Chris Frediani looks at new protections announced by the Government to tackle rogue traders and poor-quality work in the home repairs market.
Chris is joined by carpenter and builder Simon Hodson, who discusses whether the new approved code and trusted payments system will benefit good tradespeople or create unnecessary extra work.
Chris also speaks to NFB spokesperson Rico Wojtulewicz, asking him whether the new measures will actually tackle rogue traders, or simply add more work for reputable tradespeople without stopping the cowboys from exploiting the system.
We also hear from plasterer and Fix Radio presenter Steph Leese, who gives her thoughts on what this will mean for tradespeople, and whether it will work in practice.

hris Frediani looks at one of the challenges that comes with working on bigger jobs — reaching high ceilings and the top of walls while still achieving a great finish.

Chris is joined by Dee Prosser and The Tape Slayer, Leigh Griffiths, to discuss their experiences using stilts and hop ups, how they approach working at height, the different equipment they've tried, and some of the slips and close calls they've encountered along the way.

Chris also shares his own experiences of working from height, including tackling particularly high walls and ceilings and what he looks for when choosing the right approach.

Chris Frediani speaks to two familiar faces who have both recently experienced major changes in their careers.

Plasterer, John Maison talks about being forced to hang up the trowel following shoulder surgery, how he’s adapted to life away from the tools, and whether retirement really means stepping away from the trade altogether.

Chris is also joined by long-time guest Gary Blackburn, who has recently retired from his role with British Gypsum.

Gary reflects on his career, why he moved off the tools, what he’ll miss, what he won’t, and what the future looks like now.

They also discuss the options available to tradespeople who are beginning to tire physically but still want to stay involved in the industry.

Material prices continue to put pressure on plasterers, builders and tradespeople across the construction industry.

In this episode, Chris Frediani speaks to plasterer Steph Leese, better known as The Pink Plasterer, and builder Ben Raynor about what’s costing them more, how their buying habits are changing and the impact rising costs are having on profit margins.

They discuss everything from changing merchants and material prices to finding ways to protect profits when the cost of doing business keeps going up.

Chris Frediani chats to fellow Plasterers, Carl Ruane & Barry Warman about their longest hours worked in the trade and the times where you really need to put a shift in to get the work done. Chris also asks about how to approach asking others to put a shift in and more.

Chris Frediani looks into why Citizens Advice have called for stronger protections as 4.8 million homeowners hit by repair problems.

Distrust in the market was changing consumer behaviour and taking business away from reliable tradespeople.

Around 28% of people who arranged home repairs in the past 18 months carried out work themselves because they did not think they could find a trustworthy trader, while 26% delayed or avoided repairs altogether for the same reason. 

Guests: Brian Berry, CEO of the Federation of Master Builders, James Naughton & Simon Hodson.

Chris Frediani talks to two new guests on the show about their experiences in the trade and success so far. Mary Havana-Little talks about getting in Fiberous Plastering and her ten years on incredible experiences as she takes on some incredible work, while building a huge social media following.

Richard Wetherell joins Chris to talk about having left 35 years of experience as a Lawyer behind, to start an exciting new journey as a Lime Plasterer.

Chris Frediani catches up with business owners about what they're finding with demand at the halfway point of the year.

Chris Frediani is talking to a range of different people from construction to get a sense of how good or bad demand is for many aspects of the industry and whether we could be seeing the warning signs of a potential recession. Guests: Liam McGinley (Carpenter) Gary Staines (GSQ Brickwork) & Jon Graham (Decorator)

Chris Frediani chats to Philip Gaches about his recent notable projects, How his two sons are getting on working alongside him and also bringing a student from America in on a work placement to shadow him and gain some experience working on listed buildings.

Keith Langton talks about his recent projects, Teaching in a Category D Prison, Charity Work, Winning awards, judging competitions and more!