An Essex Mass native, Dave’s interest and passion for carpentry, development and design was born from watching his father’s local business expand and evolve throughout Dave’s upbringing. His father Ken was a builder, fine finish carpenter, and real estate developer who founded Kenrich Builders and went on to Kenneth S. Savory Carpentry. Dave was captivated by his father’s stories of buying and renovating homes as well as serving local residents and transforming their homes into what they dreamed of. With this example of what’s possible with creativity and drive, it’s no surprise that Dave grew up building tree forts, ropes courses in the yard, redesigning his childhood home and always having some sort of wood project going on in the barn. Dave remarks, “Ha, I remember constantly badgering my parents about how much we ‘needed’ a wrap around porch and how cool it would be to expand the house and finish off the attic. It must have been exhausting for them!”

Through the example of his father’s success with incredible customer service and beautiful craftsmanship, in 1998 Dave started his own business, Savory Roofing, at just 20 years old. After 10 successful years in that business, Dave decided it was time to pursue his passion. It was then that he took a leap of faith and created Savory Homes. He began transforming homes and serving communities through his vision, design, and craftsmanship. While the last 12 years of Savory Homes has been solely a buy, renovate and sell model, Dave is thrilled to be growing and incorporating a new direction. He is now focusing on working with homeowners so that Savory Homes can serve even more families in the area with a variety of different projects.

Dave still resides in Essex and operates his business on the North Shore of Massachusetts. He lives with his fiancé Keri, and their 3 children, Jackson (16), Molly (14) and Maya (13). When Dave isn’t crafting visions and transforming homes, he can be found on the boat “down river” in Essex in the summer months, and up north skiing Sunday River in the winter!

Ben grew up just one town over in Ipswich, Ma and he is a graduate of Whittier Tech in Haverhill. It is there that he first discovered his interest in carpentry and home renovation. With the support and guidance from incredible teachers, during his final year at Whittier he was employed by a local business as a tile setter. For the past 5 years he has been focused on tile design and amazing installation technique. Ben says “aside from the work itself being interesting, the look of excitement on homeowners faces when they walk in and see their new backsplash, shower surround or bathroom floor is absolutely amazing! That’s why I love what I do!” Ben clearly has a passion for his craft. He is also a valuable team member for his outstanding personality, hilarious sense of humor and effortless customer care.Outside of work, you can find Ben playing with his black lab Kobe or spending his time playing basketball on one of the 3 men’s leagues that he’s a part of!

Keri, a Manchester by-the-Sea native, has been a passionate lover of Cape Ann her whole life. Keri spent 16+ years serving the local communities with her own successful lifestyle family photography business and the past 5 years a second business Mentoring other business owners! It is with great excitement Keri has joined the Savory Homes team to share her knowledge and skill sets of navigating administrative support and client astonishment. Keri is passionate about connecting with homeowners, learning about their vision, and not only building their dream projects, but building relationships at the same time. When Keri isn’t documenting the latest Savory Homes project or connecting with clients, she can be found serving her own communities with photography and mentorship, or she may be also be enjoying time with Dave and the kids! {Probably seaside at one of our amazing local beaches!}