Chris Frediani - Plastering Show

Chris and Bradleigh check in with some plasterers and renderers to find out how they've got on in the heat this week. They talk about drying times and what the heat does to different materials as well as the challenges of doing physical labour in the hot weather

Steph Leese AKA The Pink Plasterer joins us to share her journey into teaching the trade. Steph talks about why she is doing this, what her experiences were like training to become an assessor, how you can do this, how we can ease the skills shortage and the right way to teach certain aspects of the trade

Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock talk about how they got started in the trade and what their thoughts were when they first started learning about plastering

Chris and Bradleigh have picked some of their favourite customer texts and interractions posted online by tradespeople. They talk about where the customers are going wrong, how they would handle these texts and share some of their own examples too

It's Mental Health Awareness Week and Chris Frediani and Bradleigh talk about the stress and pressure you can feel working in the construction industry. Jason Currill joins us to talk about how he made the link between alcohol and his mental wellbeing. Jason talks about the drinking culture in construction, what he's done to change his habits and how we could meet up socially with mates and people...

Chris and Bradleigh talk about what they love about the trade, aspects of the trade they don't enjoy, memorbale jobs and nightmare jobs. Kate & Ella AKA The Plastered Sisters & Andy McCauley, a renderer from Northumberland also join us to share some of their loves, hates and memorable jobs

Chris Frediani and Bradleigh talk about working smarter not harder by building a team around yourself and working witth other plasterers in your local area. Barry Worman, a Plasterer that lives just 4 miles from Chris joins us to discuss

Chris and Bradleigh are joined by Natasha Williams, who won Student of the Year with the Worshipful Company of Plaisterers to talk about her experiences in education. Danny Meredith, part of an award winning faculty at the NTCC group of colleges in South Wales talks about how they're getting kids into plastering before they've even left school and what they're learning when they join the college f...

Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock talk about working with other trades on-site as a Plasterer. From Builders & Sparks, to Scaffolders, Carpenters and more

Chris Frediani and Bradders look into women joining the trade and how this could help ease the current skills shortage in plastering and construction. Ruth Waters returns to talk about her work going into schools to spread the word about plastering being a great career path after school. Rachel Cottom talks about the best way into the trade for women as well as her experiences in a male dominated...

As it's Good Friday, Chris and Bradleigh take a lighthearted approach and are joined by three plasterers from across the UK to share some pranks, funny moments and memorable charecters you come across on-site

A Plasterer at the top of his game from Leicestershire, Alan Arbuthnot joins Chris Frediani and Bradleigh to talk about how he approaches problem solving on-site. Chris also asks Alan for help solving something on a current job and Bradleigh talks about problem solving away from materials and finishes

Chris Frediani and Bradleigh are joined by Keith Langton, a well known decorative and heritage plasterer so that he can share some memorable and challenging jobs from his illustrious career in the trade

Paul Robbins joins Chris Frediani and Bradleigh to give an introduction into Venetian plastering. Paul covers tools, materials and skills required (and how to get those skills) as well as how to upsell, which jobs Venetian works best for, how to price accordingly and more

Chris Frediani talks about jobs that have really challenged you as a plasterer and have had problems that need solving. Philip Gaches, a heritage plasterer talks about challenging locations to work in around the world, challenging work at Buckingham Palace and many other notable heritage buildings as well as the challenges of working with other trades and solving problems using lateral thinking. C...

Chris Frediani and Bradleigh talk to Ben Kerslake from Carrington Lime about using traditional materials and methods in a modern environment. Ben talks about how he uses lime to treat modern damp issues and how treating damp has developed over the years. Bradleigh and Chris also talk about using lime on modern projects and Chris discusses some heritage jobs he's uses modern materials on as well

Chris Frediani and Bradleigh talk about all of the changes they've seen in the trade in their more than 60 years experience combined. Bradleigh talks about which elements of traditional and modern he would like to do more of and Chris has some strong opinions about the future of plastering

Chris and Bradleigh cover everything related to quoting. Terms & conditions, taking deposits, sourcing materials, communicating with the customer with regards to a potential start date for the work, Spotting red flags, Quoting vs. estimates and measuring with tape vs. by eye and more

Chris Frediani is joined by Bradders in the studio to talk about apprenticeships and apprentices. Bradleigh talks about his experiences as an apprentice and Chris gives his honest accounts and opinions of working with apprentices and dealing with colleges. Sam Blacknell, head of skills partnerships at British Gypsum joins us to talk about where they would like to see more support for plastering ap...

Chris Frediani invites Joel Cooke onto the show for a chat about his experiences in the trade and his YouTube channel. Joel was well requested by listeners as was more information on the Airless Spray Render so Chris has also invited Rich back for more questions

Chris Frediani is joined by Rich Wellfair, who was crowned Plasterer of the year at UK Construction Week last year, to talk about internal airless spraying and the basic principles of how it works and how to apply it. Gary Blackburn from BG gives an update on how January 2023 has treated Plasterers across the country and Chris and Gary discuss whether the covid boom has come to an end

Chris Frediani is joined by Ainsley Smith who has struggled to predict the ebbs and flows of demand over the course of a year. Ainsley went self employed in September 2021 and has enjoyed many busy months due to backlog brought on from covid. Now as we head into 2023 he's found that the demand for his services has dried up a bit and is looking for some advice on how to book work in to cover you fo...

Chris Frediani is joined by The Tape Slayer to discuss quoting by eye, what some of the issues are around working that way and why TS feels like it's his best way of working. Chris also introduces a new entrant into the trade, Caroline Moor who has re-trained in her late 30s. Caroline talks about supporting herself financially while re-training and Chris gives some advice on what to do post-educat...

Chris Frediani is back for the first show of 2023 and starts by talking about good professional habits to get into from the year ahead. Scott shares the benefits of networking and how he's grown his business in Anglesey. Stuart Roberts, the founder of online social media community Trowel Talk talks about training and new materials he's bringing in for the year ahead

Chris Frediani is joined by Mark Hardman and Bradleigh Hancock for the final show of 2023 to discuss the recession we're facing in 2023. Mark talks about his first hand experience working through the last two recessions and Bradleigh shares his worries about what a recession could mean for him