A home on Washaway Beach has snapped in half as the Pacific Ocean continues to devour it.

Ray Cole and his mom, Juanita Catron, started packing their things around 1 a.m. Monday when the heavy surf came up and took away their two-story shed.

Next went their entire backyard, a septic tank and eventually their deck.

"It's like boom, a big reek of crap everywhere and it's like, ‘Oh, septic is gone.’ And we walked out there and it was like, ‘Awww, worse smell ever,’" Cole said.

SLIDESHOW: Ocean Snaps Home In Half

Since then, the family has tried to salvage everything they can before the home is destroyed by the sea.

It’s too late to get the hand-built ash cabinetry in the kitchen.

“We got some of them, but we don't dare go that far to get any more. I'm kind of a little nervous being in here right now," said homeowner Catron.

Part of the Catron's kitchen was hanging in space after the ocean had been washing away the land underneath, but that too went in the ocean late Tuesday afternoon.

Video taken at her home on Monday showed part of the deck still standing, but the high tide washed it and a lot of land away. See Monday’s video here.

Homeowners and Pacific County officials said people buy at Washaway Beach even though they can't get insurance because homes are cheap, property taxes are very low and until your house is destroyed, the views are incredible.

The county worries about environmental contamination as septic tanks and homes spill into the ocean, but said it’s difficult to ticket or fine anyone for not getting their septic tanks emptied before their homes are washed away.

They said they primarily rely on public education and hope that if residents have enough time they will take steps to protect the environment.

Even though residents of Washaway Beach know their homes are on borrowed time, it doesn't make things any easier when your house is the next to go.

"You stay as long as you can stay, cause you paid good money for it and you keep hoping things will change and they don't," said land owner Dorothy Jennings.

Cole and Catron said they figured their home will be gone in the next few days.

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