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Chris Frediani - Plastering Show
by Fix Radio
Join Chris Frediani as he takes a look at all the latest topics from the world of plastering including product launches, top tips, and special guests. Chris will also be joined by some of the biggest names from across the industry giving their view on the latest news and developments.
Episodes
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Are Younger Plasterers Doing Things Better? New Ideas and Old-School Methods
Can you teach an old dog new tricks? Chris Frediani is finding out on this episode of the Plastering Show, as he invites a younger generation of experienced plasterers to share their fresh ideas, alternative methods and new approaches to the trade. Chris is joined by Dylan White, Oliver Chapman…
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Fuel Costs: How Are Tradespeople Keeping Them Down?
Chris Frediani looks at how tradespeople are managing rising fuel costs, from fuel cards and changing how far they travel for work to considering electric and hybrid vehicles. Thomas Nagy shares how he manages fuel costs across his business, while sole trader Carl Ruane explains what rising…
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Plastering Through Autumn: How Do You Handle the Wet Weather?
Chris Frediani looks at the challenges of working through autumn and winter, particularly for tradespeople carrying out exterior plastering and rendering. Chris is joined by Ashley Johnson from Acorn Plastering, Arran Holdsworth and renderer Joel Cooke to hear how their summers went, how they…
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Who Are the Best Trades to Work With?
Chris Frediani looks at the trades that make construction work - and the different personalities, characters and challenges that come with working alongside them. Chris is joined by Julian Perryman and Tom Davis to discuss the trades they find most reliable, the ones that can cause the biggest...
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Rogue Trades: New Government Protections
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…
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Plastering at Height: Stilts, Hop Ups & Reaching High Ceilings
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...
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When Do You Retire From The Trade? What Comes Next?
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…
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Material Costs Are Rising...
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…
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Longest Hours Worked By Spreads
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.
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Is The Repairs Market Failing The Industry?
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…
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Chris Frediani Shares Two Plastering Success Stories
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....
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Plasterers Talk About What's Happening With Regards To Demand In 2026
Chris Frediani catches up with business owners about what they're finding with demand at the halfway point of the year.
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Are We Heading For A Recession?
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...
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Catching Up With Two Excellent Heritage Plasterers
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...
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Time Management For Spreads
Chris Frediani talks about managing time with regards to hours worked, time spent on the road and also how you can maximise efficiency for your spreads or yourself. Guests: Stu Roberts & Gary Blackburn.
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Plasterers Share Their Best & Worst Customers
Chris Frediani talks to Plasterers about their best and worst customers and customer experiences. Chris also shares a few of his own and asks Plasterers what the rudest or most entitled thing a customer has said to them is. Guests: Chris Powell, Barry Warman & Steph Leese.
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Keeping Morale Up on Site
Chris Frediani looks into how to keep morale up on site - especially when things don’t go to plan, exploring how positivity, communication, and strong leadership shape workplace culture in trade and construction. He’s joined by psychotherapist and author Enda Murphy, who shares practical advice…
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It's Been HOT!!
Chris Frediani talks to Alex Winters & The Tape Slayer, Leigh Griffiths about working through the hot weather this past week. Chris shares his own experiences and talks about the challenges this can create for the trade and business owners.
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How Do We Get Paid?
In this episode, Chris Frediani talks to Simon Green, Bob Hay and Lee Fennell about one of the most important parts of the trade - getting paid. They cover deposits, staged payments, upfront money, and the shift to digital payments, plus how each business handles pricing conversations and payment...
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Work-Life Balance & Hobbies
Chris Frediani looks into the hobbies that spreads and fellow tradespeople do, finding out how they find a balance with work and their family life. Guests include Duncan Cowper, who is a specialist lime plasterer. Duncan joins Chris to talk about his motorsport journey, how he balances it with...
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Building In Devon
In this episode, Chris Frediani explores the opportunities in his hometown due to tourism. Joining Chris in this episode is John Butler - a builder from Devon who works across renovations of homes in the area. We also hear from Mark Revell from Olympus Building Supplies Ltd. Chris and Mark…
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Big Challenges Faced By Builders?
Chris Frediani talks to builders and finds out how tough it is for them out there currently after the FMB reported big hurdles for builders around material cost increases and wage hikes. Chris talks to Ben Rayner about his experiences with this and whether demand is slowing for him too. Chris...
