A Backwoods Tiny Cabin- that ran into trouble.....

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 Jim Matus' Tiny Cabin In The Woods of MA

I'm collecting cabins, tree houses, tiny houses, and funky clubhouses to feature in my next book (one, originally "Micro Structures" that I began writing years back), and this will be one of the submissions, once I head out there to take a few more photos, and a VIDEO! 

Unfortunately, this cabin had to be removed from its original locale.....the story is down below....

Here's a shot of the former stream-side music studio/cabin site..... man, what a locale! Seeing as his cabin is on a mere six posts, or could be built without disturbing the soil at all (on skids or blocks), its a shame this cabin site was deemed a "problem".

Here's the email I received from Jim Matus (a VERY TALENTED musician- check out his work at www.jimmatus.com )

BUILDING WITH SCREWS Vs. NAILS- Here's one argument from the former....

Here are some photos of my cabin in Conway, which I built for about $1,500.
It's 10' X 12" including the porch, inside is 8" X 10".
I designed it myself and built it mostly myself with the help of a few friends and a carpenter who taught me some basics.

The interesting back story here is that I built it 30 feet away from a stream not knowing that the law was such that it must be 200' from a waterway.
I had an unsuccessful battle with the local Conservation Commission and was forced to move the cabin. This all happened after a random hiker in the woods stumbled upon my cabin and made a call to the town's building department. 
Luckily I had used screws to build it and was able to take it apart, board by board and move it up a hill to were I was able to get a permit for it.
Some of these are photos of the old location.
I can get the new location photos from the same angles and that might be a cool hook for your book.

-Jim Matus

NOTE: I'm working on getting some interior photos of this place soon from Jim, do be sure to check back! Thanks

-Derek "Deek" Diedricksen

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