The Painting and Decorating Show
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel take a look at all the latest topics from the world of Painting and Decorating including product launches, top tips, and special guests.The boys 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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How Other Trades Do This...
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel invite Carpenter, John Argyle & Plumbing and Heating Engineer, John Cruickshank, to join them and discuss their approach to pricing and quoting for work. They cover dayrate for their trade, how they deal with extras, emergencies, added time on a job and how they factor in their value and experience
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Decorating Myths & Misconceptions
Tuesday, 8 April 2025
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel invite decorators to join them and discuss myths and misconceptions from the trade. Peter Clark talks about misconceptions apprentices and students have when they join the trade as well as touching on myths believed by established Decs. Adam Bell, Decorator and creator of Dapps Workwear talks about misconceptions Decorators have about the value of what they can offer clients and what their standing and value is within the construction industry as a whole
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Pricing, Creating Job Specs & Quotes
Tuesday, 1 April 2025
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel invite Callum Bonner, from Pristine Decor Ltd and Bryan Dennett from LF Dennettt & Son, to join them and discuss pricing, quotes and writing up job specs. Callum covers doing this from a commercial perspective with a Quantity Surveyor and Bryan talks about the digital system he has in place to make this an easier aspect of his business to manage. Joel and Todd also cover their approach, AI and more
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Three Rules To Follow When Working For Friends & Family
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
Joel and Todd have talked a lot over the years about the good and bad aspects of working for friends and family. On this episode, they share some never before heard stories, both good and bad, with regards to working for friends and family. Joel and Todd also share their three rules to follow if you're gonna be working for people you know
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An Incredible Life Story From The Trade!
Tuesday, 18 March 2025
Ashley Woodcock joins Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel and shares his incredible life story on and off the tools. Ashley talks about his amateur boxing experiences, unlicensed boxing, sparring with greats, the highs and lows he's faced along the way, the charity work he's been involved in, decorating on TV and more!
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P&D Troubleshooting
Tuesday, 11 March 2025
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel invite decorators to join them with problems they need to solve, or have been challenged by on past jobs. Alex Woodward, shares some recent challenges he's had and asks for some advice and experienced Decorator, Chris Ordinaire talks about being recently caught out
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Approach To Hanging Wallpaper
Tuesday, 4 March 2025
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel talk to fellow decorators about their experiences hanging wallpaper, the demand for this in the market currently, how to charge appropriately and the pros and cons of offering it to customers. Guests include: Jason Savage (Novitas Decorators) & James Reeve (Royal Spa Decoration Ltd.)
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Spotting Red Flags
Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Todd Von Joel & Joel Bardall discuss how they go about indentifying red flags early on and throughout the job with regards to customer communication. Joel and Todd give some examples from past experiences and discuss the terms and conditions they've put in place as a result
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The Latest With Regards To Products, Developments & Trends
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel are joined again by Colin Bidwell from Paint Shack to do a deep dive on paints and products. Colin talks about the new tools and paints on the market, What is happening with regards to cost and availability, innovative products, trends and the future
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Colin Bidwell & His Thoughts On The Trade...
Tuesday, 11 February 2025
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel are joined by Colin Bidwell (Paint Shack) to discuss his experiences in the trade. Colin talks about how he got into the trade, spraying, thoughts on the trade and more
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Practical Advice For Managing Something Many Struggle With
Tuesday, 4 February 2025
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel get some practical advice for managing your money from two members of the trade that have found sensible ways to handle their finances. Guests include: Jon Graham & John Kerry
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Many Ways To Skin A Cat
Tuesday, 28 January 2025
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel discuss all the different ways you can approach various aspects of the trade
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A Look At Spraying In 2025
Tuesday, 21 January 2025
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel are joined by Jamie Bourne from Abode Academy to discuss all the training, technology and possibilities to earn good money with a spray set up in 2025
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New Year, New You?
Tuesday, 14 January 2025
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel talk about their plans for the year ahead, the changes they plan to make and changes you may consider making this year professionally and personally
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The Good, Bad & Ugly Side of Marketing
Tuesday, 7 January 2025
Joel Bardall & Todd Von Joel pick up where they left off last year and this time look at the good, bad and ugly side of marketing and advertising your business. They invite marketing expert, Jon Mears to join them and give his accessment of what are the good, bad and ugly sides of marketing and habits Decorators have with regards to this
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The Good, Bad & Ugly Side of Decorators & Clients
Tuesday, 10 December 2024
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
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Wallpaper Murals & Joel's Recent Project...
Tuesday, 3 December 2024
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
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"I Bet Nothing Ever Goes Wrong In Their Lives"
Tuesday, 26 November 2024
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...
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Common Mistakes & How To Avoid Them
Tuesday, 19 November 2024
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
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Controversial Takes & Opinions About Decorating
Tuesday, 12 November 2024
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel discuss some controversial takes and opinions about Painting & Decorating and the role of the professional Decorator
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Decorating On A Budget
Tuesday, 5 November 2024
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
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What Are We Doing With Our Prices?
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
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)
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The Latest On Material Costs, Quality & Developments
Tuesday, 22 October 2024
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
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Being A Busy Fool...
Tuesday, 15 October 2024
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
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Bad Experiences Faced By Decorators
Tuesday, 8 October 2024
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
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The End of Exterior Season
Tuesday, 1 October 2024
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
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The Professional Pressures Felt By Decorators
Tuesday, 24 September 2024
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
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Tackling Damp Issues As A Decorator
Tuesday, 17 September 2024
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/
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How Do Decorators Manage To Take Holiday!?
Tuesday, 10 September 2024
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
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Decorators Share Strange Customer Interactions
Tuesday, 3 September 2024
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
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