water. To keep the home in the exact same spot, Davitt
chose to demolish only the main level leaving the foun-
dation and the walkout level of the building.
Te client's goal was to create a big home with plenty
of room for work, play and visitors. Te original structure
was 3,400 sq. ft. and the resulting home came in just over
7,000 sq. ft. Despite the doubling of square footage, the
home needed to stay at four bedrooms and 5.5 baths in
Matt Davitt and the team at Davitt Design Build have
been remodeling along the Rhode Island coast for many
years, and the company is a fxture in its community,
which is why a past client referred Davitt to the emp-
ty-nester couple. In particular, Davitt's team is experi-
enced at handling coastal regulatory matters as well as all
of the intricate coastal building requirements.
Part of the necessary expertise Davitt brought to this
project is knowledge of just how much of the existing
structure to remove without triggering a demand from
coastal authorities to move the house further from the
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