The Painting & Decorating Show

Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel talk about how their professional life can impact their personal one. Being sole traders and bread winners can be stressful and it's often a struggle to balance the two. They talk about their experiences trying to find a work life balance, as well as communication and roles at home

Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel are joined by a few decs to give their cringey customer interaction stories and situations. Jen the Decorator tells us about some strange ways customers think they're helping on the job, Nick the Decorator shares a bizarre find behind a fridge at a customer's house where the customer would never talk to him directly and Joel shares some stories of the most awkward customers he's ever had to work for

Kevin Tingley AKA The Paint Warrior returns to discuss how he got into the trade, A life changing incident that happened to him three years ago and going into a prison to meet the prisoners completing an NVQ in Decorating

Kevin Tingley AKA Paint Warrior has 1.2 million followers on social media and has more than three quarters of a million followers on TikTok alone. Kevin talks about his journey to success on social media, some of the notable jobs he's completed and has on the horizon as well as all of the amazing things he's been able to do in the trade thanks to his rise on social media and tidy work on-site

Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel debate whether in the current climate it's best to stick to what you know and currently do compared to expanding your offerings and dabbling in other techniques. Anthony Carr from Mixed Emulsions returns to give his thoughts and also discusses how he sees the trade going in the next 10,15, 20 years

Joel and Todd are joined by Anthony Carr from Mixed Emulsions to share his passion for bringing young people into painting and decorating. Anthony is setting up some workshops for kids struggling at school after having a difficult time himself at school before he got into decorating. As its National Apprenticeship Week the boys also ask Anthony for his honest experiences with the apprenticeship programme here in the UK

Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel talk about implementing health and safety in a domestic setting as a decorator. They cover interior and exterior basics and then Nick Sammut returns to talk about H&S from a spraying perspective

Joel and Todd have a look at whether it's becoming a must to bring spraying into your business. They talk to Nick Sammut, from Rushmoor Painting & Decorating about how he's made spraying a huge part of his business and where to start with set ups. Steve Dickson from SD Painting & Decorating talks about how to pick up skills, training courses and gives his thoughts on set ups

Joel and Todd talk about how to handle snagging and call-backs. They discuss documenting the work site before you start working, walking customers around the finished job and what kind of guarantees you offer for the finish. Neil Ogilvie, the CEO of the PDA returns to give some advice and explain how the PDA can support their members with these issues

Joel and Todd discuss good business practices to get into for the coming year. Neil Ogilvie, the CEO of the Painting & Decorating Association joins the boys to give some advice and a few predictions on what will be popular for clients and how the surrounding world could affect the trade