How I install and trim a pocket door
Installing a pocket door is usually very straight forward. Here the pocket door frame was installed during wall framing and has since been sheetrocked. If you are installing the pocket in a new...
View ArticleHow I install subway tile (2″X6″)
Installing small tiles that are less than 8 inches wide on a wall requires a different approach to layout than for larger tiles for both standard tub surrounds (60 inches) as well as larger tubs. For...
View ArticleDeep soaking tub (6′X3′X2′) with subway tile surround in Ester, Alaska
This is the original bathroom in October. After all the gutting and plumbing is done its time for the tub install. This tub had minimum clearance underneath and was on slab on grade. For this reason...
View ArticleMaking a turn of the century 16X20 collodion camera
It’s not every day I am asked to make a camera much less a camera that uses technology dating back to 1851. The technology known as the “collodion wet plate process” uses a colloidal silver mixture...
View ArticleThe Interior of Alaskan Life 3: 40 degrees below zero
Reblogged from ExploreDreamDiscover Talks: Did this photo make you spit out your coffee? Well it's that time of year again in Fairbanks, Alaska where we carefully consider each chore we need to to do...
View ArticleUsing sanded vs. unsanded grout
The answer is straight forward but even before I knew what it was the people at the store couldn’t always tell me. Sanded grout is much more typical and is used in any joints greater than 1/8 inch....
View ArticleTearing of a 12/12 pitched roof in Fairbanks, Alaska- Day 8
Straight Ahead construction does roof removal and repair in Fairbanks, Alaska as well as other remodeling projects. On the 8th day, the crew moved on to the second half of the roof. Metal roofing,...
View ArticleFairbanks contractor and local photographer build 16X20 Collodion Camera
You may recall that I built this camera a while back for photographer Adam Ottavi. Recently Adam and I made the Anchorage Daily News because of the interest generated by the images this camera makes...
View ArticleCanning Copper River Red Salmon, Alaska
This is a brief and simple introduction to my basic method for canning Copper River and/ or Kenai Red Salmon. First, buy this book. “Cooking Alaskan” by Alaskans will provide you with all the basics of...
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