Chris Frediani - Plastering Show

Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock talk about what the worst aspects of the trade are for them and also invite The Tape Slayer to join them and share some of his own thoughts on the topic

Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock catch up with Lottie Durrant, who joined the trade in her teens to find out how she's getting on and Natasha Williams who won FIS Learner of the Year 2022. Chris and Bradders question why the trade is so hard to master

Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock are joined by Pargeter, James Collier. James explains what Pargeting is, How he completes the work with regards to tools, materials, the design and customers and tells the backstory about how he got into it

Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock catch up with two Plasterers whose journies we've been following on the show for almost four years. Daahir first joined us in 2022 to talk about his heritage training with SPAB. Daahir is now project managing an ambitious restoration projects and also running some courses of his own in the processs. Ruth Waters first joined us in 2020 to talk about re-training...

Chris Frediani and Bradders get some marketing advice for anyone struggling to get good consistent work. Whether you're just starting up or have been established for a while but it's gone a bit quiet, they'll be tips and advice from business coaches and mentors that you can apply to your work

Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock continue looking at how the trade is taught and how we bring youngsters into the trade with Leslie Lewis. Leslie is a drylining, fibrous plastering and plastering lecturer at West London College

Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock are joined in the studio by Chippy The Decorator to talk about working with other trades. Chippy is a childhood friend of Bradleigh's and has been working as a professional Decorator for well over two decades. Well known Electrical contractor, Nick Bundy and Heating & Plumbing Show host, Andy Cam also join the discussion to give their perspective on working...

Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock are joined by Head of Department for Construction from The College of North West London to discuss how they teach plastering at the college and what the students are learning

Micheal Arney from Artisan Plastercraft joins Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock to discuss the challenge faced by many historic building owners across the UK with regards to maintaining the incredible decorative ceilings in those properties

Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock check in with Northern Ireland, Scotland and England to find out what demand is like for plasterers currently in the UK.... Sorry Wales!

Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock welcome back onto the show Dr. Claire Gapper, who gives a deep dive into the history of the royal works

Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock talk to plasterers Andy McCauley and Trowel Talk founder, Stuart Roberts as well as Simone Cecchin from CO.ME trowels in Italy

Keith Langton talks through some of the most memorable jobs he's completed and memorable and notable people he's met and experiences he's had

Keith Langton, Who has had an amazing career completing heritage projects, from Beirut to Buckingham Palace, talks about why getting into heritage work is so important and rewarding

Chris Frediani invites his mentor, Tommy Walsh onto the show to talk about what mixing up was like and how Tommy approached it 60 years ago. Tommy talks about the journey he went on through the 70s and 80s as mixing evolved and developed thanks to technology and new products

Chris Frediani is joined by a Oliver Chapman, a young plasterer in his 20s who is having some great success with sprayed cork to discuss how he approaches creating his mixes. Philip Gaches, a master plasterer, that completes heritage projects around the world, joins us to discuss his mixes as well

Chris Frediani and Bradleigh ask plasterers that cover different aspects of the trade to join them and discuss 'what's in their mix'. On this episode they talk to Ben Kerslake from Carrington Lime about creating lime and clay mixes. Paul Robbins discusses creating mixes for mono and micro-cement as well as applying venetian plaster

Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock talk about what they feel you can and can't do in the trade and debate their differences of opinion

A few episodes ago Chris Frediani and Bradleigh talked to homeowner Molly, a member of the public who had her whole house very badly plastered by someone chancing it. On this episode, the boys are joined by Paul Matthews, the Plasterer that has put the job right. Paul talks about the extent of what had been done wrong and what it was like putting it right

On International Men's Day, Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock invite fellow plasterers Robert Garrity and Rob Tweedle to join them to discuss their menotrs in the trade that helped them become the spreads they are today

Molly Pugh got her whole house plastered with disasterous results, Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock have invited her onto the show to discuss where it all went wrong...

Chris Frediani and Bradleigh are joined by The Pink Plasterer, Steph Leese to discuss rules she stands by and those she thinks we could do away with in the trade. Chris shares his own and Chris and Bradleigh discuss their recent DIY SOS build in Bradleigh's home town

Chris Frediani and Bradders are joined by Andy Willoughby who talks about rules of the trade he thinks could be gotten rid of with regards to site work. Chris Powell from Power Plastering, shares his rules that he stands by and the aspects of the trade he could do without

Chris Frediani is a big fan of thin coat render but Bradleigh has never done it. So on this episode, Chris explains how it all works and Blaine Grey, from the popular YouTube channel, Plastering For Beginners also joins us so that he can share his experiences with thin coat render systems

How much sugar do you consume on site? If you’re anything like plaster Bradleigh Handcock it’s loads - ‘pop’ drinks, sugary coffee and fast food are all on the menu. Show host Chris Frediani stages an intervention to sort out Bradders terrible diet.