The Plastering Show
Join Chris Frediani as he takes a look at all the latest topics from the world of plastering including product launches, top tips, and special guests.Chris will also be joined by some of the biggest names from across the industry giving their view on the latest news and developments.
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Episodes
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Would You Do This As A Plasterer?
Sunday, 12 May 2024
Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock have invited Joel Cooke, Blaine Gray and Jake Thackaway to join him and answer 'would you ever...' questions about working practices in the trade
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Chris Frediani and guests discuss educating the next generation of plasterers
Sunday, 5 May 2024
Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock are joined by educators Colin McGaughey, Phil Lewis, and Blaine Gray to discuss the challenges of teaching the next generation, the risk of losing specialised techniques and how they got started in the trade
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What's Going On With Gold Cards...
Sunday, 28 April 2024
Chris Frediani and Bradleigh Hancock are joined by Keith Langton, Colin McGaughey & Mark Hardman about the ruling which means CSCS gold cards will only be issued to those with NVQ qualifications to a certain standard
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A Look At EWI
Sunday, 21 April 2024
Chris Frediani and Bradders have a look into EWI, how it works, what it's like to get trained and what kind of oppertunity it could present for you and your business
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The Worst Aspects Of Plastering
Sunday, 14 April 2024
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
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Why Is Plastering So Hard To Master?
Sunday, 7 April 2024
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
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Pargeting
Sunday, 31 March 2024
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
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An Upskilling & Re-Training Update
Sunday, 24 March 2024
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...
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Are You Struggling To Get Work At The Moment?
Sunday, 17 March 2024
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...
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Leslie Lewis On His Experiences Teaching The Trade
Sunday, 10 March 2024
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
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Working With Other Trades...
Sunday, 3 March 2024
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...
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What Is The College Experience Like?
Sunday, 25 February 2024
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
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Maintaining Ceilings In Historic Buildings
Sunday, 18 February 2024
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
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What's Demand For Plasterers Like?
Sunday, 11 February 2024
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!
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The History Of The Royal Works With Claire Gapper
Sunday, 4 February 2024
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
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What Trowels Are Plasterers Using?
Sunday, 28 January 2024
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
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Keith Langton Returns To Talk Career Highlights
Sunday, 21 January 2024
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
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Keith Langton Discusses Heritage Plastering In-Studio
Sunday, 14 January 2024
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
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What's In The Mix #3: The Old Days
Sunday, 24 December 2023
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...
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What's In The Mix #2: Sprayed Cork & Heritage Work
Saturday, 16 December 2023
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...
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What's In The Mix #1: Lime, clay, mono, venetian and micro-cement
Sunday, 10 December 2023
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...
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Chris Frediani Thinks There Are Things You CAN'T Do In The Trade...
Sunday, 3 December 2023
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
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Talking To The Plasterer That Sorted Out A Nightmare Job
Sunday, 26 November 2023
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...
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Celebrating Male Role Models From The Trade
Sunday, 19 November 2023
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
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Talking To A Customer That Had Some Bad Plastering Done
Sunday, 12 November 2023
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...
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What Are The Rules of The Trade To Stand By/Leave Behind? - Part 2
Sunday, 5 November 2023
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...
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What Are The Rules of The Trade To Stand By/Leave Behind? - Part 1
Sunday, 29 October 2023
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...
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A Look At Thin Coat Render And Why It's So Good
Sunday, 22 October 2023
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...
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Chris Frediani takes Bradders to task over his sugar-leaden diet
Sunday, 15 October 2023
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.
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Chris Frediani and Bradders talk about sins to avoid in plastering
Sunday, 8 October 2023
Chris and Bradleigh talk about some sins to avoid in the trade, from when it comes to getting materials on the wall to how you communicate with others and run your business
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