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Chris Frediani On Current Approach To Lime
Tape Slayer AKA Leigh Griffiths & Ben Kerslake from Carrington Lime join Chris Frediani to talk about the current approach to lime. Chris feels like not enough younger members of the trade are learning lime skills and developing an understanding of lime and asks Leigh for his thoughts on why this...
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Tom Davis (DIY SOS Build Manager) Talks About His Experiences Running A Business
Tom Davis joins Chris Frediani once more in a run of three shows to discuss his journey to starting up a business and then his experiences managing a business. Tom talks about all the current challenges faced due to the unpredictable nature of recent times and also shares some of what he's learnt...
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Chris Frediani, Tom Davis & Hugo Helms Debate Apprentice Conduct & Discuss Good vs. Bad Behaviour
Chris Frediani is joined again by DIY SOS Build Manager Tom Davis so that they can sit down with Hugo Helms, a young Tradesperson who created 'Toolkit Conduct' - a guide for apprentices that can help them figure out how to behave properly on site and create a good foundation for career success....
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DIY SOS Build Manager Tom Davis Shares His Vision For Apprenticeship Overhaul
Chris has invited Tom Davis, a Bricklayer and Builder who joined the industry in 2003 to join him as they both share a passion for bringing new blood into the trade but feel like the pathways have become muddled and is simply not working to the best of it's abilities. Tom shares the key changes…
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Are We Heading For Disaster?
Chris Frediani looks into what is going on with teaching the trade and delivering plastering courses to newcomers. Leslie Lewis from West London College shares his concerns with how the trade is being taught by many training providers around him and the unnoticed warning signs that we're heading...
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Best & Worst Days On The Tools
Chris Frediani talks to a range of different trades from construction about their best and worst days and experiences on the tools. Becky Bates, a Plumbing & Gas Engineer talks about memorable working locations and the fears of flooding, Electrician Callum Biscoe explains why bad days can have...
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Chris Frediani Finds Out How Business Has Been For Plasterers
Chris Frediani catches up with Plasterers, Simon Green & Andy McCauley and finds out how business has been for them so far this year, after a tough 2025 and also a wild start to the year with site hold ups and bad weather.
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Chris Frediani & Nick Knowles Talk To An 89 Year Old Plasterer & John Thomson From The Fast Show About Getting Older
Chris Frediani is joined one more time by Nick Knowles so that they can discuss getting older and the aging workforce in construction. John Thomson from The Fast Show, 24 Hour Party People & Cold Feet joins in to share what he's noticed about getting older and how to avoid becoming too much of a...
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Chris Frediani & Nick Knowles Share Unbelievable Stories
Chris and Nick share some unbelievable stories, moments and situations from their decades together on DIY SOS. They invite Fix Radio presenters, Danny Madden, Andy Cam, Steph Leese to join them and share a few of their own stories from their experiences on the tools and DIY SOS Designer, Gordon...
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Chris Frediani & Nick Knowles Discuss Business Stress, Recent Projects & Read Your Messages!
Chris Frediani is joined by Nick Knowles so that they can discuss the recent run of projects completed, Chris gets honest about some of the stress involved with running his business recently, Chris and Nick read your comments on spray applied plaster and also try to pronounce some tricky words…
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Arguments Between Builders & Specialists Over Lime Work
Chris Frediani talks to a Builder who is sick of seeing lime specialists having a go at others taking on aspects of lime work. Chris also gets the perspective of a lime specialist and also talks to Decorator Sian Francis about a new string to her bow that has aspects of Venetian Plastering at the...
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Worthwhile vs. Waste of Time!?
Chris Frediani looks into what tradespeople think is worthwhile or a waste of time. Chris talks to Gary Blackburn from British Gypsum to get a Plastering angle, Asks TV Interior Designer and DIY SOS Crew Member, Gordon Whistance for his thoughts and catches up with fellow Fix Radio Presenter…
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Does Creating Business Partnerships Work?
Chris Frediani talks to tradespeople with both good or bad experiences creating partnerships in the trade. Chris asks for advice and insight from those that have made it work in how to find success with partnerships and what the benefits can be. However, many believe trade related business...
