by Caleb Clark
What: We built a small house in our Southern Vermont backyard and documented the process, including:
- Actual costs in a public spreadsheet
- The Plan is on Houseplans.com
- 200-ish photos, including shots of plans.
- Blog posts http://www.calebclark.org/?p=1928
- Videos of sun studies and construction
- Link to sites, house plans, organizations,
- Architect
Who: We are not professional carpenters, nor will we be quitting our day jobs. Laura is an elementary school teacher at The Neighborhood Schoolhouse. I’m the director of the educational technology program at Marlboro College Graduate School. I also worked as a carpenter in my youth, and have always been interested in real estate. In November 2010 we bought a house on tiny 1/8th of an acre lot, 1/2 mile from downtown, Brattleboro, Vermont. (200 miles North of NYC).