.”

Pottey moved to Salt Marsh road in 1995. In the time since he has kept a close eye on the continued erosion.

“It’s frightening how much beach we’re losing all of a sudden,” he said. “But, we will truck sand in. We will do what they call core envelopes and soft solution.”

This is just one of three houses on that particular street that suffered extensive damage during the nor’easter.

Around 4:30 p.m. the building commissioner evaluated the damage and did not officially condemn the homes however, they are uninhabitable.

The building commissioner told 7NEWS that he has spoken with the homeowners of all three properties and encouraged them to devise a plan with their insurance companies. They will have to find a way to make the homes safe or they will have to be torn down.

Pottey, a former engineer, said the amount of damage is concerning for someone like him who lives in the area year-round.

“This is the only place I have. This is what I call home. I live here, I’ve raised my family here. It’s difficult to think what’s going to happen,” he said.

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