Episodes
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel discuss the good, bad and the ugly aspects of how domestic decorators work and the habits of their clients
Joel Bardall talks about the recent mural he created in a long time customer's house. Joel and Todd talk to a decorator that specialises in wallpaper murals and also talk to Paint Tech about the skills involved & what it's like to train in. Guests include: Gary Marsh & Pete Wilkinson from Paint Tech
Joel Bardall & Todd Von Joel look at the recent 'Project 7000 - The Lost City' campaign from On The Tools, which saw street signs pop up in ten cities around the UK to raise awareness around mental health in the construction industry. Joel and Todd play a clip from On The Tools CEO Lee Wilcox on the Clive Holland Show and discuss the lack of awareness the general public have with regards to mental health in construction. They also invite The Paint Warrior Kevin Tingley to join them and discuss mental health in the trade and invite Russell Payne (The Talking Tradesman Podcast) to discuss wh...
Joel Bardall & Todd Von Joel invite top quality & award winning Decorators to join them and give some advice for newer members of the trade when it comes to avoiding common mistakes made. Guests Include: Gary Burton, Nick Sammut & Charles Wright from Trades4Care
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel discuss some controversial takes and opinions about Painting & Decorating and the role of the professional Decorator
Joel Bardall & Todd Von Joel pick up on last week's topic and discuss how you can extract more profit from a job with less spent on products, while also achieving a good end result. The Paint Viking, Ben Ruffett joins to discuss his methods for decorating on a budget and Joel and Todd give some tips and insight into how they do the same
Todd Von Joel and Joel Bardall address the cost of living crisis and whether it's giving Decorators no other option but to raise their quoted costs... or whether it means clients will have less budget and might need prices to remain the same. Guests include: Jo from 'Decor by Jo' & 'The Paint Viking' (Ben Ruffett)
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel are joined by three members of the trade to discuss what they've found recently with regards to material cost, quality & some of the new and different products they've tried out. Guests include: Jon Graham, Wayne De Wet & Jen Gardner
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel look at the ways in which you can be a busy fool in the trade and how to avoid it. Being a busy fool can mean you have no work life balance, work weekends without wanting to, saying yes too much and not feeling on top of things. Chris Ordinaire, top Decorator and friend of the show joins to discuss as well
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel are joined by guests who have had bad things happen to them to discuss their experiences and how they handled the adversity they faced. Guests include: Costa & Sam from Costa Decoration Ltd. & Robin Lush
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel discuss the end of the exterior season as they finish up their final exterior jobs for 2024. They talk about how it's all gone this year, what the rest of the year has in store and invite guests to discuss their experiences as well. Guests include: James Houseman & Bryan Dennett
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel discuss the professional pressure they feel, not only to upscale their business and continue to expand but also to manage ongoing jobs, balance home life with professional life
Joel Bardall & Todd Von Joel are joined by Damp Expert, Ross Charters so that they can get some advice and further understanding with regards to tackling damp issues. Ross has created an app that can really help with damp issues and also gives some interesting context around which products may or may not be suitable for tackling the wide range of damp that an affect a property. You can find out more here: https://www.colemanator.co.uk/
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel are joined by three well respected Decorators to discuss how they approach taking holiday and time off. Everything is discussed from how many holidays a year, how you handle enquiries and ongoing jobs to working a four day week and how taking time off changes over the years. Guests include: Jo from Decor By Jo, Callum Bonner from Pristine Decor & Dulux Select Decorator Sean Kelly
Todd Von Joel and Joel Bardall are joined by three members of the trade so that they can share their strange interactions with customers as well as some of the weird questions, requests and behaviour from customers. Guests: Jason Savage, Mark Nash & Chippie The Decorator
Todd Von Joel and Joel Bardall share some stories from their time in the trade over the years
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel catch up with guests that joined them a year ago on the show. Marc Silver from Murwalls returns to talk about all of the high profile projects they've been doing and grounbreaking ideas they're implementing on projects. Nathan Carter, the decorator that had his van stolen returns to talk about the impact of this awful crime, one year on...
Nettie Taylor (Eliza Tay Lady Decorator & Interior Designer) joins Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel to discuss her work with her team of apprentices. Nettie is up to her 12th apprentice and currently has Jasmine, Abby & Szaffi working with her on projects. Nettie talks about the benefits of having her team with her, how she keeps them invested in the work and Joel and Todd also talk with Jasmine and Abby about their experiences in the trade so far
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel are joined by Decorators to discuss their approach to prepping surfaces, the products, tools used and also some of the unexpected things found during prep stages. Guests: The Paint Warrior, Kevin Tingley & Nick Torrano-Harling
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel talk about all the challenges life can throw at you, from moving house to illness, having kids and more
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel have Chris Ordinaire guest co-hosting to discuss the rules of the trade to stand by, leave behind, those that are up for debate and also rules they would like to see implemented. They invite two award winning decorators to join them and discuss and share their rules of the trade
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel are joined by one of their favourite regular guests, Chris Ordinaire to discuss at length his career and experiences in Decorating. Chris talks about his first boss and how he got started on his own, The type of jobs he takes on, How the trade has changed over the decades he's worked in it and also gives some thoughts and advice on how to approach certain challenges and aspects of working for yourself in the trade
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel invite three well known decorators and friends of the show (Nick Sammut, Chris Ordinaire & Jen Gardner) to join them and talk about why they love the trade and their work within it
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel discuss life on and off the brushes, as we pass the halfway point of 2024. Plus: Nick Sammut joins the show to talk about a worthwhile initiative that you can get involved in!
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel have invited Steven Hoare from 109 Carpentry to join them and discuss the issues he's had with some decorators and their quality of work and what he's done as a result of this issue. Steven also discusses the differences of his experience in trade and construction, compared to that of a decorator and also talks about some his decorating experiences
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel invite James Ray to join them and discuss being men and how their experiences in the trade relate back to masculinity, male role models and their experiences as fathers and sons. James has co-authored the book, Responsibility: Becoming The Authentic Man with award winning plumber Myles Dhillon and also runs XCC (Xtreme Charecter Challenge) a self-described MOT for men. James discusses all of this, the role of men in society, in family and friendship groups and much more
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel talk to two members of the trade about what they're experiencing with regards to paint price rises this year. Some paints have gone up by 8% or more and continue to rise. They ask Sean Kelly and Des Cass, why they think this is happening, what they've done about these increased costs and whether this is unprecidented in the trade, based on their years of experience running businesses
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel go down to Parliament Square to see tradespeople come together for Trades United - a van rally to protest against the sale of stolen tools and tool theft generally. They capture some of the blaring horns, talk to some of the trades that attended and also talk to Shaoib Awan, who organised Trades United, which saw around 300 vans turn up from across the country
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel talk about troubleshooting aspects of the trade as a Decorator. Everything from dealing with clients, working with materials, the evolving nature of an ongoing job with add ons or delays and various other aspects of the day to day work
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel take another look at the approach to exterior work in the UK. Ian Howie, a Scottish heritage decorator talks about the challenges of decorator huge castles and historic buildings, as well as the challenges the Scottish weather brings. Jason Savage talks about his approach to exterior work and Joel debates weather he will continue taking on exterior work, having adopted a lighter exterior workload last summer