The Painting & Decorating Show

Joel Bardall & Todd Von Joel talk about their experiences setting up their decorating business. Craig Wilkinson, a trades business coach joins Joel & Todd to give some tips & advice to new/existing trade based business owners

Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel talk about image and presentation. From the moment you arrive to quote, to involvement in selecting products and finishes and the final presentation of completed work

Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel are joined by friend of the show, John Kerry to talk about his recent tool theft incident. Joel and Todd talk about what needs to be done to stop tool theft and how you can protect yourselves as best you can from thieves

Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel talk about modern vs. traditional techniques in decorating. They talk about the pros and cons of solvent based vs. water based paints. Brush and roller vs. spraying and combining traditional and modern marketing methods

Joel Bardall & Todd Von Joel talk about managing physical injuries and issues as a Decorator. Joel talks about his own experiences with knee issues and then later in the show the boys are joined by Wayne Lakin, a functional movement coach and former Commonwealth Judo Champion to get some advice on what Decorators can do to prevent and manage injuries

Joel Bardall talks quotes with Todd Von Joel and why it's his least favourite aspect of running a decorating business. Joel & Todd talk through some ways to streamline and minimise the loss of time spent quoting

Joel Bardall is joined in studio by Todd Von Joel on the second anniversary of the first lockdown to take a look at their journey through the pandemic as decorators

Joel Bardall is joined by Kris Jamroz to talk about Brush Strokes Decorating. Kris has nine other decorators working within the business, offering both domestic and commercial. Kris talks through the challenges of hiring good decorators as well as the learning curve that comes with running such a large business

Jon Mears joins Joel Bardall to discuss a recent blog he wrote where he applied Porter's 5 forces to the decorating industry to judge whether or not it's doomed and what how attractive decorating is as a career path

Paul Donnelly joins Joel to discuss his experiences offering training to fellow decorators in spraying. Paul talks about whether he would consider coming off the tools to train full time, working on exteriors and his favourite set ups and paints