Chris Frediani - Plastering Show

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...

Chris Frediani is joined in-studio again by Darren Munson from Prestige Specialist Finishes to talk about coloured render & liquid screeds. Darren talks about the implementation of machines in his business and the benefits both physically and technically. Chris also asks Darren to walk him through the process of applying coloured render

Plasterer, Jon Durrant talks about his decades long battle with mental health & why it's important to have open conversations about mental health on-site. James Maclean from British Gypsum has some info on a FREE online mental health training course created in partnership with Mates In Mind. Chris has some insight on why Plasterers are more affected by mental health issues than any other trade & c...

Chris Frediani is joined in studio by Darren Munson from Prestige Specialist Finishes. Early experiences in the trade. Starting & developing a successful business. The challenges of training younger plasterers

Andrew Murray, a Maths Teacher with experience in plastering joins us to give tips on how to work out meterage/quantities. Chris also covers some recent questions sent into the show

Gerry Gould, a Technical Consultant from SAS Render System talks about his experiences taking an alternative career path through the trade and his opinions on some of the new tools and machines on the market. Alan Arbuthnot from A+ Plastering talks about the knowledge gap that he's observed in plastering and why he thinks it's key to take the time to learn a variety of techniques and understand th...

Simon Lazarus from The Better Business Group joins Chris to give some words of warning to anyone tendering for larger domestic/commercial work with building companies. Simon also gives some practical business tips and advice that might change the way you run your business. Ben Kerslake from Carrington Lime returns to talk about the changes he's seen to the businesses of those that he's taught heri...

Chris Frediani covers materials and techniques old and new. Ben Kerslake from Carrington Lime on how plasterers can upsell lime and heritage skills to homeowners. Gary Blackburn with some do's and don'ts when using the new Fast Set Finish

Chris is joined by Rob & Gary who he started working with in the 80s to tell some funny stories about classic pranks played on each while on-site

Chris Frediani is joined by Rob Tweedie, who worked with Chris right from the start on-site in the 1980s. Chris & Rob talk early days and memorable jobs. Then, Melanie Bell joins Chris to tell her story of how she came to be a first year plastering student at college