Christian, Author at Christian French

Black and Decker Workmate Restoration Part 2 – It’s Home

The workmate is home and in my garage. Despite it’s well used appearance it is in great condition, I have only noticed

So I need a new project and I have decided to make that project a restoration of a vintage Black and Decker

Following the lifting up and installation of the roof trusses on my last post, I opened the main roof and built the

Here’s the video of my brother and I hauling the roof trusses two storeys up the side of the building and onto

Now we’re at the wallplate height and waiting for the trusses to be made and delivered. Not much can be done now

Here’s a couple of clips from the old CCTV camera which show the progress of the build quite well. the camera position

This is the bit I have been looking forward to the least. The garage is full of stuff so I could not

Now that my padstones are in and set, I have taken the plunge and got my steel beams in. There are two

I bought a Bosch laser leveller and I’m so glad I did. It’s been so bloody handy! I got the laser out

It’s getting really cold outside now, and I’m having to add frostproofer to the mortar. It’s becoming a real task to get