Owners of famed ‘nail house’ finally sell out for $517,000

IT WAS an iconic symbol of resistance, but the owners of this house in the middle of a four-lane road have finally caved.

The Shanghai “nail house” has finally been demolished. Picture: Imagechina/australscope

A HOME in China that’s notoriously crippled traffic on a busy road has finally been demolished — ending a 14-year battle with its owners who’ve refused to have it torn down.

It took just 90 minutes to demolish the so-called “nail house,” which sits in the middle of a four-lane road in Shanghai, according to the BBC.

It took just 90 minutes. Picture: Imagechina/australscope

The home’s stubborn owners have refused every offer since 2003 to have the house bulldozed to make way for road development but took a compensation package for about $517,000.

Its inconvenient presence forced the road to squeeze down to two lanes so traffic could get by.

The towering abode is known as a “nail house” — a colloquial term in China for homes belonging to people who refuse to give way to new real-estate construction.

This article originally appeared on New York Post and was reproduced with permission.