Why DDB?

For most area builders, renovating an older home means tearing down the existing home and replacing it with a new one.

We’re not most builders.  

As lifelong area residents we appreciate the beauty, craftsmanship, history and architectural detail found in area homes, many of them having stood for more than a century. 

DDB specializes in designing and building homes and renovations that preserve and upgrade existing structures, maximizing the square footage of a home within the confines of zoning regulations. Sometimes that requires lifting a house, moving it on the property, digging a deeper basement, remediating flooding issues, etc. The work is challenging and can be painstaking, but the end result is a functional, beautiful, and unique coastal home that our clients, their family and friends will enjoy for decades to come. Even when the house in question is not widely considered an architectural gem, we identify value for the homeowner in preserving part of the existing structure and transforming the home. Because if saving some structural components means long term cost savings for our client (and a lower impact on the environment), we’re all in.

Speaking of environmental impact, Degnan Design Build employs LEED green design initiatives and integrates energy efficiency and technology in the Unique Coastal Homes that we build. Our clients appreciate the cost savings of high performance energy solutions that we have designed into previous projects, including:

• Geothermal heating and cooling systems

• In-floor heating

• High-efficiency boilers/on-demand water heaters

• Highly efficient multi-layered wrap and spray foam insulation

• Storm impact cased windows

• Solar PV Panels