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Are Younger Plasterers Doing Things Better? New Ideas and Old-School Methods

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Fuel Costs: How Are Tradespeople Keeping Them Down?

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Plastering Through Autumn: How Do You Handle the Wet Weather?

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Who Are the Best Trades to Work With?

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Rogue Trades: New Government Protections

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Plastering at Height: Stilts, Hop Ups & Reaching High Ceilings

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When Do You Retire From The Trade? What Comes Next?

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Material Costs Are Rising...

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Longest Hours Worked By Spreads

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Is The Repairs Market Failing The Industry?

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Chris Frediani Shares Two Plastering Success Stories

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Plasterers Talk About What's Happening With Regards To Demand In 2026

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Are We Heading For A Recession?

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Catching Up With Two Excellent Heritage Plasterers

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Time Management For Spreads

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Plasterers Share Their Best & Worst Customers

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Keeping Morale Up on Site

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It's Been HOT!!

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How Do We Get Paid?

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Work-Life Balance & Hobbies

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Building In Devon

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Big Challenges Faced By Builders?

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Chris Frediani On Current Approach To Lime

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Tom Davis (DIY SOS Build Manager) Talks About His Experiences Running A Business

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Chris Frediani, Tom Davis & Hugo Helms Debate Apprentice Conduct & Discuss Good vs. Bad Behaviour

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DIY SOS Build Manager Tom Davis Shares His Vision For Apprenticeship Overhaul

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Are We Heading For Disaster?

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Best & Worst Days On The Tools

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Chris Frediani Finds Out How Business Has Been For Plasterers

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Chris Frediani & Nick Knowles Talk To An 89 Year Old Plasterer & John Thomson From The Fast Show About Getting Older

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Chris Frediani & Nick Knowles Share Unbelievable Stories

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Chris Frediani & Nick Knowles Discuss Business Stress, Recent Projects & Read Your Messages!

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Arguments Between Builders & Specialists Over Lime Work

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Worthwhile vs. Waste of Time!?

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Does Creating Business Partnerships Work?

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How To... Book Work In & Manage Your Diary

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Celebrating Groundworkers

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What We Do During the Quietest Time of Year For Spreads & 2026 Game Plan!

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How The Year Has Been Across The Board For Plastering

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A Sprayed Cork Update - Could This Be Worth A Look At Next Year?

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The Struggle Of Running A Business & Finding Good Spreads

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Community Spirit At DIY SOS In Feniton

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Tradespeople Working On DIY SOS In Feniton

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The Concept & Story Behind DIY SOS in Devon

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NEVER Do These Things In a Customer's Home

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Silicone Rendering

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A Look Into Habits & Drinking Culture In The Trade

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How Has The Year Been For The Trade & What's The Plan For The Winter?

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Good & Bad Habits In The Trade

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How Do You Take Profit Home From Each Job?

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Final Push For DIY SOS In Cheshire

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DIY SOS Children In Need In Cheshire!

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Are You Staying Safe While Working?

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Chris Frediani Looks Into Apprenticeships & How We Can Bring New Blood In

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Materials New & Old Used By Spreads

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Chris Frediani & Alistair Bell Talk Big Projects & CSCS Card Challenges

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More Tales Of Saving Jobs From Disaster!

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Saving Nightmare Jobs!

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Follow The Builders...

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What Are The Hardest Things To Master?

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Find Out What The Next Six Months Might Be Like For Business!

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Catching Up With Former Apprentice Josh

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Chris Frediani & Barry Warman Talk Business, Managing Spreads & Retirement

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Twenty Questions For Chris Frediani

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Training Updates From The Trade

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Plastering History & Heritage with Dr. Claire Gapper & Philip Gaches

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Stu Roberts On The Challenges Faced By Plasterers

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If I Could Turn Back Time...

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Approach To Tools & Materials In 2025 - Part 2

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Approach To Tools & Materials In 2025 - Part 1

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Running A Business Together In The Trade

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Duncan & Martin From Best of Lime

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Managing A Gang of Spreads

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Our Apprenticeship Experiences

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Pargeting With James Collier

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Robin Clevett On Tool Theft & Working With Spreads

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Behind The Scenes of DIY SOS

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DIY SOS Bracknell - Day 3

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Nick Knowles & Business Assets

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Building A Solid Client Base & Working With Builders

81

Amazing Stories From The Trade

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Back In The Day... (with Nick Knowles)

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When Is It Time To Walk From A Job?

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The Mindset To Approach The Trade With

85

Why You Should Plaster On DIY SOS

86

How To Be Successful With Your Business

87

A Look Ahead At 2025

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A Look Back At 2024

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Experiences In The Trade With The Tape Slayer

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The Tape Slayer

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Plastering Techniques - #2

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Plastering Techniques - #1

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Approach To Working Through Winter

94

Celebrating The Labourer

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Looking At How Business Has Been In 2024

96

The Challenges of Setting Up A Business Today

97

Keeping A Business Running In Plastering

98

The Pink Plasterer AKA Steph Leese

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Joel Cooke Discusses Rendering & More!

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Chris Powell (Power Plastering) Talks About His Career In The Trade