This oceanfront home in Buxton, North Carolina is teetering on the edge, and crews are racing to save it. Footage shows workers driving pilings into the sand around the southernmost house on Old Lighthouse Road in Buxton. #obx #outerbanks #nc #buxton #homes Recent storms and relentless coastal erosion left the home damaged and leaning towards the Atlantic. Battered pilings are angled deep into the ground, built to brace against the force of wind and crashing waves.