Episodes
On ‘Technique of the Week’, Chris is joined by Dylan White (D. White Plastering) to discuss the struggles and lessons to be learnt in setting up your own business. Chris gives Dylan some advice on how to push on with his new plastering business and Dylan and Chris discuss mentoring apprentices on site - the balance between honesty, constructive criticism and positive reinforcement.Steve Edwards, Plastering Lecturer at the Leeds College of Building joins Chris for ‘Tools of the Trade’ to discuss one of the most important tools plasterers have to work with - their body! Steve himself had to r...
Keith Langton discusses some of the tools used in decorative plasterwork, Bob Hay from Hay Plastering and Rendering joins us for technique of the week, Bradley Pearl a North West Skills Academy Ltd graduate gets some words of advice from Chris in our future plasterers segment and Chris also reads out some of your messages into the show.
Chris inducts Mark Hardman for all of his charitable work and mentoring young plasterers. Bradleigh Hancock returns for Technique of the Week, Pete Baum (a technical training rep for BG) discusses setting future plasterers off on the best foot possible & Chris kicks off with another memorable plastering story from DIY SOS.
Chris has been filming for DIY SOS this week so he recounts a classic story of how filming for TV and DIY don't always go hand in hand. Steve Finch from the North West Skills academy is on to discuss training the plasterers of tomorrow, Chris and Jon Jacznik from Drywall Contracts Ltd. talk good business practice for plasterers that want to start up their own business & Dean Tratt returns to run through tools old and new.
Chris talks to some top plasterers about technique, tools and inducts Danny the Plasterer into the Frediani Hall of Fame for his brilliant volunteer work with RNLI
Chris is joined on his very first show by British Gypsum Plastering Support Manager - Gary Blackburn for technique of the week. Arran Holdsworth discusses some of the tools of the trade that have been essential in his 30+ years in plastering as well as tools that have changed with the times.Chris inducts Scott Whitham into the Frediani hall of fame after his 100 mile run in the month of August of the Teenage Cancer Trust.