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How To... Book Work In & Manage Your Diary
Chris Frediani looks into how to book work in and the approach to managing your diary so that you never let people down and don't catch yourself out. Chris talks to Plasterer Steph Leese about her approach and then throws the topic out to other trades so that he can compares notes with regards to...
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Celebrating Groundworkers
Chris Frediani talks to Groundworkers about what it's like to work in their trade and why they're underrated and undervalued. Chris talks about his experiences with Groundworkers on DIY SOS and chats to them about the Groundworker's experience on site, the machines, the stuff you find, the…
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What We Do During the Quietest Time of Year For Spreads & 2026 Game Plan!
Chris Frediani talks to regular guests, Joel Cooke and Chris Powell about how business was for them in 2025, what they get up during this time of year where demand is a bit lower and also what the plan is for the year ahead. Chris also talks about where demand is in the market at the moment,...
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How The Year Has Been Across The Board For Plastering
Chris Frediani looks into how 2025 has been for business - from the sole trader to the big company taking on many aspects of plastering. Chris looks into what spreads has had success with, what the challenges have been and also gives a bit of a look head to next year, for the wider trade. Guests:...
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A Sprayed Cork Update - Could This Be Worth A Look At Next Year?
Chris Frediani talks about Sprayed Cork Coatings and gets an update from two guests who joined the show a few years ago to talk about it.
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The Struggle Of Running A Business & Finding Good Spreads
Chris Frediani talks to Marc Blair from Essex Plastering Solutions about his business and experiences in the trade. Marc talks about how he got into the trade and then his journey to setting up his business today. Marc and Chris talk about the trial and error that goes into winning work, finding...
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Community Spirit At DIY SOS In Feniton
Chris Frediani talks to Producer Claire about the work that goes into planning and bringing this project to life on TV. Claire also talks about the logistics and help needed by the community to make the build happen. Chris talks to a resident on the street about what it's like being part of a DIY...
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Tradespeople Working On DIY SOS In Feniton
Chris Frediani catches up with the unsung heroes of DIY SOS builds and talks to a groundworker (Andy) about the work that's ongoing and challenges created by weather. Chris also finds a Plasterer (Adam) and asks him about the project and also about the success he's had bringing sprayed cork into...
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The Concept & Story Behind DIY SOS in Devon
Chris Frediani brings you a DIY SOS special episode from his home turff in Devon where they're trying to help the grieving family of a tradesperson who sadly passed away a few months ago. Chris talks to Nick Knowles about the concept and story, Project Manager Tom explains what the build has been...
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NEVER Do These Things In a Customer's Home
Chris Frediani invites tradespeople to join him and share bad examples of when they've seen others treat a customer's home like a building site. Fix Radio Presenter, Clive Holland talks about why it's so important to treat a customer's home with respect and some of the shocking examples he's seen...
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Silicone Rendering
Chris Frediani talks to those in the trade who are taking on a lot of Silicone Rendering jobs. Chris looks into why it's becoming more popular, how to learn the skills and get set up to start offering it to customers as well as working with materials and machines. Guests: Blaine Gray & Marc Blair.
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A Look Into Habits & Drinking Culture In The Trade
Chris Frediani talks to Plasterers about the habits they've formed and the bad habits they've addressed that can affect their working experience. Chris covers everything from what we eat and drink while at work to the pub culture in the trade and alcohol and smoking. Guests: Joel Cooke, Neil Cox…
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How Has The Year Been For The Trade & What's The Plan For The Winter?
Chris Frediani talks to Plasterers about how business has been for them. Have they been busier or quieter than expected? What's the game plan for the rest of the year? What have been the wins and challenges along the way? Guests include: Dylan White, Jason Hill & Jamie Adam
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Good & Bad Habits In The Trade
Chris Frediani invites Plasterers to join him and talk about their good and bad habits. Chris also asks them what habits from others can really annoy them. Guests include: Carl Ruane, Steph Leese & Affan Masood
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How Do You Take Profit Home From Each Job?
Chris Frediani talks to Plasterers about the way in which you can ensure you take enough money away from each job. Chris talks to Brad Hanson, from the Bald Builders Breakfast about the way he's figured out the value of his services and the drive and determination required to graft for profit.…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Join Chris Frediani as he takes a look at all the latest topics from the world of plastering including product launches, top tips, and special guests.
Chris will also be joined by some of the biggest names from across the industry giving their view on the latest news and developments.
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Fix Radio
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