Chris Frediani - Plastering Show

Chris Frediani is joined by Jon Jacznick - Managing Director of Drywall Contracts Limited to discuss the job that won him an FIS Gold Award at the recent Contractor Awards 2022 ceremony. Alan Arbuthnot returns to talk about float and set.

Chris is joined by Steph Leese AKA The Pink Plasterer to talk about the quoting process and how she's quoting primarily from pictures since the start of the pandemic. Danny Balmer, a plasterer from Northern Ireland, discusses float and set.

Chris first covered resin render a few months back and since then more and more plasterers are bringing it into their business. Chris talks to friend of the show Bradleigh Hancock about his experiences taking it on this year. Melanie Bell gives us an update on her journey through education and talks about her plans to specialise in venetian plasterwork. Simon Lazarus from the Better Business Group explains how you can and should do your due diligence when working as a subcontractor.

Chris Frediani is joined in-studio again by Darren Munson from Prestige Specialist Finishes to talk about coloured render & liquid screeds. Darren talks about the implementation of machines in his business and the benefits both physically and technically. Chris also asks Darren to walk him through the process of applying coloured render

Plasterer, Jon Durrant talks about his decades long battle with mental health & why it's important to have open conversations about mental health on-site. James Maclean from British Gypsum has some info on a FREE online mental health training course created in partnership with Mates In Mind. Chris has some insight on why Plasterers are more affected by mental health issues than any other trade & changes you can make to your business to minimise stress & anxiety

Chris Frediani is joined in studio by Darren Munson from Prestige Specialist Finishes. Early experiences in the trade. Starting & developing a successful business. The challenges of training younger plasterers

Andrew Murray, a Maths Teacher with experience in plastering joins us to give tips on how to work out meterage/quantities. Chris also covers some recent questions sent into the show

Gerry Gould, a Technical Consultant from SAS Render System talks about his experiences taking an alternative career path through the trade and his opinions on some of the new tools and machines on the market. Alan Arbuthnot from A+ Plastering talks about the knowledge gap that he's observed in plastering and why he thinks it's key to take the time to learn a variety of techniques and understand the materials your working with

Simon Lazarus from The Better Business Group joins Chris to give some words of warning to anyone tendering for larger domestic/commercial work with building companies. Simon also gives some practical business tips and advice that might change the way you run your business. Ben Kerslake from Carrington Lime returns to talk about the changes he's seen to the businesses of those that he's taught heritage skills to

Chris Frediani covers materials and techniques old and new. Ben Kerslake from Carrington Lime on how plasterers can upsell lime and heritage skills to homeowners. Gary Blackburn with some do's and don'ts when using the new Fast Set Finish