The Painting & Decorating Show

We've asked the public - Is Decorating boring? Would you like to be a decorator? What is more boring than watching paint dry? Joel and Todd go through the reponses we've received from the public and other trades

James Housman, A decorator from Cornwall was finishing a five minute job when something happened that would trigger emergency surgery and two weeks off of work. Joel and Todd ask him how this happened and James walks them through his experience and how you can avoid the same thing happening to you

Joel and Todd have picked out some of their favourite texts from customers that have been shared online by other decorators. They access each one and talk about where the customer is going wrong as well as what they would do in each situation

Joel and Todd are joined by Ian Howie, a heritage/restoration decorator from Scotland to talk about his most memorable job as someone that works in castles and listed buildings. Jason Savage from Novitas Decorating also shares his most memorable job and talks about the steps needed to complete it

Joel and Todd talk about whether a four day week could work for them and the trade as a whole as well as how they approach taking time off as sole traders

Regular listeners will know that Todd Von Joel has recently been told he's got high cholesterol... but what are you supposed to do about it? and how much time do tradespeople have to prep their meals? Karen Harrison, a nutritionist, joins us to give some tips on how tradespeople can eat heathier and what to do to combat high cholesterol

Joel and Todd talk about what the past few weeks have been like as we head into summer with heat waves and thunderstorms already hitting worksites across the UK. Gareth Roberts from North Wales joins us to explain why he never takes on exterior work in his part of the country and Dulux Select Decorator Sean Kelly talks about what it's been like working on exteriors so far this summer. Joel and Todd also talk about their own experiences working on exteriors, give some tips on how to avoid working in sunlight and dealing with the impact the weather can have on your finish

Joel and Todd talk about how technology has already changed the trade and also how it might change the way you work as a decorator going forward. Jon Mears talks about using AI to create content for your website and social media, Joel talks about his hopes for AI taking over the invoicing process and Joel and Todd touch on exo suits and robots

Joel and Todd are joined by Chris Ordinaire, Jen the Decorator and Mark Nash to discuss the rules they follow when decorating and whether there are some rules just not open for debate when it comes to decorating in a professional manner. Chris talks from his perspective as a traditional decorator with 40 years experience, Jen talks about prep and running a business and Mark Nash talks about the rules he needs to follow to achieve a high end hand painted finish for kitchens and furniture

Joel and Todd Von Joel wrap up the second part of their shows covering some common questions asked online by decorators. On this part they cover logistics, customer requests, the morality of markups on materials and more