Chris Frediani - Plastering Show

Bradleigh Hancock talks about his two back surgeries and how they've affected him over the years as well as what this year has been like for him and other BG Certified Scheme Members. Mark Hardman shares his back issues and how they've led him to re-evaluate his longevity on the tools

Chris Frediani is joined by Lead Judge for Plastering and Plastering & Drylining, Colin McGaughey to discuss the finals of SkillBuild 2022. SkillBuild is a multi trade competition for apprentices and trainees. Stuart Roberts from social media community group Trowel Talk joins Chris to share some of the trends and concerns of their community in 2022

Chris Frediani talks to Marcus Barron about joining the trade at the age of 37 a little over 9 years ago. Marcus talks about his journey re-training and setting up his limited company as well as the importance of continual development and applying sprayed cork coatings

Chris Frediani talks to Jamie Orr from Corksol about the environmental benefits of sprayed cork coatings and Daahir Mohamad returns to talk about hot lime and how it gets delivered on-site

Daahir Mohamad from Amar Eco-Plaster joins us to talk about his beginnings in Somalia has led him to working with the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings here in the UK. Daahir talks about the fellowship he's joined with SPAB that sees him travelling thousands of miles across the UK. Shane Broad from Cardiff talks about creating alternative options as a spread during the cost of living...

Chris Frediani is joined by Mark and Nick, two friends who have started Coastal Plastering and Roofing Ltd together at the beginning of the year. Alex Morley returns to discuss showcasing techniques on YouTube and touches on a controversial topic

Chris Frediani is joined by plasterer and World's Strongest Man competitor Mark Felix to talk about his work as a plasterer and competing in strongman events. Luke Davies, a sole trader with 18 years experience talks about his singing career and appearing on national TV

Chris Frediani is joined by sole trader, Luke Davies to talk about why he's heading back on-site in 2023 and chats with Brian Rutherford (currently working for Arnold Construction) who moved into stud work and metal partitions 20+ years ago with the help of British Gypsum

Simon Green talks about trying to organise your calendar when following the builders & working on exteriors in the winter. Screwfix Top Tradesperson award finalist, Jamie Nokes talks about his experience re-starting his business & hopes for the future of the trade

We asked for your questions and Chris covers them on this week's episode. From the future of the trade and bringing new blood into it to social media, machines and more

Jamie Nokes talks about his experiences working in Australia and his journey to becoming a Screwfix Top Tradesperson 2022 finalist. Bill Hill, CEO of Lighthouse Club joins Chris to talk about some of the support available for tradespeople with regards to mental health

Chris talks to Andy McCauley, a plasterer from Northumberland about dashing and the reduction of dashed properties over the years along England's coastlines. Andy talks about how this caused him to diversify his business, the tools he's used and he offers up a great tip that changed the way Chris works

Plasterer of the year Rich Wellfair returns to talk about his work van and how it's an effective marketing tool for his business. Alex Morley, a 32 year old plasterer returns to talk about why he's not worried about the oncoming recession and Chris gives some important advice for those plasterers whose phones have stopped ringing and are considering dropping their prices

Chris Frediani talks to 32 year old Alex Morley about why he chose to leave carpentry behind and focus solely on plastering. Alex also talks about the work he finds really lucrative for his business and his content on YouTube. Danny Bulmar returns for a short chat about dashing tools

Chris is joined by Adam Lee, a plasterer from Cambridge that describes the aftermath what happened to him on-site as the worst nine months of his life. Chris Tidy, a health & safety consultant and founder of hard hat awareness week gives some tips and advice for plasterers

Chris Frediani is joined by Danny Balmar from Northern Ireland to talk about pebble dash and different dashing techniques. Chris also talks to Andy & Tom Willoughby a father and son plastering due about their experiences working together

Chris Frediani talks to Jim Brimble & his son Cyrus who at 18 has joined the family business. Jim talks about the benefits of taking his son on and what to consider when working with family. Pete Carter returns to discuss his experiences on DIY SOS and working through recessions in the past

Chris Frediani is joined for a second week running by Clive Capuano from Armourcoat to discuss plaster acoustic systems and polished plaster. They also talk about old school techniques and new tools. As well as protecting your body through a long career in the trade and where the trade is heading in the years to come

Chris Frediani is joined in-studio by Head of Acoustics at Armacoat Clive Capuano to talk about his more than 40 years experience in the trade. Clive talks about starting out on-site at the age of 16, working as a sole trader and travelling around the world with Armourcoat

Chris Frediani is joined by inventor Pete Carter to talk about his beads and the journey he's been on with them over the past year as well as how social media helped promote them to his target market. Billie-Jo Judd AKA The Princess Plasterer joins Chris to talk about the new fast set finish and her experiences building an Instagram following of almost 17 thousand

Chris Frediani is joined by the man crowned Plasterer of the year at UK construction week in May, Rich Wellfair. Richard talks about his introduction to the trade, his experiences, spray rendering, testing out modern tools and more

Chris Frediani is joined by Pete Townsend, a BG certified scheme member with many years experience to discuss managing work related stress during the busy summer months. Oly Rush, a plasterer known for his world record breaking swims joins Chris to talk about his recent attempt

Chris Frediani is joined by Jon Jacznick - Managing Director of Drywall Contracts Limited to discuss the job that won him an FIS Gold Award at the recent Contractor Awards 2022 ceremony. Alan Arbuthnot returns to talk about float and set.

Chris is joined by Steph Leese AKA The Pink Plasterer to talk about the quoting process and how she's quoting primarily from pictures since the start of the pandemic. Danny Balmer, a plasterer from Northern Ireland, discusses float and set.

Chris first covered resin render a few months back and since then more and more plasterers are bringing it into their business. Chris talks to friend of the show Bradleigh Hancock about his experiences taking it on this year. Melanie Bell gives us an update on her journey through education and talks about her plans to specialise in venetian plasterwork. Simon Lazarus from the Better Business Group...