Skill Builder

Roger speaks with Duncan, a homeowner left without heating for more than 2½ years after a disastrous air-source heat pump installation under the UK Eco4 government scheme. Installers got the heat-loss calcs wrong, fitted undersized radiators, never commissioned the system, and even added solar panels without checking the roof structure — causing further damage. The result: a cold home, big bills,...

Thermally broken lintels minimise heat transfer through the building envelope to meet Part L of the Building Regulations. Catnic’s thermally broken lintels use two folded steel sections bonded to a high-strength, thermally efficient core, achieving psi values no greater than 0.05 W/mK without additional brackets or cold bridges. Traditional steel lintels create significant thermal bridges by cross...

Roger visits the Pipelife Academy in Cork, Ireland, to discuss heat pumps and renewable energy technology with Mike Geary.

Roger travelled to Ellesmere Port to get a plastering lesson from Kirk Johnstone. The guys took a break and Kirk shared some insights on plastering life.

Roger looks at heating systems and explains their features and benefits as energy efficiency and sustainability become increasingly important, homeowners have various home heating choices.

Roger has a chat with Russel Pieters from MSA Safety about staying safe on-site and how to choose the correct head protection.

Should you leave your heating on constantly? or are you better off using your timer? Roger gives us his money-saving advice to reduce your fuel bills this winter.

Roger has a chat with Abergavenny-based Structural Engineer John Cranna. He has worked on large buildings, including constructing the Lloyds of London building. Since becoming self-employed, he has gained experience in the smaller scale of construction for domestic and commercial design. He provides a personal, friendly, cost-effective solution to your structural engineering and building needs.

Roger Bisby has a chat with Dan Cox about his life as a carpenter and how becoming an inventor came naturally.

Roger and Sam discuss working with type 1 diabetes and how to stay motivated and energised as self-employed tradesmen.

Roger catches up with Ian Elliott of CITS (Combined Industries Theft Solutions) to see the state of play with our anti-tool theft campaign.

Roger is joined by Damian Wallis of Safeguard Europe, the leading manufacturer and supplier of specialist damp-proofing and waterproofing products.

Roger and Mike discuss the quality of the training offered by one of the major players in the air source heat pump space.

Roger looks at robotic bricklaying technology and asks the question, is the future of construction robotic?

Roger is joined by Clive Drummond from In My Yard, the marketplace for trades and DIYers to buy & sell new, used and surplus stock.

Roger is joined by Owen Freeman from Plastic Surgeon Fine Finishers, a UK network providing high-quality, engineered repairs of damaged surfaces.

Government announced the creation of a national construction products regulator with the responsibility to ensure homes are constructed using 'safe' materials.

Roger is joined by damp cure expert Mostyn Neylon-Witham from Dovedale Dampcure Services Ltd who are damp specialists in the treatment of condensative dampness, damp walls and penetrating damp.

We're joined by Martyn Bridges, Director of Marketing and Technical Support at Worcester Bosch Group, to discuss hydrogen boilers and the future of heating our homes with reduced emissions.

Roger discusses cowboy plumbers and cowboy builders and looks back at his time on the BBC with Watchdog and Rogue Traders.

Roger is reunited with his old friend from LBC Gerard Sauer to have a chat about the future of powering our vehicles.

When plumbers get together, this is what they talk about. Roger and James Lawrence from Plumberparts discuss plumbing and life in general.

Roger has a chat with Chris Wormald from Pipelife to look at the common misconceptions with plastic pipe.

Roger talks to Gabriel Pinchev, the CEO of FieldPulse, an all-in-one trades field management software solution.

Roger and Robin, fresh back from their summer holidays, jump back into podcast action and tackle the subject of having the right attitude and work ethics.